Mobile AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The public-private playoff split has reshaped 5A Region 1, but one thing hasn’t changed—everyone is still chasing Saraland. Emily Cochran and Robert Ristaneo break down every team in the region, from the Spartans’ championship expectations to Gulf Shores’ playoff push, Spanish Fort’s bounce-back h

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Baldwin County nonprofit that serves people with disabilities is fighting to keep its certification, after the Alabama Department of Mental Health sent ARC of Baldwin County a decertification notice on July 1. The state says the ARC of Baldwin County no longer meets certification standar

SEMMES, Ala. (WKRG) — A new Alabama law is making business better for food truck owners. The creation of a statewide inspection system will make it easier for owners to operate throughout Alabama. Between inspections and legal clearance, a local food truck owner said that getting a food truck up and running can be stre

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - BCSO’s Rural Crimes Unit and patrol deputies responded to a call in the Point Clear area after a juvenile alligator decided the space under a local home “looked like the perfect place to lay low”. Deputies say they safely wrangled the gator...

Top 100 accounting firm BMSS Advisors & CPAs has merged in Fairhope, AL-based CPA firm Avizo Group, effective July 1. Top 100 accounting firm BMSS Advisors & CPAs has merged in Fairhope, AL-based CPA firm Avizo Group, effective July 1. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Birmingham, AL-based BMSS...

Video above: ‘It’s going to be tough,’ Sheriff Burch remembers predecessor Sam Cochran MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has released information about the funeral service for former Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran. According to an MCSO news release, the visitation for Cochran will be on

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A now-convicted drug dealer went to great lengths – including an apparent voodoo ritual – to prevent a Baldwin County woman from testifying against him, according to a federal indictment. Krisha Molina-Bush on Wednesday became the last of four defendants to plead not guilty...

GRAND BAY, Ala. (WALA) - A police chase ended Tuesday evening on Hall Road in Grand Bay after a vehicle slid off the road and into a ditch, according to witnesses. Witnesses said the pursuit may have originated in Mississippi, involving Jackson County authorities, before crossing into Alabama. A blue vehicle appeared t

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from July 8, 2026 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Baldwin County officials say a portion of County Road 34 in Summerdale will be closed to through traffic later this month for cross drain replacement. According to the Baldwin County Highway Department, the closure will affect Count

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, working with the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office, arrested another Prichard police officer on July 8, authorities said.