Mobile AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Strickland Youth Center is known for serving at-risk youth and helping young people get back on track. It’s the staff who can have the biggest impact on changing the trajectory of a young person’s life and juvenile detention officer, Kevin Square, is proof of that. “Some of their stories are...

SARALAND, Ala. (WKRG) — A new mayor has been elected in Saraland for the first time in over a decade. Joe McDonald is stepping into Howard Rubenstein’s shoes, who has been the mayor of Saraland since 2011. While Rubenstein is preparing to retire, McDonald is preparing to manage a growing city. McDonald is a Saraland...

A new $7.8 million project is helping expand Master Boat Builders footprint near the Alabama coastline. The company, stationed in Coden, announced Monday it is investing the money to expand and modernize its shipbuilding operations. It includes the addition of a new fabrication building + a floating drydock to...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile police are looking for a man and woman in connection with a robbery at a store where a gun was reportedly flashed at an employee. Officers responded to Family Dollar at 415 Azalea Road around 3:47 p.m. on Monday regarding a commercial robbery. The Mobile...

ALABAMA — Mobile Police Department officers have arrested a local man following a stabbing that left a victim with serious injuries. Authorities said officers were flagged down around 7:45 p.m. Aug. 27 near Airport Boulevard and South Florida Street for a report of a stabbing. The victim was transported to a hospital...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers arrested a man after he was found driving a reported stolen vehicle out of Pascagoula. Officials said they were called to the 3000 block of Government Boulevard around 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 25 for a report of a stolen vehicle. The person who reported the vehicle...

Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras Service is back up and running between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The service offers additional stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi and Gulfport.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mexican national who was living in Baldwin County has been sentenced for being in the country illegally, according to the United States Department of Justice. According to court documents, Jesus Rosas-Temoxtle, 36, was arrested by immigration officials on April 16, 2025, after police in...

ALABAMA — A person has died from a suspected drug overdose in Chickasaw, and two individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident, authorities report. According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, Chickasaw Police requested assistance around 8:15 p.m. Aug. 25 after a person, identified as Kailin...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A cement truck overturned Tuesday morning at a local intersection, causing traffic delays, according to the Mobile Police Department. INCIDENT LOCATION: An MPD spokesperson said the crash at Rangeline Road at Hamilton Boulevard caused stop-and-go traffic in the area. Cement may have even spilled...