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The community is rallying around fourth-grade teacher Christy Whitney, who was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer.

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 21, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Area Water & Sewer System announced an incident where over 26,000 gallons of wastewater went to the Mobile River due to a water main line break. According to a MAWSS news release, the incident happened on Friday, […]

Full construction can begin on Alabama’s Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the state’s history, now that the financing is complete, state officials said. The Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority said the bond and federal loan financing necessary to fully fun

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A man was injured Saturday night following a domestic dispute on Athey Court, according to police. Investigators report the incident occurred around 11 p.m. when an argument between the victim and a woman he knew turned physical. According to police, the woman struck the man with...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The mother of a woman killed in Mobile is speaking out for the first time as the man accused of killing her daughter faces a murder charge. Wesley Moody is charged with murder in the shooting death of 33-year-old Kayla Stewart outside a home on Glen Acres Drive in Aug.  Prosecutors […]

A new 54-room hotel across from Bay Minette City Hall opened late last month, and local officials say it reflects the economic growth occurring across North Baldwin County. The new Cobblestone Hotel & Suites, a Wisconsin-based brand, opened Aug. 28 at 212 W. First St. in downtown Bay Minette. It is the second Cobblesto

The new Mobile Black Rodeo is kicking off September 25 & 26, 2026. The rodeo will feature professional cowboys and cowgirls in events like bull riding, steer wrestling, team roping, barrel racing, and more. The official kick-off party, “Dukes & Boots”, is happening Friday, September 25, 2026, at 8:00pm at...

You may drive past them every day, without even realizing they’re there. “That’s my first time even noticing that camera. I didn’t even realize that was a camera up there," Prichard resident Kay Sutton said. "Where is that information going? You know what I'm saying? And they're just up there to scare people? Is it act

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Construction continues on the new Mobile International Airport, with new drone footage showing the progress being made. Drone video provided by the Mobile Airport Authority shows the construction as of late August. The footage shows a roundabout in progress, work that began in June to support the

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile police arrested Darnell Craig in connection with a theft at a business on Girby Road, officials said. The Mobile Police Department said officers responded to the Putting Place on Girby Road just after 10 a.m. Friday for a theft in progress. Investigators said they discovered...