New grants to help victims of domestic violence as police investigate another incident
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - IN-DEPTH WITH SARAH WALL: As Mobile police are investigating a new domestic incident overnight, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is awarding grants to two local organizations that help victims. We are taking a look at where the money is going, the latest on the recent cases and the resources available in...
University of Mobile receives biggest financial gift in school history
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 14, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The University of Mobile has received the biggest financial gift in the school’s history to develop a mission center. The multi-million dollar donation will be used to create the Tom Elliff Center of Missions, which will be used to […]
Bienville Orthopaedic Opens In Grand Bay, Aadds Patton
Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists, which says it is the Gulf Coast’s largest orthopedic practice, recently opened its first clinic in Alabama at 10075 Grand Bay Wilmer Rd South in Grand Bay. Bienville also added Dr. William Christopher Patton, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with more than 20 years of experience...
Three arrested in Mobile County drug trafficking case
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 14, 2025 MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested three people after a month-long drug investigation in the Eight Mile area. According to an MCSO news release, deputies arrested a “synthetic marijuana (spice) and high-grade...
Church of the Highlands plans new Daphne location
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 14, 2025 DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Church of the Highlands, with campuses throughout Alabama and Georgia, is preparing to build a new location in Daphne, News 5 has learned. Church officials from the Daphne campus, which currently holds its services in the Daphne...
Upcoming Developments at Schillinger: El Comal Plaza
There's been a buzz in the air about what's coming up on Schillinger, between El Comal and the Battery store. The curiosity has sparked a flurry of discussions and speculations among the locals.
Five years after Hurricane Sally, Eastern Shore’s American Legion Post reopens
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WPMI) — When folks living near the Eastern Shore American Legion Post 199 in Fairhope hear the sound of a cannon, they know something special has happened. Sometimes it's a birthday, or a wedding. But Friday night, the cannon blast was to celebrate the American Legion post...
Saraland’s $72M sports complex now open to community
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A new $72 million sports complex, called “The Land,” is completely open in Saraland. It’s a project the city’s mayor, Joe McDonald, told News 5 has been in the making for around 15 years. The facility has everything from rock climbing walls to many indoor courts. “The community is going to […]
New $1.7 million American Legion building offers resources to Fairhope veterans
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — It was a day full of celebrations for veterans and members of American Legion Post 199 in Fairhope. A ribbon-cutting on Friday afternoon marks the grand re-opening of their headquarters after it was destroyed by Hurricane Sally in 2020. “Five years,” Joseph Harman, Post 199’s Finance Officer,...
Baldwin DA on suspect’s 14th DUI charge: “We’re playing Russian roulette”
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — In November 2022, Herman Lambeth was convicted of felony DUI and sentenced to five years in prison, split to time served with the remainder to serve on probation. The Loxley man later violated probation when he was charged with another DUI. In May 2024, a judge sentenced him to two years in...
