Ex-Harvard morgue manager sentenced for selling body parts
Authorities say he was at the center of a scheme in which he shipped brains, skin, hands and faces to buyers. (WCVB)
Five Below to open new location in Southern Alabama
Five Below, a specialty discount gift shop with more than 1,900 locations across the U.S., is expanding its Alabama footprint to Spanish Fort. SRS Real Estate Partners announced the new location would move in to the space formerly occupied by Party City before the retailer closed most of its locations due to...
Irvington man killed in Mobile County crash
Video above: Is driving safer than other modes of transportation? MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — An Irvington man was killed in a crash on Tuesday evening. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, 31-year-old Peter San died after the vehicle he was driving left the road and hit an embankment. Officials said San...
Domestic violence experts urge caution after Lyft driver pistol-whipped trying to help
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Lyft driver says she was pistol-whipped twice after trying to intervene in what she said was a domestic violence attack involving her passenger. The woman, who asked not to be identified, was picking up a female rider from apartments on South University Boulevard around 3 a.m. earlier this...
Mobile’s River Shack restaurant shut down after eviction
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A popular waterfront restaurant on Dog River in Mobile is closed after an eviction, according to court records. The owners of the Marina Drive property off Dog River Bridge filed for eviction last month, saying the River Shack had defaulted. In the filing, the property owners say the...
Mobile mayor says opening waterfront is ‘not a maybe; it’s a must do’
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis is eyeing a significant reconfiguration of Water Street, which he said cuts off the rest of downtown from one of the city’s most important assets – its waterfront. Millions of dollars in development are transforming that waterfront, from a pedestrian plaza...
HoneyKomb Brazy Grandparents’ Deaths Sparked Costly Cleanup For Property Owner
HoneyKomb Brazy’s grandparents’ murder led to a $2,200 demolition bill after Mobile officials cleared the remains of the fire-damaged home. HoneyKomb Brazy became the center of a civic dispute and a criminal tragedy on Tuesday after the Mobile City Council voted to charge a property owner $2,200 for demolishing the...
Prichard woman accused of stealing 100+ bottles of wine across Mobile and Baldwin Counties
Daphne wine heist ends with high-speed police chase and crash on Cochrane-Africatown Bridge in Mobile.
MCSO: 14-year-old threatened to shoot up school
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - A 14-year-old was taken into custody after authorities say he threatened to shoot up Grand Bay Middle School. According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, the boy stated in a group chat he was going to bring a gun and shoot up the school. Authorities say that he also posted a picture...
Leader of Coast human trafficking ring sentenced to 50 years in prison
The leader of a human trafficking ring that operated out of at least two Coast cities has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, court officials announced on Tuesday.
