Mobile AL

A man shot by Mobile police during a Wednesday afternoon standoff has died, the department announced Thursday. On Wednesday, at about 1:45 p.m., officers responded to the 4200 block of Bayfront Road in reference to a “disorderly” man inside of a home. Upon arrival, the man, identified as...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers arrested a teenager on Friday in connection with a shooting that injured two men on Sunday, Aug. 31. According to officials, 19-year-old Akil Lasean Pleasant was arrested on Sept. 5 and charged with four counts of discharging a firearm into an unoccupied...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - According to federal court records, a twice-deported illegal immigrant was arrested after a traffic stop in Mobile County. A criminal complaint shows Even Javier Benitez-Avila was pulled over by a Mobile County Sheriff’s deputy on September 3. According to the complaint, when the deputy asked...

Alabama health officials react to Florida removing vaccine mandate for schoolchildren. The state of Florida has become the first state to ban vaccine mandates for schoolchildren.

Mobile’s Crescent Theater at 208 Dauphin St. began a new chapter this week with a reopening its operators hope will make it “a hub for comedy, cinema and the local arts community,” AL.com reports. The venue, built in the 1880s for vaudeville and burlesque shows, had financial struggles throughout its history, most...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — According to ALEA, a single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4 p.m. Thursday Sept. 4, has claimed the life of a Chickasaw man. Thomas Oliver Swindle Jr., 65, was fatally injured when the 2018 Jeep Cherokee he was a passenger in, left the roadway, struck a tree and overturned....

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Organizers have booked the headline act for this year’s MoonPie Over Mobile New Year’s Eve celebration, but they’re not quite ready to announce — first, they want residents to guess. A City of Mobile Facebook post said the announcement will be made later this month, but “until then, give us your...

WEAR News is giving a salute to our veterans. Tonight we honor Lieutenant Barry Booth who served in the U.S. Navy. He served as a Dentist during his military career. He has been a key advocate celebrating veterans—initiating the Honor Flight South Alabama program bringing veterans to Washington DC.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile police have arrested and charged a father and his three sons with second-degree assault. According to the Mobile Police Department, the father, Barron Reeves and his sons, Austin, Cody and Jacob Reeves allegedly beat up a man they knew using their hands, feet and tree limbs.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A federal judge today reviewed a psychiatric evaluation which found that a man accused of shooting a woman outside a Mobile grocery store is not fit to stand trial. The judge withheld issuing a formal ruling until she has a chance to hear testimony from the...