Prichard council members want public safety transition plan after police officers placed on leave
Three Prichard City Council members issued a joint statement expressing concern over Mayor Carletta Davis's plan to place police officers on paid administrative leave while the Mobile County Sheriff's Office prepares to end its service to the city.
Mobile police investigating an attempted murder
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 26, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers are investigating an attempted murder. According to MPD officials, they were called to the 2800 block of Pages Lane around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, for a report of shots fired. Officers arrived on […
Mobile man accused of assault, theft attempt at Cricket Wireless
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 26, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers have arrested a local man accused of assaulting another man after an attempted theft. According to an MPD news release, 36-year-old Chad Singleton of Mobile was arrested and charged with third-degree assau
Mobile man charged after Prichard shooting leaves victim hospitalized
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A man has been charged with assault after a shooting in Prichard that left another man hospitalized, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 700 block of Elba Avenue in Prichard at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday after a report that a man had been sho
Mobile man sentenced in Pensacola murder
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A Mobile man has been sentenced to prison time for a 2025 Pensacola murder. According to a Department of Justice news release, 31-year-old Charles Carson-Dowdy was sentenced to life in prison on charges of cyberstalking, interstate domestic violence, murder through use of a firearm, and possess
Alabama Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Convenience Store Robbery
MOBILE, Ala. – A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for the armed robbery of a Baldwin…
High-speed chases and collisions with deputies end in major Mobile County drug, weapons arrests
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Two suspected drug traffickers were arrested Tuesday after leading law enforcement on separate high-speed chases in Mobile County — including one suspect who rammed multiple patrol vehicles in a desperate attempt to escape, authorities said. The arrests capped a multi-stage operation by the Mobile
Despite missing projected groundbreaking, Mobile developer says it has not abandoned River Walk Plaza
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Artist renderings offer a glimpse of what could be a destination right on the Mobile River – a gleaming multi-story building housing Class A office space, sharing the property with luxury hotel rooms, restaurants and bars. Renderings even depict visitors arriving by boat. The website...
Mobile event to raise awareness about overdose, addiction and recovery
Mobile, AL — MOBILE, AL — An upcoming event in Mobile is bringing the community together to remember those lost to overdose while offering hope and support to people and families affected by addiction. As Overdose Awareness Day and Recovery Month approach, organizers say they want to send...
Two Mobile County deputy vehicles damaged in Tuesday night chase
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 25, 2026 MOBILE, Ala (WKRG) – The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a pursuit ending in a crash. According to an MCSO spokesperson, deputies were involved in a chase with a suspect Tuesday night, Aug. 25. They said the chase ended just off Airport […]
