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PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis and members of the Prichard City Council will hold a press conference at noon Tuesday at Prichard City Hall to provide an update on the city’s ongoing effort to rebuild the Prichard Police Department, it was announced. During the press conference,...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Westbound traffic slowed to a crawl across the Bayway most of the day Monday. Even the Causeway was backed up. The Labor Day traffic jam fit a familiar summer holiday pattern, where travelers hit a bottleneck at the Wallace Tunnel. Alabama officials, though, are planning to take a giant step next

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 7, 2026 ROBERTSDALE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Robertsdale Police Department is investigating a crash that left two people dead on the Baldwin Beach Express. According to RPD, the crash happened around 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, on the Baldwin Beach Express between East Silverhil

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A woman indicted for a fatal wreck was worked was the caregiver of all three men who were riding in her car, according to family members of one of the victims. It happened on Feb. 8 – Super Bowl Sunday – near the intersection of Martin...

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) —  Progress is being made on renovations at a popular park in Mobile, but there’s still some work to be done. An ongoing project to upgrade Mobile’s Langan Park is more than halfway complete. “We’ve been making really great progress on Langan Lake,” City of Mobile Director of Programs and Pro

A driver crashed into a utility pole and a fence in Gresham on Saturday, according to police.

A local investor paid $2.4 million for the 3,000-square-foot Sherwin Williams paint store building at 22191 Bushel Drive in Fairhope, according to Herrington Realty, which handled the transaction. The sale was one of several real estate deals making news across Mobile and Baldwin counties in recent days. Others include

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County Health Department posted on its Facebook page another sentinel chicken has tested positive for West Nile virus in Mobile County. MOBILE, Ala. – Sentinel chickens monitored by the Mobile County Health Department’s Vector Services program have tested positive for West Nile virus (W

“What are we doing after the bookstore?” That question becomes a little difficult here because the answer is apparently “the bookstore.” And coffee. And drinks. And an author reading. And probably another look at the shelves before leaving. This Alabama favorite has been mixing all those things...

Alabama to Texas by train is a more interesting proposition than older rail maps might suggest. Mobile has passenger service again, and the Gulf Coast journey to New Orleans creates a way to connect with trains farther west. For someone who enjoys rail travel, that is a useful addition to the choices available.