Mobile AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Flames spread throughout two separate homes in Mobile, leaving two families with almost nothing. Firefighters were on the scene around 1 p.m. on Jan. 27 on Heather Court. A viewer sent in a photo of first responders beside the bright flames and black smoke. A few...

It has been 12 years since former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley stood in Baldwin County to open a 13.2-mile stretch of the Baldwin Beach Express, marking the last time the beach-bound corridor saw new construction. In the years since, progress on the expressway has been stalled by lengthy court battles...

In the city of Mobile, there are 17 different high schools, all of which field athletic teams. That means that in Mobile, there are 17 different school zones from which those high schools draw students and student-athletes. Each school’s athletes come from one of those 17 distinct zones, and it is against state rules...

A Southern Living writer has a lot to say on the topic of “My Favorite Restaurant in Alabama.”. A new story by Melinda Salchert lets readers know right up front that her pick is in a “charming coastal town,” which turns out to be Fairhope. The venue is The Hope Farm, which Salchert describes as “a farm-to-table...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - IN-DEPTH WITH SARAH WALL: A new report finds a new trend with shoppers as many are turning to secondhand stores to scoop up deals. We are taking a look at what’s causing shoppers to change routines, how that’s changing the dynamic in retail and how shopping secondhand can help our communities.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The city’s top animal control officer told council members Tuesday that he hopes to submit proposed changes to the animal control ordinance in the next few weeks. Robert Bryant, the animal services director, told the Mobile City Council’s Public Safety Committee that the city has...

MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Marchelle Pertilla and Eugene Medrano are accused of abandoning a special needs 14-year-old girl in deplorable, unsanitary conditions with seven dogs for nearly a year. The Mobile County Sheriff's Office says she survived on food delivery services and online grocery delivery orders her mom...

MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Nicholas Anderson, 45, is charged with theft by deception 1st. The Mobile County Sheriff's Office says a victim on Summerlyn Court in Mobile wrote three checks to Anderson totaling nearly $19,000 to do work on the house. Investigators say he did minimal work then disappeared and stopped taking...

Alabama’s state house of representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit dumping dredged sediment from the bottom of Mobile Bay in open water, a practice that has drawn criticism from south Alabama’s environmental activists and fishing industry. “We’re happy to see this bill get to the...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - Officers with the Bay Minette Police Department responded to an aircraft crash, and the two occupants of the aircraft were taken to a local hospital for treatment, the police department said at midday Tuesday. This was near the Bay Minette Municipal Airport. FOX10 News has...