Mobile PD: Man dies after parking lot altercation
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — According to Mobile Police, on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m., officers responded to an assault on St. Stephens Road near Seale Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered a male subject with injuries he sustained during a physical altercation with a male individual in...
Judge denies bond for Semmes man accused in shooting at lounge
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A judge denied bail to a Semmes man accused of shooting a man this month. Jeremy Witherspoon is facing first-degree assault charges in connection with a shooting at a lounge on St. Stephens Road that happened on Dec. 11. Police say Witherspoon and the victim had an argument which led to an...
Update: Man killed in Mobile police chase identified
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police have identified the man killed during a car chase Saturday night. According to an MPD news release, 52-year-old Jason Sims was killed Saturday when the car he was driving hit a tree and caught fire. Officers saw a stolen vehicle in the area of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. […]
Mount Vernon Outdoors burns down, community rallies to help out owners
MOUNT VERNON, Ala. (WALA) - Mount Vernon Outdoors burned to the ground over the weekend. Now the community is stepping in to help. Authorities are investigating the official cause, though initial reports could point to electrical. The building was completely leveled by flames. Jimmy Hughen is a friend to the...
Port of Africatown launches community beautification initiative in downtown Prichard
PRICHARD, Ala. (NBC 15) — The Port of Africatown kicked off its new Community Beautification Initiative Saturday with a volunteer-led planting project in downtown Prichard. The effort marks the first phase of a long-term plan to enhance public spaces and offer residents meaningful volunteer opportunities. Volunteers...
Healthy Living: New Test to Detect Sepsis
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Dr. Edward Panacek, chair of emergency medicine at USA Health, joined us on Studio10 to discuss sepsis. Watch the video link to see Dr. Panacek’s answers to the following questions:. What is sepsis?. Why is it so important to diagnose and treat it quickly?. University...
Judge orders prosecutors to disclose identities of confidential informants in Mobile murder case
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A judge on Monday ordered prosecutors to disclose the identities of any confidential informants to lawyers for a man accused of killing a man in what investigators describe as a mistaken-identity murder. Mobile County Circuit Judge Ben Brooks told prosecutors they must provide the names to...
Alabama Port Authority launches $100M Pier B South redevelopment
The Alabama Port Authority has begun demolition and reconstruction of Pier B South, launching a multi-year, multi-phase program to modernize the Port of Mobile’s general cargo terminal—one of the port’s most historic and versatile assets. Built in the 1920s, Pier B South has served Alabama industries for...
Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing man
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 22, 2025 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man. According to a BCSO Facebook post, John Wesley Rollins III was last seen driving in the Summerdale area with an unlicensed 2007 […]
Local organizations come together to feed over 100 families for Christmas
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - For several families across our area, all of this food is going to be a big Christmas blessing. Hope for All Gulf Coast has spent the last several years helping the homeless get off the street and start a better life. “We furnish them with apartments...
