Mobile AL

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - Homeland Security Investigators have confirmed a man indicted in the deaths of two teenagers killed riding a scooter in Foley is in the U.S. illegally. According to HSI, 21-year-old Christopher Sanchez Mendoza from Honduras was in the country illegally when authorities said he hit a...

The Democratic Municipal Officials (DMO), a national organization of Democratic Mayors, Council Members, School Board Members and other local leaders, has made formal endorsements in two key Alabama elections. DMO has endorsed Brian Gunn in the Birmingham City Council District 4 race, and State Representative Barbara...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Citronelle man awaiting trial on attempted murder charges is back behind bars after he allegedly committed multiple other crimes while out on bond. 40-year-old Joshua Skipper was arrested in 2022, accused of shooting a man in Citronelle. Court records show his trial is set to...

Popular Alabama chain Rock N’ Roll Sushi last week opened its 22nd home state location in Clift Farms. The new storefront was one of four scheduled to roll out this fall, with another opening in Arizona last month and two more scheduled to open in Arkansas and Tennessee by October.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile police were called to the scene of a shooting that left a man injured this morning. The shooting happened in a vehicle in the 2700 block of Thompson Drive South around 11:50 a.m. and involved known individuals, the Mobile Police Department said. The victim was...

CHICKASAW, Ala. (WKRG) — Cement blocks and wooden planks are what’s left of Hall’s Sausage and Wholesale Meats, a place that has been serving locals since 1945. “We bought a lot of stuff from them — Conecuh sausages, hot dogs, everything,” customer Nedra Irby said. “That’s a family-owned business. I just hate that...

Former Mobile County District Judge Spiro Cheriogotis has the backing of the Mobile Area Association of REALTORS as he heads into the Sept. 23 mayoral runoff. The organization, also known as MAAR, is citing Cheriogotis’ commitment to “strong neighborhoods and economic growth throughout the City of Mobile” for its...

PRICHARD, Ala. (WPMI) — Former Prichard City Council member Derrick Griffin has plead guilty to one count of Insurance Fraud 1st degree, according to court documents. Griffin was sentenced to 2 years in prison, suspended for 1 year of informal probation. Griffin was indicted in May 2024 on six...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Chris Mayo was protecting his dog when he was attacked by a bear in his backyard. For the first time, the Gulf Breeze man spoke publicly about his brush with death. Just two months after the rare attack, the Florida Wildlife Commission approved the first black...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers are investigating after a person was injured during a stabbing. According to MPD officials, officers were called to the 4200 block of Taurus Drive around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, for a report of a stabbing. Officials said once officers...