Mobile police seek help to find missing woman
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A woman last seen in Mobile has been reported missing, and police need the public’s help to find her. Helen Jay, 67, was last seen near the 6800 block of Airport Boulevard, News 5 has learned. “She has a medical condition which requires immediate medical attention,” a Mobile Police Department...
Fentanyl’s rising threat: Drug Education Council raises alarm
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The landscape of substance abuse has been rapidly changing in recent years, with fentanyl being one of the major concerns. Bill Riales and Shamonee Baker spoke with the executive director of the Drug Education Council, Virginia Guy, to talk about the dangers of drug addiction and what resources...
Multiple individuals sentenced for illegal reentry
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Multiple foreign nationals were sentenced for illegal reentry in the United States after being deported, according to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Alabama. Court documents show that Hermes Castillo, 44, and Miguel Alavarado-Villanueva, 36, were stopped...
Fairhope mourns loss of beloved French Quarter feline ‘Fancy’
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — Fairhope’s favorite feline has sadly passed away, but ‘Fancy’ was more than just a cat — she was a French Quarter icon. For more than a decade, Fancy, also known as Panther, Ms. P, and Meow-Meow, made herself at home along the streets of Fairhope’s French Quarter. “Everybody named her...
‘I didn’t think it would escalate to this:’ Neighbor recounts standoff with Mobile police
UPDATE (8:54 p.m.): WKRG News 5 has learned more information about the police standoff after speaking with the next-door neighbor, who claims she called 911. Moments before Linda Cazalas called the police, she heard her neighbor call out her name and told her, “to call the police” and “that he was going to kill them...
Mobile woman accused of setting multiple fires at house
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Mobile believed to have set a number of fires at a house on Lubel Avenue was discovered by the occupants when she allegedly tried to set another one this morning, fire officials said. Mobile police arrested 41-year-old Adria Lankford. According to fire officials, Lankford is...
Details released in Mobile convenience store stabbing
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Police have released more details about a stabbing that took place on Halls Mill Road on Monday. According to a Mobile Police Department news release, officers were called to the Viking Convenience Store at 2551 Halls Mill Road at about 4:30 p.m. in reference to a stabbing. According to...
AJ McCarron on Alabama’s NIL and ‘weird’ feeling he got on sidelines of Florida...
AJ McCarron not only had a “weird” feeling standing on the sidelines during Alabama’s 31-17 loss to Florida State on Saturday, the former Crimson Tide star also implied his former team might be losing off the field, too. During an appearance on "McCready & Siskey‚" the Mobile...
Mobile woman sentenced for firearm possession
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A woman has been sentenced for possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon. According to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Alabama, 29-year-old Pharah Molette of Mobile fired two rounds on a residential street after being convicted of second-degree...
Illegal immigrant with felony convictions arrested in Baldwin County
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - An illegal immigrant, with prior felony convictions, has been arrested in Baldwin County. According to federal court documents, Ezequiel Vega-Solano, was pulled over for speeding by a Baldwin County Sheriff’s deputy on Aug 1. After doing a background check, records show investigators...
