Mobile AL

MOSS POINT, Miss. (WALA) - A steady stream of folks descended on gas stations and convenience stores, just over the Alabama line, looking for some Christmas Eve magic. The Powerball drawing Wednesday will be the fourth-richest in U.S. history. The odds are long – one in 292.2 million. And if you win, you won’t...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A 50-year-old Chickasaw man was booked into Mobile County Metro Jail on Christmas Eve on a murder charge following a deadly shooting this week, according to the sheriff and jail records. Boris Cornelius Steele is charged with killing a 39-year-old man who was found Tuesday in...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A decades-old Christmas tradition in Mobile returns as firefighters delivered holiday cheer and gifts to residents at the Mulherin Home, a home for people with disabilities. The Mobile Firefighters Association was joined by Santa Claus, who brought smiles, laughter and received a warm welcome...

Project Inspire’s robust curriculum includes trauma-informed training and confidence building, educational and professional development, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and mentorship. Mentors and family members celebrated seven teens who marked their graduation from Project Inspire, a hospital-based injury...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - An accused drug “kingpin” asking a federal judge to postpone his trial next month. Prosecutors say Glennie McGee oversaw a multimillion-dollar drug distribution network and used children as couriers. The investigation came to light last year after a raid turned up a 3-year-old child with a...

Born and raised in Mobile, I had a unique childhood. How many kids grew up watching ships in the bay and military planes at Brookley Field, all while playing on […]

CHICKASAW, Ala. (WKRG) — The Chickasaw Police Department made Christmas for many families on Tuesday, including a kindergartner battling Stage 4 kidney cancer. “It just means so much. We are eternally grateful,” said Jessica Jones, Brighton’s mom. From baby dolls to skateboards, Chickasaw kids in need were able to...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Alabama State Troopers are investigating multiple deadly crashes in Baldwin County on I-65 and Highway 225. Three people were killed in a two-vehicle crash on I-65 that occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 23, according to law enforcement. Authorities said a vehicle being driven by Simon Hadley, 84, of Bay...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Millions of people headed to stores Christmas Eve to pick up last-minute gifts, with many retailers opening early to accommodate the holiday rush. A record number of shoppers spent the past weekend ordering or picking up last-minute gifts, but Christmas Eve proved just as busy. Many stores in...

Baldwin County’s incoming wholesale store has officially broken ground. BJ’s Wholesale will soon have a second location in Alabama, following just a few years after its grand opening in Huntsville. Company and local officials gathered at the site last week for a groundbreaking ceremony. “This will be the...