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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A man was sentenced to 37 months in prison for bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Sean Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced. U.S. District Judge Kristi K. DuBose handed down the sentence to Montreal Leonta Anderson. According to court documents, Anderson, 30, entered a PNC...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 25, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man is behind bars after he allegedly injured another man, according to the Mobile Police Department. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the 2500 block of Government Boulevard Friday, Sept. 25, around 3 […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Two defendants were sentenced to 69 months and 40 months in prison, respectively, for conspiring to commit bank fraud involving stolen mail, aggravated identity theft, and illegal possession of firearms, U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced. Two defendants w

Many restaurant owners in New Orleans have opened new locations in South Mississippi, and now a popular restaurant near Mobile, Alabama, is expanding to the Coast. The former Rib Crib restaurant on U.S. 90 in Ocean Springs is being remodeled and will open in November as The Elite Pier House Restaurant. The original res

“Officers discovered the vehicle went around crossing gates that were down at the time prior to the train striking the vehicle,” police said

Premium Plate, a TF Warren Co., is investing more than $20 million in a new facility and equipment at 217 Salco Road in Axis to expand its steel processing capabilities and establish a permanent operation. Premium Plate is a supplier of mill-certified plate and structural steel products in a variety of grades, serving

Bay Minette, Ala. (WALA) - A Baldwin County jury has found Jared Smith-Bracy guilty of capital murder in the deaths of his brother, his grandparents and a family friend at their Daphne home in February 2023. Smith-Bracy used a gun and a pickax to kill his brother, Jeremy, his grandparents,...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A judge found probable cause in the case of a Mobile man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend inside his Hillcrest Estates apartment in June.  Twenty-four-year-old Jakoby Fowler is charged with killing 21-year-old Saimara Washington, who detectives say was found dead on the bed in the ma

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) – A fall tradition is bringing families together again at McKenzie Farms in Fairhope. The McKenzie Farms corn maze in Fairhope is open for the second year, but this year these rows of corn carry a special meaning.  “This year, we’re dedicating it to a young man by the name of Brandon […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Mobile man is recalling the tragic moments after seeing a close family friend become a victim of a deadly train crash. Mobile Police said it all happened Sep. 24 just before 11 a.m. at Bellingrath and Peary roads. Half of a car sat alongside the railroad track. Investigators said an Amtrak train