False text info leads to tense 10-minute standoff between Blaise Taylor’s attorney, judge
Attorney representing former TN Titans scout Blaise Taylor had a tense 10-minute standoff with the judge at Taylor's murder trial over false text message info.
Man charged with murdering 55-year-old cousin during dispute at Foley home
FOLEY, Ala. — FOLEY, Ala. -- A 42-year-old man is charged with murdering his 55-year-old cousin during a dispute Monday evening in Foley. Baldwin County deputies arrested Joseph Lee Smith for the murder of Robert Keith Barlow. Deputies say the shooting happened inside a home on Mannich Lane in...
Mobile woman arrested, charged with theft
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 23, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile woman is in jail after she allegedly took items from someone she got into an argument with, according to the Mobile Police Department. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the 800 block of […]
ADOC Searching for Escaped Baldwin County Inmate
SUMMERDALE, Ala. (WDNews) — The Alabama Department of Corrections is searching for an inmate who escaped from an assigned community work release job site in Baldwin County on Monday. According to information released by the Alabama Department of Corrections, 62-year-old Jackie Dewayne Littrell walked away from his assi
Mobile County Sheriff says Prichard PD takeover is running up expensive tab
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — It’s been one week since the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office took over Prichard Police Department operations after the arrest of an officer in a federal corruption case. Sheriff Paul Burch said the takeover is already running up an expensive tab. “Right now it’s, you know, $13 to $18,000 a day and
MPD makes arrest in west Mobile homicide
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Police said they have arrested a suspect in a west Mobile homicide that occurred in the area of Gaylark Road and Elmwood Drive on Monday, June 15. MPD said Elishia Langie, 20, is charged with murder and first-degree robbery in connection to the homicide that left one man dead.
Daphne residents dealing with sudden, aggressive mosquito swarm
DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) – Many Daphne residents said that they woke up Tuesday morning to a new buzz in the air. Swarms of mosquitoes are suddenly everywhere across the city. “They were all over my legs, on my ankles and I thought, ‘What is going on?” Lake Forest resident Judy Maxwell said. “I couldn’t stay […]
Iconic Toy Store Opens In Tanger Outlet
Foley, Ala. – (GSN) – The iconic toy retailer Toys”R”Us has officially returned to Alabama, opening a new location at the Tanger Outlets in Foley. The announcement, made via social media by the Tanger Outlets management, marks a nostalgic comeback for the beloved brand in the region.
Judge keeps life without parole for man convicted in Mobile pizza delivery driver’s killing
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A U.S. Supreme Court ruling gave Joshua Tarvarius James the chance to one day walk free. But on Tuesday, a year and a half after hearing testimony and arguments, Mobile County Presiding Circuit Judge Wesley Pipes imposed the same sentence James originally received after his capital murder convicti
Mobile inmate allegedly stabbed corrections officer 15 times, preliminary hearing reveals
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 23, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile inmate is accused of stabbing a corrections officer 15 times during meal distributions in May. A preliminary hearing was held on Tuesday, June 23, for 32-year-old Jeremiah Josea Jackson, who is charged with attempted murder. Testi
