Baldwin County Commission posts statements on proposed solar project in Stockton area
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - The Baldwin County Commission has posted statements on its Facebook page regarding the proposed solar project in the Stockton area. ***Update from the Baldwin County Commission 02/06/26***. We understand the concerns being raised by the community. We are listening, and we are committed...
Mobile Mystics, Knights of Ecor Rouge & more parade around the Gulf Coast Saturday
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 6, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5 is your guide for all things Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. The Mobile Mystics, Mobile Mystical Revelers, Mobile Mystical Friends, Maids of Mirth, Order of Butterfly Maidens and Krewe of Marry Mates are scheduled to parade […]
State Trooper involved in I-10 Bayway accident
SPANISH FORT, Ala. (NBC 15) — A two-vehicle crash involving an on-duty Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Trooper that occurred at approximately 12:53 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, has caused a lane closure. The right eastbound lane of Interstate 10 Bayway near the 33 mile marker in Mobile County is currently blocked and...
Mobile police respond to serious traffic accident on Bear Fork Road
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA)- Mobile police responded to the scene of what is reported to be a serious traffic accident in the 6100 block of Bear Fork Road this morning. Officers and firefighters are working a serious traffic accident in the 6100 block of Bear Fork Road. At this time, we...
Foley to begin construction on 200‑mph shelter for emergency crews
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 6, 2026 FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — First responders in Foley are set to receive a safe room. According to a city news release, the new safe room will be near where the Public Works campus is currently under construction on Poplar Street. The room will […]
Sec. McMahon, AL Education Supt. Mackey visit Satsuma school on History Rocks! tour
SATSUMA, Ala. (NBC 15) — US Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Alabama Education Superintendent Mackey visited Satsuma Friday morning as part of the "History Rocks!" tour. The visit was originally scheduled for Murphy High School before the Mobile County School System requested the visit be rescheduled. The History...
Mobile PD seeks public’s help finding missing 70-year-old man
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a missing 70-year-old man. Police say Norman Touchstone was last seen Thursday, Feb. 5, in the area of the 2400 block of University Hospital Drive. His clothing description is unknown, police say. Touchstone uses...
Appeals court revives Mobile murder case in death of 3-year-old
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — The murder case against a Mobile man accused of killing a three-year-old child is back on track after the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that prosecutors said threatened to derail the case entirely. In a decision released Thursday, the...
Mobile nurse’s 2019 murder case heads to trial as ex-husband prepares defense
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The trial date for a man accused of the kidnapping and murder of his ex-wife in Washington County has been set for August. Samuel Sullivan will stand trial on Aug. 10 for the 2019 murder of Terri Sullivan, a Mobile nurse who was beaten to death and burned.
ECSO arrests woman for the death of her 5-year-old son
Jalynda Smith was taken into custody after deputies found the boy’s body in a trash bag on Lillian Highway near the water, Simmons said.
