Mobile Fire-Rescue called to late night fire at vacant home
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from July 21, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Fire-Rescue Department responded to a call of a fire late Monday night, July 20. According to an MRFD spokesperson, officials were called to a house fire around 9:50 p.m. Monday on the 1300 block of Terrell Road. […]
Prichard city attorney asks judge to order mediation in mayor-council dispute
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Prichard’s lawyer has asked a judge to appoint a mediator to help settle a legal dispute between Mayor Carletta Davis and City Council members. The court filing comes on the heels of a hearing last week in which the two sides argued over whether the judge should restrict the mayor’s power to spend
Mobile Co. Sheriff’s Office makes arrest in weekend Prichard food truck shooting death
PRICHARD, Ala. (NBC 15) — The Mobile County Sheriff's Office arrested 20-year-old Ashton Johnson-Whitfield for murder in a fatal shooting that occurred during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 19, 2026, in the area of 405 South Wilson Avenue in Prichard. At approximately 3:45 a.m., Mobile County Sheriff...
Mobile City Council revokes business license after 108 homeowners report $900K in losses
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — The Mobile City Council voted Tuesday to revoke the business license for All Weather Roofing as investigators continue building a criminal case against two home improvement companies accused of taking customers' money without completing the work. The license for Window Depot of the Gulf Coast be
Shooting leaves 1 injured, Mobile police say
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A man suffered multiple injuries in a shooting this afternoon, according to the Mobile Police Department. Officers responded to the 1200 block of Jessie Street about 3:07 p.m. on a report of one shot. Officers found the man suffering from non-life-threatening injuries, MPD said. The victim was tak
Mobile Police investigating shooting that left man injured
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from July 21, 2026 MOBILE, Ala (WKRG) – The Mobile Police Department said it is investigating an incident that led to one person being shot. According to an MPD spokesperson, officers responded to the report of a shooting around 3:07 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the 1200 […]
Woman dies after being hit by a car in Mobile Walmart parking lot
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from July 21, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A woman died Tuesday after she was hit by a car in a Walmart parking lot, according to the Mobile Police Department. According to an MPD news release, police responded to the Walmart at 685 Schillinger Road South in […]
Meet the Intern: Laniah Stewart
The Mobile Chamber is excited to welcome Laniah Stewart to the team as a communications intern. Laniah is studying public relations with a minor in communication studies at the University of Alabama. She describes herself as hardworking, caring and goal-oriented. Laniah said she was interested in interning with the Cha
Vet gives back to other Purple Heart recipients
Video above: More news from WKRG.com MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Andrew Del Gaudio has a scrapbook of his more than 20 years as a Marine. In it are articles, pictures, and funeral notices. Too many funeral notices. Del Gaudio was leading a rifle company that was ambushed in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. Five were killed. […]
Clara Ester, Memphis Civil Rights Advocate, Dies at 78
Clara Ester, a Memphis-born civil-rights organizer who as a teenager sprinted to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side after he was shot on the Lorraine Motel balcony in 1968, has died. Her family says she died on July 9 at age 78 after decades of faith-driven community work in Memphis and Mobile. Funeral services are sche
