Mobile felon sentenced on gun charge
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man previously convicted of a felony has been sentenced on a gun charge, according to the Department of Justice. According to a DOJ news release, 42-year-old Jamar Lee Webb was sentenced to 137 months in prison on a charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon....
Loxley PD trying to ID pedestrian hit, killed by box truck
LOXLEY, Ala. (WALA) - Loxley police are working to identify a pedestrian killed when he was hit by a truck. The accident happened around 8:30 p.m. Monday in the southbound lanes of Alabama 59/U.S. 31 near the Baldwin County Preparatory Academy, authorities said. According to the Loxley Police Department, the...
Mobile Family Dollar robbery under investigation
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile police are investigating a Monday afternoon robbery at a Family Dollar store, News 5 has learned. A male and female allegedly entered the store at 415 Azalea Road and tried to exit with items they didn’t buy, according to a Mobile Police Department news release. INCIDENT LOCATION: A store...
Man arrested for allegedly taking photos underneath women’s skirts at Walmart
SEMMES, Ala. (WALA) - A Mississippi man was arrested in Semmes for allegedly taking photos underneath women’s skirts at Walmart, according to Semmes police. Jail records show Corbin Trest, 20, is charged with first-degree voyeurism. Trest was released on a $1,000, according to jail records.
Drummond, Cheriogotis to face each other in a runoff for Mobile mayor
State Rep. Barbara Drummond and former Mobile County District Judge Spiro Cheriogotis will face each other in a Sept. 23 runoff to become Mobile’s next mayor. According to the unofficial results Tuesday, Drummond appears to be the top vote getter by more than 1,600 votes, with Cheriogotis finishing in second. The two...
DOT threatens to cut funding for states over English trucker rules
Mobile police officer removed jacket after son’s wreck, lied about it, investigator testifies. Results point to a runoff between Drummond and Cheriogotis in Mobile mayor's race. Jay Cutler appears in Tennessee courtroom to take plea deal in DUI case. Jay Cutler was in a Tennessee courtroom on Tuesday to...
All bets appear to be off on who will be Mobile’s next Mayor
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson set today into motion in September of last year. That’s when he announced he would retire after three terms in charge of government in Alabama’s “Port City.” That was the opening shot in what’s being called the most unpredictable Mayoral race in twenty years in the second largest city in...
Dad and Son from Alabama Charged with Stealing $774K From Elderly Woman
Nationwide — Father and son Charles and Dillon Cook, who are from Mobile, have been accused of stealing $774,000 from an elderly woman’s retirement account after gaining her trust through their lawn care business and a false financial arrangement. Charles Cook, 54, and his son Dillon, 30, ran...
Two killed in fiery head-on crash involving 15-year-old driver in Balwin County
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. -- A two-vehicle crash claimed the lives of two individuals after a head-on collision on Saturday afternoon in Baldwin County. Troopers say the incident occurred at approximately 1:15 p.m. near the 54-mile marker, about two miles south of Stockton in Baldwin County. The crash involved a 2013...
Semmes police seek man taking inappropriate photos
SEMMES, Ala. (WKRG) — The Semmes Police Department is seeking information on an individual seen taking inappropriate pictures. According to a Facebook post from the SPD, a man was seen taking “inappropriate pictures” of women at the Walmart in Semmes. The man was seen leaving Walmart in the car shown in the photo...