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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A tax preparer from Eight Mile will go to prison for a year and must pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent refunds that she admitted filing. A federal judge imposed the sentence Monday. Aylesha Maria Allen, 42, pleaded guilty in October to aiding...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Gulf Coast Challenge is returning to Mobile for its ninth year, bringing Alabama A&M and Jackson State back to Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Danny Corte with the Mobile Sports Authority said the event has been one of the city’s biggest revenue generators. “The past eight Gulf...

DAPHNE, Ala. (WALA) - The city of Daphne is holding a celebration Friday to mark America’s 250th birthday. The community event will be at the Daphne Civic Center from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., honoring 250 years of American history, freedom and patriotism. The event will feature food vendors,...

SUMMERDALE, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Department of Corrections said they are looking for an inmate who escaped his assigned job in Summerdale. Officials said Jackie Littrell, 62, left his assigned job at approximately 2:30 pm on Monday, June 22. Law enforcement said Littrell was incarcerated for first-degree robbery o

MOBILE, Ala. – The Mobile Chamber has announced new hires, staff promotions and internal team updates as the organization continues strengthening its work in economic development, member service, communications and advocacy. NEW HIRES. has joined the Chamber as the economic development coordinator. In her role, Miranda

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A 17-year-old contracted vibrio after a trip to Lions Park in Niceville, Florida, his mother said. Joziah Thompson’s symptoms appeared quickly after exposure to the water. “Two days later and his entire leg was red, he was moaning and hot to the touch and in...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 22, 2026 GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — A Baldwin County couple can weather the hot summer months without a worry due to a local company’s kindness. Roberts Cooling, Heating, Plumbing & Electrical sent a technician to the Gulf Shores home of Vietnam War veteran Eddy […]

SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WKRG) – Weather alerts on our phones or weather radios have replaced some older warning methods, including some outdoor tornado sirens, but after our latest round of severe weather, some Spanish Fort residents are asking why those sirens aren’t used.  The Spanish Fort Kids’ Park is home to one of th

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A family is still processing and grieving the loss of their loved one. News 5 is now hearing from the family of a young woman lost to gun violence. Mobile Police identified the woman shot and killed at the Hillcrest Estates apartments last week as 21-year-old Saimara Washington.

Three tornadoes hit South Alabama on June 18, according to the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. Storm surveys conducted by the National Weather Service office in Mobile confirmed two tornadoes in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Radar data also identified a third touchdown in Baldwin County. No inj