Mobile AL

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 31, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Seven Ben C. Rain High School students are sick after eating brownies that a teacher baked, according to a source within the Mobile County Public School System. According to the source, the teacher used mayonnaise instead of cooking oil, [

Video above: Mobile police report 32 homicides in 2025, decrease in violent crimes overall MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Police Department is investigating a shooting over the weekend in which a home was hit several times. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the 300 block of Evergreen Hill arou

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 31, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A woman was injured over the weekend after she was hit by gunfire, according to the Mobile Police Department. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to 1010 Baltimore Street just before 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Three men were arrested Friday afternoon after an off-duty officer working a retail assignment disrupted an ongoing theft, which also led to the recovery of stolen property from a recent home burglary, according to the Mobile Police Department. Lerinzer Watkins Jr., 33, Corey Womack, 34, and...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A 43-year-old Mobile man was arrested Saturday afternoon after police located a stolen travel trailer in west Mobile, according to the Mobile police. Officers responded around noon to the 200 block of Schillinger Road South following reports of a stolen travel trailer. Officers spotted the vehicle

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 31, 2026 PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — The former City of Prichard finance director has pleaded not guilty to theft. Kim Wilson turned herself in to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, Aug. 14, after a warrant for first-degree theft by deception was issued against [

MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Mobile woman accused of obtaining more than $1.15 million through fraudulent pandemic-relief loan applications and attempting to secure roughly another $1.1 million. Ashley LaBounty, also known as Ashley Webster, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud

FOLEY, Ala. (NBC 15) — Tyrone Sykes (39) of Mobile, Alabama was arrested and charged with Rape in the First Degree regarding an incident that occurred on August 28, 2026 in Foley. The Foley Police Department received a report from an adult victim that they met with Sykes in...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile City Council will consider several major projects and expenses when it meets Tuesday. The council will consider authorizing the mayor to apply for nearly $7.5 million in federal funding for phase two of the Brookley by the Bay project. The grant would require the...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the Matthew Sanders murder trial. The Mobile County man is accused of shooting and killing Hunter Lins at the Alabama Bar and Lounge in February 2025. Shooting details. The district attorney’s office says a fight broke out between...