Lawyer charged with hiding funds FBI wanted to seize in investigation of Spanish Fort...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Montgomery lawyer tried to hide $1.4 million that the FBI was trying to seize as part of a Medicare fraud investigation involving a Baldwin County company, according to an indictment handed up by a federal grand jury. Scott McArdle, who lives in Opelika, faces charges...
Holiday Fruitcakes at Punta Clara Kitchen
POINT CLEAR, Ala. — For decades, fruitcake has carried an unfair reputation as the holiday punchline no one wants to unwrap. But on Alabama’s Eastern Shore, one family kitchen turns that trope completely upside down. Inside Miss Colleen’s historic 1897 Victorian home along Scenic Highway 98, holiday baking...
Daphne road closure begins as city starts storm drain improvement project
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 28, 2026 DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — City of Daphne officials have closed an intersection for a storm drain improvement project. According to a city news release, beginning Monday, Sept. 28, the intersection of Rolling Hill Drive and Hope Drive will be closed. Officials said
Reef plans for SS United States awaiting USACE approval, officials say
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners in Florida told FOX10 News the final hurdle in sinking the SS United States as an artificial reef is sign-off from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The federal delay is keeping the ship in Mobile for now, according...
UnitedHealthcare Hasn’t Raised What It Pays This Alabama Hospital Since 2019 – The Contract...
The negotiation between USA Health and UnitedHealthcare has been going on for more than a year. The payment dispute behind it goes back further — seven years, to be exact. According to USA Health, the rates UnitedHealthcare pays University Hospital and Children’s & Women’s Hospital in Mobile have not changed since 2019
10 Alabama Bakeries That Have Been Serving Up Local Favorites For Generations
Usually, it is not some flashy reinvention. It is the cake people remember from birthdays, the pastry somebody’s mom always brought home, the cookies that somehow taste exactly like they did years ago, and a counter where regulars already know what they want before they walk in. Alabama has...
Mobile County approves $232.9M budget, with parks and personnel costs driving growth
Mobile County commissioners unanimously approved a $232.9 million fiscal year 2027 budget on Monday, a spending plan that is 6.2% higher than last year as the county absorbs rising personnel expenses and begins operating several major recreational facilities. The budget, which takes effect Oct. 1 and runs through Sept.
Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office looking for goat owner
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 28, 2026 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the owners of a goat that was found Monday morning. According to a BCSO news release, the goat was found in the area of River Park Road in the Fish […]
Mobile man arrested, charged with interfering with emergency call
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 28, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man has been arrested after he allegedly assaulted another man and then tried to prevent him from calling for help. According to a Mobile Police Department news release, officers were called to the 8700 block of Dutchman […]
Mobile Police investigating after gunfire strikes home, vehicle
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 28, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police are investigating an early Monday morning shooting that left a home and car damaged. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the 1100 block of Freeman Street around 12:30 a.m. Sept. 28, to a […]
