Major improvements coming to dangerous Baldwin County intersection
ELBERTA, Ala. (WALA) - A dangerous intersection in Baldwin County will soon be much safer thanks to an investment of $2.5 million. U.S. Hwy. 98 and County Road 91 has seen many accidents over the last several years and now, signal lights and new turn lanes are on the way.
Ask McGehee: What is the history of Mobile’s Southern Hotel?
One of Mobile’s early hotels opened its doors in 1837 as the Gulf City Hotel. It originally was a relatively small structure on the south east corner of Water and Conti streets. The location was convenient to various businesses along Water Street and was a short walk to the riverfront docks.
Student brings gun on campus, bypasses metal detector, school system says
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A student at Pathway School is accused of bringing a loaded gun to school. Mobile Police cruisers were parked outside the school on Oct. 21 around 1:15 p.m. According to a spokesperson for the school system, the student was able to get through the security measures...
Baldwin County to receive new traffic signal
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A new traffic signal is set to be installed at a Baldwin County intersection. The Baldwin County Commission has approved $1 million in funding for a traffic light at the US Highway 98 and County Road 91 intersection, a news release said. The county will partner with the Alabama...
Police chase ends with home smashed in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A family in Mobile is struggling to figure out what to do next after a police chase ends with heavy damage to their home. It happened Saturday morning while everyone at the home was asleep. Police say this started as an attempted traffic stop of a juvenile at Azalea Road and […]
Man accused of robbing a man at an ATM
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Tonight’s FOX10 Fugitive Files comes out of Mobile, where police are searching for a man accused of robbing a man at gunpoint. Officials say the robbery happened on Sept 30 at Fulton Grocery on Dauphin Island Parkway. According police, the victim was withdrawing cash from an ATM when 41-year-old...
Former chief nursing officer named CEO of major south Alabama healthcare system
Natalie Fox has been named the chief executive officer of USA Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in south Alabama. Fox, a doctor of nursing practice, had served as interim CEO for four months, since the retirement of former CEO Owen Bailey. Her previous positions included time as USA Health’s chief nursing...
WATCH: Rare otter sighting at Fairhope Docks Marina (video)
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Fairhope Docks Marina saw an unusual visitor on Sunday morning. A video of a North American River Otter shows the animal relaxing and eating crabs on one of the marina’s boats. Otters, also known by their scientific name of Lontra canadensis, are most commonly found in rivers, creeks, and...
MPD: Man hit in head with chain
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Police Department is investigating an assault in which they say the victim was hit with a chain. Officers responded to the 4000 block of Airport Boulevard in Hillcrest Estates around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday regarding an assault. The officers found that a man had hit...
Historic Mobile church restores 1895 window using 19th-century techniques
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Members of a historic Mobile church are restoring a 130-year-old window using some of the same techniques craftsmen used in the 19th century. The painstaking process is part of a larger effort to keep the church an important landmark. A historic window collapses Traditionally, Government Street...

















