Navy accepts Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Point Loma
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the USNS Point Loma (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) Flight II configuration, from shipbuilder Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., June 24. This delivery will enhance the Navy’s ability to transport troops, cargo, heavy equipment, and vehicles...
Boys and Girls Clubs Youth of the Year sits down with WKRG’s Bill Riales
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Boys and Girls Clubs of South Alabama has been enriching the lives of our young people since 1957, creating a fun, safe, interactive place for students to thrive after school and during the summer. News 5’s Bill Riales sat down with the Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year […]
Suspect in deadly Bay Minette shooting denies involvement: ‘Nope’
After more than a month on the run, a murder suspect is in custody in Bay Minette- 28-year-old Decareus Mallory Andrews is wanted in the murder of 21-year-old Dyrontae Booker during a house party Memorial Day Weekend.
Mobile police involved in Thursday afternoon chase
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers were involved in a police chase shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 26. The chase ended in the 2600 block of Glass Avenue, near Main Street. WHERE THE CHASE ENDED: MPD officials said the chase began near Wolf Ridge Road after a traffic violation. Two people...
Mobile police arrest suspect in deadly shooting
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — An arrest has been made in the May 20 Woodland Avenue homicide case. According to a Mobile Police Department news release, 19-year-old King Williams of Chickasaw was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery and murder. On May 20, at about 7:51 p.m., officers were called to the 1200 block...
AHEPA unveils $10M revitalization of 3 affordable senior living properties in Mobile, AL
AHEPA Senior Living has completed the $10 million revitalization of three HUD-assisted senior housing communities in Mobile, AL. The project represented the organization’s first revitalization project through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s RAD for PRAC, or Rental Assistance Demonstration for...
‘I was his slave’: Mobile man describes 10-month ordeal as judge sentences captor
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A judge on Wednesday sentenced a man to 15 years in a kidnapping case. But this was no ordinary kidnapping. Jaason Michael Leahr admitted that he took advantage of an elderly man who had hired him to be a caregiver and then put him through an ordeal that seems more like a Hollywood horror film –...
Traffic changes coming to downtown Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — There are big changes in store for downtown Mobile streets. On Tuesday, the city council approved contracts for work that will lead to traffic lights coming down and one-way streets becoming two-way. It's part of a broader initiative to make downtown more walkable. The Downtown Mobile Alliance...
1 dead, another flown to trauma center after Atmore shooting, police say
Pensacola woman arrested for DUI manslaughter in connection to crash that killed an infant. Local diver spearheads search efforts to find missing 10-year-old near the Destin East Pass. Citing incorrect sentencing information, Mobile man asks judge to take back manslaughter plea. City of Semmes holds grand opening for...
Four candidates remain in Mobile mayoral race after two withdraw and share endorsements
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Just one African-American candidate will appear on the ballot for Mayor of Mobile. Lawrence Battiste and Jermaine Burrell withdrew from the race Wednesday and officially endorsed Barbara Drummond. “This moment we’re in calls for unity,” said Burrell, a former Mobile city councilman. Battiste, a...