Judge weighs pre-trial immunity for man accused of killing friend
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A judge is deciding whether Michael Norton will stand trial on charges that he killed David Adams, his longtime friend, following a fight outside Norton’s home. Norton’s attorney asked the judge to dismiss the case before trial. The judge did not rule on Norton’s request...
Voucher dispute erupts for Mobile housing project amid request for nearly $2 million in...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A dispute has broken out between the city of Mobile and the Mobile Housing Authority over an affordable housing project planned near the Oaklawn public housing complex. The Mobile City Council on Tuesday considered a resolution to move $1.95 million in taxpayer funds to a project...
Four men arrested for drug possession after vehicle on wrong side of road
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 8, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – A car driving on the wrong way on a one-way street leads to the arrest of four men for drug possession on Labor Day. According to a Mobile Police Department news release, officers discovered the vehicle on Jackson Street […]
Mobile police investigate serious assault involving multiple subjects
Video above: Mobile police report 32 homicides in 2025, decrease in violent crimes overall MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A male subject was seriously injured after he was assaulted by several people Monday afternoon, according to the Mobile Police Department. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the 1700 b
Mobile Fire-Rescue and police respond to a late-night fire at vacant home
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 8, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Fire Rescue Department and Mobile Police respond to a late-night fire at a vacant. According to an MPD and MFRD spokesperson, the fire occurred around 10 p.m. at the 3300 block of Club House Road just west […]
Mobile Baykeeper Relaunches Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Program as SWIM Returns
Gulf Shores, Ala. — (GSN) — Following a five-month pause due to a funding shortfall, Mobile Baykeeper announced that its Swim Where It’s Monitored (SWIM) water quality monitoring program is officially relaunching as the CrowderGulf SWIM program. Beginning September 11, 2026, trained community volunteers will resume col
The Business of Building a Medical Practice
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - We don’t always think about doctors as entrepreneurs, but running a private practice means running a business. This week on Entrepreneurial Shades of Gray, Dr. William Boyd shares what he’s learned through more than 30 years of owning medical practices... and how that journey eventually led him to
Keeping the Bridge on the Agenda: The Civic Effort That Kept Mobile’s Bridge Vision...
In the last several months, Mobile area residents and visitors alike could see physical work beginning on the landmark Mobile River Bridge, entering the construction phase of a project that has started and stopped several times over nearly 30 years. In early August the anticipated approval was announced for a federal l
Greene & Phillips: Motorcycle Accidents
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - After an accident involving a motorcycle, there’s one explanation heard pretty often from drivers: “I just never saw them.” But does not seeing a motorcycle mean the driver isn’t responsible for the accident? David Greene from Greene & Phillips Injury Lawyers joined us to talk about motorcycle acc
Court documents shed new light on case against Mobile attorney
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Court documents are shedding new light on a theft charge filed against Mobile attorney Willie Huntley. Huntley turned himself in over the weekend. He was released on a $7,500 bond after being charged with first-degree theft of property. A criminal complaint alleges Huntley received $118,000 from..
