New Amtrak Mardi Gras Service Restores Rail Link Along the Gulf Coast
The Amtrak Mardi Gras Service is a new train route connecting New Orleans, Louisiana, with Mobile, Alabama. The route covers about 145 miles in under four hours. It passes through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, following the Gulf Coast.
Mobile murder case heads to grand jury
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 13, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A murder case is headed to a grand jury after the alleged suspect’s preliminary hearing was held. 30-year-old Jacob Cross previously pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the death of 57-year-old Sam Walker. Cross was captured on […]
Mobile Resident Sentenced to 4 Years for Illegal Gun Possession After Police Search
In October 2025, Lorenzo Robert Warren, 41, of Mobile, Alabama, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for illegal firearm possession as a convicted felon. Chief U.S. District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock issued the sentence in the Southern District of Alabama.
Two Arrested for Cyber and Terror Threats in St. John Parish, Including LaPlace Resident
This week, detectives from the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) arrested two individuals in separate cases involving cyber and financial crimes. In the first case, Korey Flood, 25, of Mobile, Alabama, was arrested on November 11, 2025. Flood is charged with 10 counts of false communication with...
Obamacare sticker shock: Premiums could more than double overnight
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Like many people who are self-employed, lawyer Jason Darley buys health insurance for his family from the health care marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act. And like tens of thousands of Gulf Coast families, he got a jolt of sticker shock as he saw the...
Theodore man arrested after Mobile police allegedly find him with a gun
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 14, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers arrested a man after a traffic stop allegedly led to them finding a gun, News 5 has learned. According to an MPD news release, officers were in the area of Cresthaven Road and Azalea Road […]
Grand Bay man killed in single-vehicle crash
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Grand Bay man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Friday, Nov 14 at 8:30 am, according to law enforcement. Authorities said Albert Hurd, 72, was pronounced deceased on the scene after his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. The crash occurred on...
Loxley man arrested on 14th DUI since 2006
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Daphne Police posted a recent arrest on social media that’s drawn hundreds of comments. Herman Lambeth Jr. was picked up for his 14th DUI since 2006. Records show Mobile County authorities had a warrant out for his arrest for violating his probation on another DUI charge.
2 wearing ankle monitors in separate roadway murder cases arrested in Eight Mile drug...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Two men wearing ankle monitors in separate roadway murder cases in Mobile last year were arrested this week as the result of a drug trafficking investigation, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said. The prior cases involved deadly shootings in 2024 on Interstate 65 and Cottage...
Mobile police investigating stabbing
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 13, 2025 UPDATE (9 p.m.): News 5 has learned more information about the stabbing that took place earlier in the evening. The incident occurred in the 6400 block of Airport Boulevard. During an argument, the female victim was stabbed by a “known male subject,” a […]
