Mobile DA blasts judge presiding over murder case after Not Guilty verdict
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood penned a scathing public indictment of a judge Thursday night, accusing him in a social media post of mishandling a murder trial that resulted in a not guilty verdict. Blackwood accused Judge Michael Windom of suppressing key "lawful" evidence in...
Mobile Mardi Gras legend passes away at 91
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile native and Mardi Gras legend has passed away at the age of 91. The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association made the announcement on Facebook on Friday, Feb. 27, that Tom Withers had passed away. He was the longest living member of MAMGA and a life-long friend of Hank Aaron, the Home Run King.
Mobile Police Sergeant known as a ‘Cop’s Cop,’ receives Smiles Behind the Shield Award
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Building trust between law enforcement and the community isn’t always easy, but one Mobile Police Sergeant has made it his mission for three decades. Henry Geberth submitted this month’s Smiles Behind the Shield nomination from nearly a thousand miles away to recognize his former coworker,...
Jury finds 3 men not guilty in alleged Mobile revenge killing
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A jury took only minutes Thursday to find three men not guilty of a 2020 murder that prosecutors alleged was a revenge killing. Prosecutors had alleged that LaQuonte McCants, Darrin Miller and Darrion Johnson were all responsible for the death of Martha McGinsey at her home on Roderick Road in...
Judge denies sanctions requests in Paul Prine wrongful-termination lawsuit
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A judge denied requests by attorneys for former Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine to sanction the defendants in a lawsuit he filed following his dismissal in 2024. Prine’s attorneys made two separate filings accusing the defendants of withholding or destroying evidence in the wrongful termination...
Mobile PD: Man with multiple gunshot wounds rushed to hospital, suspect held
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — According to Mobile Police, on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at approximately 9:53 p.m., officers responded to the Subway, located at 3067 Dauphin Street, in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered an adult male victim suffering from multiple, severe gunshot wounds. The...
This Charming Castle In Alabama Will Transport Your Family To Another World
If you’ve ever driven through a neighborhood and thought, “You know what this street needs? A full-scale fairy tale castle,” then you’re going to love what someone did in Fairhope, Alabama. The Storybook Castle is living proof that sometimes the best response to suburban conformity is...
Mobile County district judge Deborah Tillman resigns, process underway to fill vacancy
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — A seat on the Mobile County District Court is now open after District Judge Deborah Tillman resigned, setting off the process to appoint her replacement. The Mobile County Judicial Commission announced the vacancy Monday and released a timeline for how the position will be...
200 commercial trucks went up in flames after capture of ‘El Mencho’
"Some of these truckers can't afford to lose their rigs, for most, it's their only source of income, losing a truck to arson would be a total loss of their livelihood."
Mobile ‘Window World’ employee accused of stealing co-workers’ personal banking account numbers
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - An employee of Window World of Gulf Coast in Theodore is accused of stealing personal information from dozens of her co-workers to sell on the black market. According to court documents, 40-year-old Melanie Rowell of Pascagoula, downloaded “personal identifying information as well as personal...
