Florida man arrested after Alabama woman’s body found in 1997
Video above: 2024 Violent crime statistics in the U.S. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Florida man has been arrested in connection with the cold case murder of a Mobile woman in 1997. 66-year-old Andrew Dykes was arrested after investigators said DNA evidence linked him to the murders of Tanya Jackson and their 2-year-old...
Woman who says final goodbyes to family every time she sees them celebrates 103rd...
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) - It was a very special day for an Alabama woman and her family. Henrietta Daughtry celebrated her 103rd birthday on Monday with loved ones at her home. “People have been great to me. If I have to do something for one of them, I do...
Mobile police seek two people who allegedly barricaded themselves inside apartment
Video above: What to do if you witness a crime MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers are searching for two people who allegedly barricaded themselves inside an apartment on Tuesday afternoon. MPD officials said their officers responded to Central Plaza Towers around 4 p.m. on Dec. 9, where the two...
32nd Annual Spring Fling Music Festival
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Get ready, Mobile! The 32nd Annual Spring Fling Music Festival is returning to The Grounds on April 11, 2026, and this year’s experience will be better and smoother. Festival organizers and the transformation consultants from MackDaddy Productions and the Showers Foundation joined us on...
Arts center plans 255-seat theater in Mobile, seeks financial support from city
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A performing arts theater is planned, and supporters asked the City Council on Tuesday to chip in. The Azalea City Center for the Arts plans to build the 255-seat theater on Springdale Boulevard in the old Calagaz Photo building. Christopher Paragone, executive director of the arts center, said...
The City of Mobile Animal Shelter needs your help
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - IN-DEPTH WITH SARAH WALL: The City of Mobile’s Animal Shelter is full, and officials are asking for your help to get the animals into homes for the holidays. We are talking with the folks at the animal shelter about their Holiday Adopt-A-Thon, how it works and how you can get involved and have a...
Nursing apprenticeships are starting to fix a broken career ladder, amid national shortage
MOBILE, Ala. — Three or four times a week, LaTyra Malone starts her day at Mobile Infirmary hospital at 6:30 a.m. For the next 12 hours, she makes her rounds and visits with patients — asking if they’re in pain, checking vitals, administering fluids. To an outside observer, she appears to be a nurse.
3 Alabama hospitals named to U.S. News Best Hospitals for Maternity Care
U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of best hospitals in the country for maternity care and three offices in Alabama made the list. The list is created to aid parents-to-be in their search to find the best hospitals for an uncomplicated pregnancy. These hospitals were evaluated by different...
HOPE For All Gulf Coast holiday food drive is ongoing through December 18th
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — The HOPE For All Gulf Coast holiday food drive is ongoing through December 18th. A donation box has been placed at each Mobile PD precinct, the Mobile PD HQ lobby, and at each fire station in the city. The organization is looking to collect...
Porch pirates hit homes in Semmes
Semmes, Ala. (WALA) - It’s that time of year again. Porch pirates are on the prowl. Video taken from a neighborhood on Sweetbriar Lane in Semmes Monday showed a man in a hoodie taking packages and then getting in the back of an SUV as a get away driver took off.
