Mobile AL

Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras Service is back up and running between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The service offers additional stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi and Gulfport.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mexican national who was living in Baldwin County has been sentenced for being in the country illegally, according to the United States Department of Justice. According to court documents, Jesus Rosas-Temoxtle, 36, was arrested by immigration officials on April 16, 2025, after police in...

ALABAMA — A person has died from a suspected drug overdose in Chickasaw, and two individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident, authorities report. According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, Chickasaw Police requested assistance around 8:15 p.m. Aug. 25 after a person, identified as Kailin...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A cement truck overturned Tuesday morning at a local intersection, causing traffic delays, according to the Mobile Police Department. INCIDENT LOCATION: An MPD spokesperson said the crash at Rangeline Road at Hamilton Boulevard caused stop-and-go traffic in the area. Cement may have even spilled...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A man sustained minor injuries when someone shot into the vehicle in which he was riding, according to the Mobile Police Department. Officers responded to the area of University Boulevard and Overlook Road just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on a report of shots fired. MPD said officers arrived to...

SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WALA) - A crash report from Spanish Fort Police is giving new details about what led to a crash involving a Mobile Police cruiser and a scooter. This all happened on Highway 31 near Bryars Lane shortly before 6 a.m. on Aug. 8. According to the report,...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s administration has selected Via Transportation to take over bus service in the city. The Mobile City Council, which has to approve the choice, will take up the issue next week. Transdev, which currently operates the service, was one of four companies to...

DAPHNE, Ala. (WALA) - Daphne police said one person was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition and three others were injured following a deck collapse in Lake Forest. Police said the incident happened in the 100 block of Montclair Place. According to authorities, the person who was airlifted sustained...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The City Council on Tuesday reviewed a proposal to study how to make Water Street more pedestrian-friendly. City officials say cars now fly off the Interstate 10 exit ramp, making crossing Water Street dicey. The $829,923 contract would authorize Volkert Inc. to study how best to...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A former Mardi Gras queen designate has agreed to plead guilty to accusations that she stole more than a million dollars from her employer. Kelley Williamson has agreed to plead guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identify theft. According to federal court documents, Williamson was a...