Co-defendants name Mobile man as one of the shooters who fired into house of...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Co-defendants Ricki Thier and Amia Bantz testified Thursday against capital murder defendant Darius Lucky Jr., naming him as one of three people who shot at a house where a young child died in 2023. The defense challenged the credibility of both witnesses, contending the women changed...
NoCap: Mobile Pain, Wordplay, and the Weight of Southern Survival
Some rappers build careers through noise. Others build them through detail. NoCap has always felt like the second kind, even when the pain in his music is loud enough to fill the whole room. His records are not just emotional. They are precise. He turns suffering into lines that cut deeper because they sound lived...
Residents react to Seven Hills Fire District levy increase: ‘They’re doing a lot with...
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Communities in the Seven Hills Fire District voted to more than double the annual levy cost this coming fiscal year. The fire district in Mobile County runs solely on volunteer emergency responders. “They’re doing a lot with a very little,” community member Brandon Critchfield said. With...
MPD arrests juvenile in connection to Forest Glenn Court homicide
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Police said they have arrested a male juvenile in connection to the Forest Glenn Court homicide that occurred on Sunday, March 22. The 16-year-old is charged with one count of murder, one count of first-degree assault, and three counts of discharging a firearm into a vehicle, according to...
Body cam video shows moment Tiger Woods is handcuffed
Body cam video shows the moment Tiger Woods was handcuffed. (Source: Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Raising Cane’s in Mobile to reopen after renovations. Here’s when
Raising Cane’s in Mobile is set to reopen fully, welcoming diners back after a period of limited service. The chicken-finger chain plans to reopen its dining room after completing renovations , returning the restaurant to normal operations following a period of drive-thru-only service. Raising Cane's has not...
Mobile man pleads guilty to Pensacola Air Force reservist’s murder
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 2, 2026 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A Mobile man has pleaded guilty to the murder of his ex-girlfriend, who was a reservist in the United States Air Force. According to a Department of Justice news release, 31-year-old Charles Carson-Dowdy shot and ran over Starmichael...
Mobile police arrest man accused of stealing items from hotel room
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 2, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers have arrested a man after he allegedly broke into a hotel room and stole items. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the Quality Inn, located at 5560 Tillmans Corner Parkway, just […]
Mayor Cheriogotis expands home repair program to serve more Mobilians
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis is expanding the City of Mobile’s 2026 Critical Repair Grant Program, tripling the number of low-to-moderate-income Mobilians who will be able to receive financial support for roof repairs this year. Administered by the City’s Neighborhood Development Department, the...
Crews respond to house fire in Lansing early Wednesday morning
Authorities responded to a house fire in Lansing early Wednesday morning in the 5000 block of Southgate Ave, near the intersection with Jolly Rd.
