Long vacant Dauphin St. properties being cited for being unsafe, unsecured
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Downtown resident Jerry Smith decided to take a stroll today for lunch to a restaurant on Dauphin Street. For him, that means a ride on his motorized wheelchair. But to get there, he had to make his way past 470 Dauphin Street... a property long...
Fairhope duck safely rescued after beak caught on fishing lure
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA) - A landscaper jumped into a subdivision pond to rescue a duck that had been swimming for days with a fishing lure hooked through its beak. Residents in Fairhope’s Fox Hollow subdivision spotted the duck with the lure penetrating through the top and bottom of its beak, leaving its mouth fastened...
Mobile County deputies working with Homeland Security, FBI in case of missing family
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is coordinating with multiple law enforcement agencies as the search for a missing family continues. According to a news release, the MCSO is working with Homeland Security Investigations, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, and the Federal Bureau of...
Two more downtown Dauphin Street storefronts declared “nuisance properties”
Two additional Downtown Mobile properties owned by Walker Brothers Investments have been declared nuisances by city code enforcement. Wednesday, we told you about a vacant property at 470 Dauphin Street, with the city declaring that the property "requires emergency action" after a wall collapsed last weekend. We also...
Mobile detective says ‘voices’ in suspect’s head told him to shoot officers in ambush
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — New details about the suspects accused of shooting a police officer during a standoff in Midtown Mobile. Mobile Police Department Detective Kenyada Taylor testified in Justin Senia and Arielle Perrault’s preliminary hearing Thursday morning, recounting what she learned from interviewing the...
Without Malice: The History of the Comic Cowboys
“In all the years of day parades, devoted to absurdity pure and simple, nothing funnier has ever been seen than the burlesque pageant of Doctor Cutter’s Wildest Western Show originated and carried out to exemplify the untamable and unquenchable vim of Mobile flat marksmanship.”. The Daily Register so described...
Ship named for admiral who won Battle of Mobile Bay, to visit city for...
Damn the MoonPies, full speed ahead: In keeping up the tradition of sending a ship to Mobile for Mardi Gras, the U.S. Navy has dispatched a vessel with a very familiar name. According to information released Thursday by the city, the USS Farragut will arrive in Mobile the morning of Friday, Feb. 13, just as the city...
2026 Legislative Session proposed bills
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - IN-DEPTH WITH SARAH WALL: The 2026 Legislative Session is in full swing and lawmakers are busy working on new bills. We are taking a look at some of these proposed bills, how all of this may impact you and how you can keep track of and weigh in on what your legislators are doing.
Prichard targets unemployment in major economic reboot
PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis in January revealed a 100-day plan for the city, breaking her long-term vision into six pillars. Pillar 4 is Economic, Community and Workforce Development. Davis said the focus needs to be on jobs, investment and small businesses. “Prichard faces high...
Man found guilty of woman’s 2023 murder at St. Stephens Rd. gas station
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (NBC 15) — A Mobile County jury has found Moses Richardson guilty of Murder in the February 7, 2023, killing of Destiny Watson, District Attorney Keith Blackwood announced Wednesday. Following a trial that concluded on February 4, 2026, jurors returned a guilty verdict after hearing evidence...
