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The Pentagon publicized 11 contracts on Thursday. One was for Mobile Harbor maintenance dredging. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, awarded the $45.4 million contract to Virginia-based Norfolk Dredging Co., with the expected completion date of Jan. 16, 2027. The harbor is a federally authorized and mai

Friday’s weather in Alabama kept the National Weather Service especially busy. Multiple storms prompted tornado warnings, especially earlier in the day, and there was a lot of heavy rain as well. In fact, there was enough rain to break daily rainfall records in two Alabama cities. The weather service...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama’s new Teacher of the Year, Elizabeth Eubanks Von Hofe, received the keys to a new car this week during a special assembly at Spanish Fort Elementary School. She will drive the 2026 Chevrolet Traverse to promote education across the state during the coming year.

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) – With school out for the summer, Baldwin County Public Schools is showing appreciation for its bus drivers, while also working to fill an ongoing national shortage behind the wheel. The district held its annual School Bus “Road-E-O” on Friday morning to thank the county’s bus drivers for al

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Police Department reports that at about 11 a.m. Thursday officers were dispatched to a ASM Metal Recycling on McKinney Street in reference to a tip of a person of interest who was heading to the location. Police said that person, upon arrival at the...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from May 22, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers have arrested one of four people accused of organized retail theft at a local Walmart. According to MPD officials, 35-year-old Shane Steiner was arrested after officers were called to the Walmart Supercente

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from May 22, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers are investigating after a house was struck by gunfire. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the 2300 block of Vivian Drive around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, for a report […]

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - Heavy rainfall early Friday afternoon is causing flooding and hazardous driving conditions on roadways across parts of Mobile County. Because of flooding on several streets, the City of Satsuma has placed barricades in affected areas, and some roads were closed. Officials warned drivers to

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from May 22, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers arrested a local woman after a man was allegedly stabbed Thursday morning. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the 7000 block of Roxboro Court around 6:30 a.m. on May 21, for […]

Video above: FORECAST | Flash Flood Concerns Friday and More Storms MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Power outages have been reported across the Gulf Coast following strong storms that moved through the area Thursday morning. News 5 is keeping a running list of the total number of power outages and customers affected in our cover