Saraland City Schools to close for state championship game
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 1, 2025 SARALAND, Ala. (WKRG) — Saraland City Schools will close Friday as the Saraland Spartans travel to Birmingham to take on the Clay-Chalkville Cougars in the State Championship, according to the Saraland Board of Education. The 6A Championship game is set for 7...
Rip current statement issued for Mobile and Baldwin counties for Monday and Tuesday
At 11:18 p.m. on Sunday, the National Weather Service issued a rip current statement valid from Monday 6 p.m. until Tuesday 6 p.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties. The weather service describes, "Dangerous rip currents expected." "Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water,"...
Family Dollar attempted robbery leads to Mobile man’s arrest: MPD
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 1, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers arrested a man who allegedly tried to steal items from a local dollar store. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the Family Dollar on Pleasant Valley Road around 5 p.m. on […]
Weather Legend Jim Cantore to headline Resilience Forum
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - United Way of Southwest Alabama, in partnership with Verizon, will host the Disaster Resilience Forum featuring Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel on Friday, December 5, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the University of South Alabama McQueen Alumni Center, located at 100 Alumni Drive, Mobile, AL 36688.
Mobile County man jailed for allegedly shooting into home
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 1, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers arrested a Theodore man after a home was found with bullet holes, News 5 has learned. An MPD news release said 30-year-old Jacarii Martin, of Theodore, was arrested on Nov. 29 and charged with shooting […]
Gunfire hits Mobile home on Thanksgiving
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 1, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A home in Mobile was hit by gunfire on Thanksgiving Day, according to a Mobile Police Department news release. Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 1700 block of Katye Street at about 1:50 a.m. Thursday. […]
Who Are the Red Clay Strays? Here Are Their 10 Best Songs
Even before the Red Clay Strays won Vocal Group of the Year at the 2025 CMAs, this band already had a massive grassroots fan base in their corner.
Level 1 severe weather risk added for part of Alabama tonight
Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible later Monday night for a small part of south Alabama. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has added a Level 1 out of 5 (marginal) risk for severe weather for part of Baldwin County, mainly for storms expected to develop later tonight and into early Tuesday morning.
3 of Baylor’s best invited to prestigious CFB event
Baylor QB Sawyer Robertson, WR Josh Cameron and TE Michael Trigg have accepted invitations on Sunday to play in the prestigious Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL in January.
Construction set to begin Monday at major Baldwin County intersection
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - The Baldwin County Commission posts on its Facebook page that construction is scheduled to begin Monday at a major intersection in Baldwin County. Here is the post:. Beginning Dec. 1, construction starts for Phase II of the CR 65 & CR 12 intersection improvements and...
