Charges against Eight Mile man dropped after witnesses – including Prichard cop – fail...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Byron Thomas appeared for his day in court this week, prepared to defend himself against charges that he pretended to be a police officer in 2022 and held a man in his vehicle while demanding money from his family. But prosecution witnesses were no-shows, prompting Mobile...
Oak Grove assistant band director charged with touching child for lustful purposes
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – An Oak Grove assistant band director was arrested and charged with touching a child for lustful purposes by a person in the position of trust. According to the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, Daniel Johnson, 39, was arrested on December 4, 2025. Investigators said the incident involved an...
Master Boat Builders unveils $60M shipyard project that creates 200 jobs
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (NBC 15) — Master Boat Builders announced a new $60 million shipyard project on Tuesday. The family-owned company will expand its current footprint across Bayou Coden, and build a defense shipbuilding facility on a 20-acre site. CEO Garrett Rice says in the last three years they've already doubled...
Baldwin County holiday events postponed or canceled because of weather concerns
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA) - This week’s rain has been a welcome sight, but its timing could have been better. Many holiday festivities across the area have been postponed or cancelled because of it. “We’ll continue to see rain here throughout the day today and really the next several days...
Mobile woman allegedly assaulted during home invasion, police investigate
A woman was injured after a man she did not know forced himself into her home and assaulted her, prompting an investigation by Mobile Police Department officers.
University of South Alabama shooting suspect booked in Mobile Metro Jail
Video above: Violent crime statistics MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The suspect in a shooting at a University of South Alabama apartment complex has been booked into Mobile Metro Jail, News 5 has learned. According to the Mobile jail log, 19-year-old Christian Juel Love was booked on Wednesday, Dec. 3, around 2:45 p.m. Love...
Series of armed robberies strikes Mobile businesses and residents
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A wave of robberies across Mobile has led to two arrests, with police still searching for two additional suspects involved in separate incidents. Officers arrested 22-year-old Joseph Hart on Saturday after he allegedly tried to steal clothes from the Walmart on the I-65 Service Road....
Mobile County man sentenced in meth trafficking case
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A federal judge sentenced a Semmes man to 14 years in prison in a methamphetamine trafficking case. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock on Monday handed down a 168 month sentence to Charlie Hall for conspiracy to traffic meth, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern...
Good Morning America visiting Alabama restaurant as part of 50 States in 50 Weeks
ABC’s Good Morning America will air live from Alabama this week as part of the show’s “America the Beautiful: 50 States in 50 Weeks” series. The show will air its Alabama-themed content on Thursday including a live segment from Catalina Bayou, a local seafood restaurant. “We...
Mount Vernon man killed in Mobile County crash involving garbage truck
Video above: Is driving safer than other modes of transportation? MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mount Vernon man was killed Tuesday as the result of a collision with a garbage truck, according to an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency news release. Just before 6 a.m. Dec. 2, Michael T. Martin, 71, was killed when the […]
