Huge ridership, deadly crashes: Growing signs of promise, peril test Amtrak’s Gulf Coast route
The Amtrak route that carries hundreds of passengers a day between New Orleans and Mobile is celebrating a year of extraordinary success and promise, even as its leaders confront growing questions of safety at rail crossings along the Gulf Coast. The route, called the Mardi Gras service, looks like a...
Tropical Waves Struggle in the Atlantic, El Niño Keeping Tropics Quiet
MOBILE, Ala.(WKRG) – Several tropical waves in the Atlantic Basin continue to show clear signs of weakening as they track west. The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a few tropical waves in the Atlantic, but the development chances continue to drop thanks to several factors. Invest 92 has completely fallen
5 Crazy Themed Restaurants in Mobile, Alabama that are Worth Going Out of Your...
Mobile, Alabama — a city where the river bends like a lazy arm, where live oaks drape the streets in green lace, where the air hums with the laughter of porch-sitters and the sizzle of something good on the grill. Here, the architecture is a patchwork: Creole cottages, grand antebellums, and shotgun houses, all stitche
‘It felt like a bomb had gone off’: Car crashes into Daphne house, homeowner...
A Daphne homeowner is cleaning up after a car crashed into her house. Police say the driver of that car had overdosed on fentanyl and is now jailed on a laundry list of drug charges and more.
100-year-old Fairhope landmark on the move: Hermit Hut relocation nears approval
A 100-year-old concrete dome could be on the move to the Flying Creek Nature Preserve once the Fairhope City Council gives the project the OK. That vote could come on Aug. 24.
Daphne man arrested after Kia crashes into Lake Forest home, police say
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 14, 2026 DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Daphne man is behind bars after he allegedly drove into a Lake Forest home, according to the Daphne Police Department. According to a DPD news release, officers responded to the 100 block of Beuna Vista Drive around 7:15 […]
University of Mobile sees record enrollment
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 14, 2026 MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The University of Mobile is seeing record enrollment heading into the 2026-27 school year, with residence halls filled to capacity for the second year in a row. According to a university news release, they are seeing growth not […]
City of Mobile to give away 1,000 school supply-filled backpacks in Back 2 School...
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Mobile announced it will give away 1,000 school-supply-filled backpacks for the Back 2 School Bash. According to a news release, the Mobile Parks and Recreation Department and City Councilwoman Samantha Ingram will host the Back 2 School Bash from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15,
Multiple terabytes seized in one of Baldwin Co. Sheriff’s biggest digital CSAM busts
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (NBC 15) — According to the Baldwin Co. Sheriff's Office, on August 13, 2026, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into multiple cyber tips involving Internet Crimes Against Children. The reports originated from an electronic service provider that notified the National Cen
Semmes mayor issues statement on heated dispute with commissioner after police response
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Mobile Police were called to the Mobile County Public School System’s central office Wednesday after a dispute erupted between a commissioner and the mayor of Semmes. The Mobile Police Department confirmed officers responded to the central office following the confrontation. According to Lagniap
