Mobile City Council approves pension hike for ‘true city heroes’
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The City Council on Tuesday approved a 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment for retired police and fire-rescue workers, the first hike in nearly two decades. It is a move that Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis and council members described as long overdue. “It’s been since 2008 … the last...
Michael Alfonso reacts to primary win in 7th Congressional Race
Michael Alfonso reacts to primary win in 7th Congressional Race.
Mobile County park’s restaurant shines with new facility, ambitious menu
You could say that a new state-line restaurant, one featuring a unique setting and a delightfully broad menu, has been seven years in the making. But for the chef behind it, it has been a lifetime goal. Either way, the brand-new Riverside Café & Grill makes Mobile County’s Escatawpa Hollow...
Airbus Projects to Generate $82 Million in Investment and 50 New Jobs in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. – Airbus is investing more than $82 million in projects supporting the continued growth of its commercial aircraft operations in Mobile, creating 50 new jobs. The projects include improvements at Airbus’ existing U.S. Manufacturing Facility and the new Airbus Central Distribution Center, or ACDC, scheduled
Atmore man killed in multi-vehicle Baldwin County crash
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (NBC 15) — According to ALEA, a multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 11:06 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3, has claimed the of an Atmore man. James H. Archie, 66, was critically injured when the 2013 Hyundai Sonata he was driving struck the 2005 Honda CRV driven by Logan B. Holcomb, 26, of Milton
Daphne police released arrest and incident numbers for July
Video above: From the WKRG.com Archives — Daphne police search for stabbing suspect, victim recovering in ICU DAPHNE, Ala (WKRG) – The Daphne Police Department released its report of arrests, incidents and calls from this past July. According to a DPD Facebook post, officers made 137 arrests, which is 21 more than in J
Thomas Hospital opens new medical wing in Fairhope
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA) - Thomas Hospital opened a new medical wing Tuesday, drawing community leaders from across Baldwin County to a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the hospital campus. Construction on the four-story tower began in January 2025 at a cost of $40 million and was completed one month ahead of schedule....
MPD: House and vehicle struck by gunfire on Barker Drive South
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Police are investigating after gunfire struck both a home and a vehicle in a Mobile neighborhood late Monday night. According to the Mobile Police Department, officers responded to the 6400 block of Barker Drive South around 10:40 p.m. on Monday following a report of shots fired.
New Alabama law at odds with Army Corps’ 20-year dredging plan
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — There's a new question in the fight over what happens to millions of cubic yards of material dredged from the Mobile ship channel every year: Who gets the final say? A new Alabama law requires 70 percent of that material to be beneficially used for projects like shoreline restoration or marsh cr
Mobile Police investigate shooting
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 11, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police are investigating a Monday night shooting. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the 6400 block of Barker Drive South around 10:40 p.m. Aug. 10 for a report of shots fired. When they arrived, […]

















