Former McDuffie Coal Terminal employee faces 18 charges in Port Authority investigation
A former McDuffie Coal Terminal employee faces 18 criminal charges, including computer tampering and theft of trade secrets, after a months-long investigation launched by the Alabama State Port Authority after alleged misconduct was discovered earlier this year. The probe began in January. In February, the Port Authori
Officials sound warning about dangerous social media trend
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - IN-DEPTH WITH SARAH WALL: Here’s a warning about a dangerous social media trend making its way to the Gulf Coast. Officials say it involves threats to schools. We’re taking a look at this trend and some others, we have updates on some recent alleged school threats, a new law in place that stiffens
Mobile window company under criminal investigation now bankrupt, owes $1.3M+
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - FOX10 Investigates has learned Window Depot of the Gulf Coast, LLC has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The company is one of two at the center of a growing criminal investigation FOX10 Investigates has been following, along with All Weather Roofing and Construction. Mobile police are investigating
MCSO: 22-year-old found shot to death between graves at Prichard cemetery
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 22-year-old man was found shot dead at a Prichard cemetery on Thursday. According to investigators, deputies responded to Gethsemane Cemetery at 2850 S. Shelton Beach Road after receiving reports of a man found dead. Deputies found...
Mobile School District speaks out after students get sick at B.C. Rain High School
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County Public School System is speaking out two days after several students became sick at B.C. Rain High School. The district says five of 25 students became ill on Monday after a class celebration. One parent, Brandy Watkins, says her son was among the students who became sick. She
“I just heard a bunch of gunshot:” 2 homes shot at on Mobile neighborhood
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG)— Mobile Police are investigating after gunfire hits two homes. Police say two homes on Zeigler Boulevard were shot up Tuesday night. Several Bullet holes can be seen in a glass window of one of the homes. Mindi Smith lives around the corner. Smith said she heard around 10 gunshots when it happened.
Mobile Police say missing 11-year-old boy has been found safe
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 2, 2026 UPDATE (7:49 p.m.): Officers said the missing boy has been found and safe. PREVIOUS REPORTING: MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – The Mobile Police Department said it needs help finding a missing boy. According to a news release, police are searching for missing 11-year-old
‘Something you don’t ever want to see:’ Witness recalls deadly crash involving cement truck
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - A witness describes the scene on Kushla McLeod Road after investigators say a cement truck and another vehicle were involved in a deadly crash. Mobile County EMS confirmed one person died. This was the scene Wednesday afternoon. Smoke could be seen coming from a crushed...
Country duo Muscadine Bloodline announces song about Wilmer campground
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 2, 2026 WILMER, Ala. (WKRG) — Popular Mobile Country music duo Muscadine Bloodline is releasing a new song about a popular Wilmer campground. According to the group’s Facebook page, their new single “Escatawpa Hollow” will be released on Sept. 18. Escatawpa Hollow Park
Prichard to break ground on new Veterans Memorial Park
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 2, 2026 PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — Officials will break ground on a new Veterans Memorial Park, planned for Prichard to celebrate all U.S. Armed Forces members from the area who served, according to Legacy 166 and the 92nd Infantry Buffalo Soldiers World War II-Alabama Ch
