Major bookseller to reopen in Mobile this week after 17-year absence
One of the country’s most popular bookstore chains returns to Mobile this week after a 17-year absence. Barnes & Noble closed its location at Springdale Mall in 2010. Its only remaining store in coastal Alabama was at the Eastern Shore Centre in Spanish Fort. That store has remained open.
Barnes & Noble returns to Mobile with author event and opening deals
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 22, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The new Mobile Barnes & Noble is set to open this week, with a ribbon-cutting and book signing. According to a company news release, the store, which is located in McGregor Square, will open on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Author […]
A Train Plunged into an Alabama Bayou in 1993, Marking the Deadliest Derailment in...
The 1993 Amtrak derailment in Alabama killed 47 people, making it the deadliest crash in the company’s history
Mobile Housing Authority employee arrested after $68,000 in unauthorized purchases, MCSO says
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A former Mobile Housing Authority employee has been arrested after investigators said he made $68,000 in unauthorized purchases, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office. Ray Field Collins, 63, is charged with two counts of fraudulent credit card possession, first-degree theft of property,
AltaPointe Health celebrates $15 million BayPointe Hospital expansion
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - AltaPointe Health has completed a $15 million expansion at BayPointe Hospital in Mobile, adding 34 adult beds and raising total capacity from 104 to 138 beds. BayPointe traditionally accepted child and adolescent patients, while adults were treated at Eastpointe in Daphne. Last September, Baypoint
Salute to our Veterans: SSG Javares Washington
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — NBC 15 is giving a salute to our veterans. Tonight we honor Salute to our Veterans: SSG Javares Washington who served in the U.S. Army. Thank you for your service, Salute to our Veterans: SSG Javares Washington.
Work on Martin Luther King Jr Avenue in Mobile to cause lane closures
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Road work on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Mobile is expected to cause lane closures beginning on Sept. 23. According to a City of Mobile news release, the work area for the Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Complete Street Project is extending through Broad Street, meaning the intersection of the
ALDOT paving project causes delays on Highway 90 in Baldwin County
Baldwin County, Ala. (WALA) - An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) paving project on Highway 90 between Loxley and Malbis is causing traffic delays that officials say will continue for a few more weeks. Crews started tearing up old asphalt more than a month ago along the five-and-a-half-mile stretch. Because
Africatown, Archdiocese of Mobile plan revival
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Africatown and the Archdiocese of Mobile are coming together for an Africatown revival event next week. The Rev. Victor Ingalls, pastor of Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church and Prince of Peace Catholic Church, and the Rev. Charlotte Greene with Emanuel AME Church sit down with Lenise Ligon to pr
Mobile police remind parents of downtown curfew as haunted attraction opens
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 21, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers are reminding parents of the downtown curfew for juveniles as a haunted attraction opens in the entertainment district. According to MPD officials, they are seeing large crowds of kids moving out of the e
