UPDATE: All lanes now clear on U.S. 45 in Mobile County
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - UPDATE: All lanes are now clear. EARLIER STORY: The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, or ALEA, says an accident has shut down all lanes of U.S. 45 near the 13 mile marker of Mobile County. Here is the post on the agency’s Facebook page:. ·. MOBILE...
Exclusive: NBC 15 reviews transcript, hears audio in investigator’s impersonation charges
Which company was Tobi Libbra working for during the incident?. Why did prosecutors allege Tobi Libbra impersonated a peace officer?. MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — The attorney for a Gulf Shores private investigator indicted on impersonation charges says a recording of the interaction at the center of
Africatown mural unveiled at Mobile County Training School library
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A new mural was unveiled inside the Mobile County Training School library. The artwork honors the history of Africatown. The school originally served as the first public high school for Black students in Mobile County. School board member Dr. Reginald Crenshaw, along with alumni Cleon and...
USA Health, UnitedHealthcare in contract dispute
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A contract dispute is underway between USA Health and UnitedHealthcare. The hospital system said the dispute involves University Hospital and Children’s & Women’s Hospital. USA Health said if an agreement can’t be reached by the end of next month, the contract will expire.
Mobile boutique to celebrate 70th anniversary with party, giveaway
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 28, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Tiny Town is celebrating 70 years in Mobile with its very own birthday party. According to a news release, since 1956, Tiny Town has been serving Mobile and Gulf Coast families by dressing babies and kids in quality clothes […]
Prichard: Where the streets have no signs
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - Take a drive through Prichard, and you’re bound to encounter streets with missing signs – especially on the city’s east side. It’s been a problem that Mario Cannon said he has noticed his whole life. In fact, Cannon added, he saw a...
Unsettled pattern continues into the weekend as a low takes shape off our coast
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Good Friday afternoon everyone!. Tropical Storm Dolly is no more in the Central Atlantic. Conditions only worsen over the next few days as the system approaches the Lesser Antilles which should keep Dolly from reforming. What’s more interesting is a frontal low has developed off the coas
TGIF scattered storms return this afternoon
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon across the Gulf Coast, particularly near coastal areas. While rain won’t be continuous, some communities could see multiple rounds of storms. TODAY: AFTERNOON STORMS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. Expect scattered showers and th
Mobile police say Cato, Hibbett Sports damaged after car crash
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 28, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officials said two stores were damaged after a car drove through the front of one of them Thursday afternoon. According to MPD officials, the driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, which led to […]
Austal Begins Construction of US Coast Guard’s Third Heritage Cutter
Austal USA has initiated construction on the US Coast Guard’s third Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter at the shipbuilder’s center in Mobile, Alabama. The milestone on the future USCGC Ingham (WMSM-917) forms part of a $3.3-billion program to deliver up to 11 cutters under the series, all to take over roles of the a
