Mobile County EMA donates birthing simulator to train USA EMS students for field births
First responders in Mobile County will have a new tool to help them prepare for emergency childbirth calls in the field. Mobile County Emergency Management has donated a maternal and neonatal birthing simulator to the University of South Alabama’s EMS program to give students hands-on experience delivering babies and m
Prichard clerk says city employees lost dental and vision insurance because city did not...
PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — Unapproved contracts and lost benefits are some of the claims city council members are making. City council members are trying to curb the mayor’s spending, while the mayor said she’s fully within her rights. Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis is once again asking a judge to rule city council members
Back to School Bash in Prichard to feature free bookbags, school supplies
PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) – With the new school year right around the corner for many students in our area, the Krewe of Tides Inc. and KOT CARES is presenting a Level-Up Back to School Bash. The back-to-school event is coming to A.J. Cooper Municipal Complex on Saturday, July 25,...
Prichard civic affairs director arrested on outstanding warrants
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - A senior advisor for the city of Prichard was arrested Tuesday on outstanding warrants stemming from a 2020 traffic stop. Court records show T.J. Pettway, the city’s director of civic and cultural affairs, was stopped in June 2020 near Old Pascagoula Road. State troopers said he was driving with
Lettuce linked to diarrhea outbreak in Midwest
Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with 2026 already the nation's worst year for reported cases.
‘She was a great mother’: Vigil honors Mobile woman shot and killed on Anders...
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Loved ones gathered Tuesday night to honor the life of 23-year-old Chyna Hickman, the pregnant mother shot and killed on Anders Drive Friday night. The vigil was held on Tuesday outside Hickman’s mother’s home near Airport Boulevard. Those in attendance wore pink, her favorite color, and brought b
‘Stay mad:’ Matt Mathews responds to backlash over upcoming Mobile’s Regions Arena performance
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from July 14, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Comedian and Alabama native Matt Mathews is responding to the comments he is receiving online after it was announced that he would be a part of the grand opening at Mobile’s Regions Arena. “It’s been brought to my attention […]
Man dies over a week after Baldwin County motorcycle on Fourth of July
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from July 14, 2026 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said a Louisiana man is dead following a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on July 4 on I-10 in Baldwin County. According to an ALEA news release, the crash happened on Saturday, July […]
This Enormous Alabama Music Shop Holds Over 200,000 Rare Vinyl Records And Cassettes
My record collection started with a single scratched Fleetwood Mac album from a yard sale. Twenty years later, I thought I had seen every serious record shop worth visiting. Then a friend in Alabama told me about a place that would ruin all other stores for me. She was right.
108 complaints and counting: Mobile homeowners say they lost thousands to local contractors
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A criminal investigation into two Mobile home improvement businesses is growing as more than 100 customers say they paid for work that was never completed. According to the Mobile Police Department, 108 people have filed complaints against Window Depot and All Weather Roofing. Mobile’s Director
