WRC Brings Free Medical Services and Family Support Programs directly to Semmes
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is expanding its reach in the Semmes community to bring vital healthcare and family services directly to local residents. Starting September 1, WRC’s confidential, cost-free medical van will be stationed at the Semmes Community Center from 10 a.m. to 4...
WKRG celebrates National Dog Day (photos)
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 26, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — It’s a doggone good day anytime you get to celebrate your four-legged family members, and that’s what the WKRG team is doing today for National Dog Day! Here are just some of the WKRG furry friends to make your […]
Vehicle crash at 24th and Locust knocks down traffic light pole
According to Quincy Police Department, the driver had minor injuries.
City of Mobile considering a new marina to boost tourism
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — As talks stir about building a marina in Mobile, a feasibility study is being proposed by city leaders to find out where the best spot would be for construction. This comes as the city continues to grow its entertainment scene. “A lot of people in, like, the Gulf Coast have […]
Big weather changes are coming
A chance of rain this weekend could cool temperatures down.
Mobile juvenile murder case bound over to grand jury
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A judge ordered a murder case against a 19-year-old Mobile man to a grand jury following a preliminary hearing Wednesday. Jametrius Jackson is charged with murder in the death of Keyonte Mingo, 17, who was shot while riding in a car with four other people early on July 5. Mingo died at the hospita
City of Prichard to replace remaining officers on leave; city vows to rebuild department
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - Only 14 police officers remain at the Prichard Police Department after several officers, including the police chief, were charged with criminal offenses. The remaining officers on the force will soon be placed on leave. In a statement, Mayor Carletta Davis said, “As part of our next...
Listing the Gulf Coast
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Stefani Horn and Daniela Nielsen joined us in the studio to talk about this beautiful home for sale in Spanish Fort!
True crime tales from Mobile in “Sinners Above All Others: Seedy and Sordid Tales...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Press-Register journalist Arch McKay was gunned down in a sun-baked parking lot on Government Boulevard in 1973. It remains unsolved despite a mysterious car trunk full of clues. In 1980, a hitman murdered well-to-do Elizabeth Leverett in her bedroom. The killer claimed he was hired...
Car crashes into Mobile business
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 26, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A car has crashed into a Mobile tool store. According to the Mobile Fire Rescue Department, the vehicle crashed into the Harbor Freight store on Airport Boulevard. Officials said no injuries have been reported.
