Mobile AL

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Chessie Wood, the mother of missing teen Brittney Wood, has died. According to a Facebook post by the Justice for Brittney Wood page, Chessie passed away peacefully on Oct. 7. Chessie had been searching for Brittney for over 13 years when she died on Tuesday. Brittney went missing on May...

UPDATE (10:00 p.m.): News 5 spoke with a local Hispanic advocate who says the Halloween display outside Sheriff Paul Burch’s home goes too far. Grace Resendez McCaffery, owner of Latino Media Gulf Coast in Pensacola, drove to Mobile to see the decorations herself. “It’s extremely disappointing and sad,” McCaffery...

Fairhope’s historic circular hut located in “Tolstoy Park” is on its way down the road to the Flying Creek Nature Preserve. The small house, sometimes referred to as the “Hermit Hut,” was built in 1926 by Henry Stuart, an Idaho man who relocated to Fairhope after receiving a diagnosis for tuberculosis — then known as...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A second suspect in a shooting that injured two men and damaged four vehicles, including a police vehicle, has surrendered, according to the Mobile Police Department. Derrick Williams-McGlasker, 22, of Mobile, turned himself in at the Mobile County Metro Jail Monday afternoon, police said....

Drury Hotels has begun construction on a new property in Mobile, Ala., on the site of a former Drury Inn & Suites that operated for nearly four decades. The Drury Hotel Plaza Mobile will be the company’s fifth hotel in Alabama and is scheduled to open in October 2026. The 186-room hotel will include more than...

California man who laundered Mobile drug funds had improper contact with co-defendant, judge rules. A California man awaiting sentencing in a drug and money laundering case in Alabama will have to remain behind bars until that sentencing date.

GULF SHORES, Ala. -- A 16-year-old was arrested in connection to a stolen truck and multiple vehicle break-ins in Gulf Shores on Monday morning. The Robertsdale teen now faces multiple felony charges, including Possession of Stolen Property and Unlawful Breaking and Entering of a Motor Vehicle. Police say they...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Excelsior Band Preservation is set to hold a fundraiser for the iconic Excelsior Band. The fundraiser, “Keep the Music Playing,” will benefit the organization’s mission in preserving the history and protecting the future of The Excelsior Band, which celebrates its 142nd anniversary this...

ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Attalla Police Department has arrested a Foley man in connection with a deadly shooting. According to APD officials, 64-year-old Arthur Reynolds of Foley was arrested after a shooting was reported at the intersection of Burke Avenue and Osborne Street around 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 7....

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A 65-year-old Mobile woman is facing an assault charge after allegedly hitting a man in the head with a wooden cane. Tammy Tuggle is charged with second-degree domestic violence assault. The incident happened around 11:45 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Barlow Road during an...