South Bay Nightmare Haunted House: The Quiltmaker
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - This Friday the doors open to South Bay Nightmare Haunted House! You can test your luck and face each monster yourself. Each soul is stitched into the nightmare The Quiltmaker created. Will you escape or become part of the shadows?. Located at the southern tip of...
Mobile Black Rodeo coming to Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds with bull riding, barrel racing
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 24, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – The Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds is hosting the Mobile Black Rodeo, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, with gates opening to the public at 5 p.m. The family-friendly event features professional cowboys and cowgirls comp
Chickasaw High School lockdown follows fight involving 10 students
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 24, 2026 CHICKASAW, Ala. (WKRG) — A fight between students at Chickasaw High School led administrators to lock down the campus on Wednesday. According to Chickasaw Police Chief Eugene Parker, 10 students were involved in a fight at the high school around 10:30 a.m. on
Mobile police seek public’s help identifying alleged theft suspects
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying three alleged theft suspects. According to MPD officials, the three suspects went into two Cricket Wireless stores on Sept. 20 in the area and stole two Apple Watches. The two stores are...
Mobile Police Department investigates shots fired into home
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 24, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers are investigating after shots were fired into a home Wednesday night. According to officials, they were called to the 1400 block of Center Street just before 8 p.m. on Sept. 23 for a report of […]
Fire crews extinguish early morning big rig fire in
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire involving a big rig early Thursday morning in west Mobile. Emergency crews, including officers and firefighters with the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department, arrived in the area of Schillinger Road North and Old Shell Road to find the commercial vehicle on fire.
Male and female in vehicle killed in crash with Amtrak train in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Emergency crews are responding to a crash involving a vehicle and a train in the area of Bellingrath Rd and Peary Rd, prompting officials to urge drivers to stay away as first responders work the scene. Mobile Public Safety confirms a male and a...
City-wide fallout after Monroe council members end meeting minutes after it starts
City-wide fallout after Monroe council members end meeting minutes after it starts.
Alabama chase ends with Florida arrest after troopers find abandoned car, suspected drugs
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - A vehicle pursuit that began in Baldwin County, Alabama, ended with an arrest in Escambia County, Florida, after authorities located suspected narcotics inside an abandoned vehicle. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Baldwin County deputies were pursuing a silver Hyundai Tucson that
Mobile’s Homeless Outreach IDs now recognized by social security administration
The most recent point-in-time count shows about 500 people are experiencing homelessness in the area.
