Mobile City Council updates capital improvement projects
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile City Council posted on its Facebook page Thursday an update on capital improvements projects in the city. Capital Improvement Projects are moving forward across Mobile thanks to funding approved by the Mobile City Council. District 1: HCL Contracting is repaving Basil Street, and...
Sandy Stimpson elected to influential new position
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Airport Authority issued a press release this week announcing new executive leadership for its Board of Directors. Mobile Airport Authority Announces New Board Leadership. MOBILE, Ala. (February 10, 2026) — The Mobile Airport Authority today announced new executive leadership for its...
Prichard Police: two people shot, one dead, on St. Stephens Road Saturday
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - Prichard Police Chief Walter Knight says police answered a call of a shooting Saturday where two people were shot, and one pronounced dead on the scene. Here is the information from Chief Knight:. The Prichard Police Department responded to a call regarding a shooting involving two...
Merry Widows wail on beautiful Sunday in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Joe Cain’s Merry Widows continue their tradition of mourning the man who brought carnival back to Mobile in the 19th Century. Bright skies led to a big turnout on Sunday. With people jam-packed along the road that leads straight to the Church Street graveyard, the simple approach of a tour bus […]
Excelsior Band Preservation sets The Jazz Studio’s annual performance in Mobile
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 13, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — American Standards music is on the agenda for The Jazz Studio’s annual performance, according to organizers. The performance is set for Thursday, March 26, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Bernheim Hall in the Ben May Library, located at 701...
Deep Gras hits Mobile, as crowds swell for the home stretch to Fat Tuesday
If you’re riding a dragon under the gnarled limbs of live oaks festooned with strands of colored beads while thousands of people scream for you to throw something to them, this must be Mobile. And if there are more than 100,000 of those screaming onlookers, we must have entered...
Knights of Cote d’Azur parade draws crowds in Loxley
LOXLEY, Ala. (WALA) - Revelers lined the streets for the Knights of Cote d’Azur parade Saturday night. The parade stretched 2.5 miles and featured 10 floats following this year’s theme “Where No Knight Has Gone Before.”. FOX10’s Lenise Ligon and Hal Scheurich joined the parade in our...
Joe Cain’s Merry Widow schedule
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Cain’s Merry Widows have released a press release with a schedule of events for Joe Cain Day. Cain’s Merry Widows are set to celebrate their dear Joe on Sunday, February 15, 2026. Get ready for a day filled with laughter, tears, and unforgettable moments.
Rising Tides: Jimmy Buffett got it right, when it comes to Mardi Gras in...
Rising Tides is an opinion column exploring all things Mobile. There’s a flambeaux man with a gold earring/ And the cold north wind smells like kerosene/ Here comes the float of the Carnival Queen/ I want to wrap her in serpentine. -- Jimmy Buffett, “Serpentine”. What is Mardi...
Alabama Power reports more than 1,300 customers out of power in Mobile as of...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Power Outage Map as of just after 6:20 a.m. Sunday reported 51 active outages with 1,334 customers affected. Power outages were also reported in an area west of Theodore with 248 customers affected and the Grand Bay-Wilmer area near I-10 with 164 customers affected.
