Spanish Fort mayor denies knowledge of firefighters sleeping on firehouse floor
SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WALA) - Questions have been raised recently about sleeping conditions at one Spanish Fort fire station. The topic came up at a mayoral and city council candidate forum at which time Spanish Fort mayor, Mike McMillan denied any knowledge of the issue. The allegations claim firefighters are being...
BCPSS superintendent speaks on Loxley Elementary illegal immigration raid
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The superintendent of the Baldwin County Public School System spoke to FOX10 News about the illegal immigration raid at the Loxley Elementary School construction site. According to Homeland Security Investigations, 11 illegal immigrants were arrested at this project on July 23, making it the...
Teenager shot in Mobile — new details
UPDATE (4 p.m.): News 5 has learned more about a Monday afternoon shooting. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a juvenile, a 14-year-old boy, was shot in the chest. The incident happened on Shaw Street. News 5 has a crew at the scene to learn more. PREVIOUS REPORTING MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile […]
Foley Police: Woman arrested after dead man discovered in apartment
FOLEY, Ala. (SBG) — The Foley Police Department has arrested a woman in connection with the discovery of a deceased man inside her apartment. Investigators are working to determine the man's identity. Foley Police report that on July 28th, at approximately 10:50 a.m., police responded to a welfare check...
Mobile woman confesses to murder in outburst caught on neighbor’s doorbell camera
MOBILE, Ala. — A Mobile County woman has been charged with murder after allegedly beating her 70-year-old grandmother to death with a mallet, with her chilling confession captured on a neighbor's doorbell camera. Jailen Mia Lupton was arrested after Diane Morrow Trest was found dead in the front yard...
Questions surround death investigation at Port of Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Port Authority said it was involved in recovering a body from the Port of Mobile property on Tuesday, July 29 around 1 pm. Along with the Port Authority Police, the Mobile Police Department and the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department also responded. MPD said the call...
Center Point principal placed on leave following arrest
The following story was written by Terry Schrimscher of the Trussville Tribune. CENTER POINT, Ala. (TRIBUNE) — Center Point High School Principal Terrell Brown has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested on misdemeanor charges in Mobile in June. Media reports indicate Brown was arrested for domestic...
WWII era hangar at Mobile Regional Airport could get $2.5 million renovation
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It’s easy to miss, but tucked to the right of the Mobile Regional Airport tarmac, is a dilapidated hangar with deep roots. “There’s a tenant in there who’s leaving. They’ve been in for the better part of 10 to 12 years,” said.
2 women shot Tuesday morning in Mobile
UPDATE (10 a.m.): Mobile Police Department officials have provided more information on a shooting Tuesday morning. According to MPD, two females were shot and transported to local hospitals. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers have responded to the scene of a shooting on Rapier Avenue. Officials...
Mobile fire station to close again for repair work
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — On the same day the Mobile City Council will consider awarding a contract for the first new fire station in 4 years, they will consider nearly $200,000 in repairs to a 56-year-old station. On the agenda is a $4.5 million contract to replace Fire Station...