Weekend Warm-Up: Jubilee
A documentary short set in Daphne, Alabama, Jubilee describes a rare natural event that only occurs on Alabama’s Mobile Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. We’re introduced to some of the people who live along the bay. For them, a Jubilee is part of their vanishing culture. Watching...
Saint Mary’s and South Alabama headline a light Sunday of College hoops
After an absolutely epic Saturday of games that saw a ton of ranked teams in action, the Sunday slate features no ranked teams.
Ragin’ Cajuns, Blue Hens set to clash in ’68 Ventures Bowl
Welcome to Mobile, Alabama, just outside Hancock Whitney Stadium, home of the South Alabama Jaguars and the site of Wednesday night’s ’68 Ventures Bowl.
Grand Bay Drug Trafficking Case Ends in Lengthy Federal Sentences for Armed Defendants
Mobile, Alabama – Two men from Grand Bay have been sentenced to decades in federal prison after investigators uncovered a large-scale drug trafficking operation involving high-purity methamphetamine and loaded firearms, according to federal court records. Federal authorities said Demetrius Dwayne Powell, 33, received...
Rising Tides: If you want to bring back BayFest, now is the time
Rising Tides is an opinion column exploring all things Mobile. Pssst. Hey, Mobile: Now’s your chance to bring back BayFest. The Hangout Fest is on ice for 2026. Hopefully it or its country cousin, Sand in My Boots, will return to Gulf Shores in May 2027. But right now the field is open – there’s less competition for...
Closing early for freeze: Cedar Point Pier
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) -The Cedar Point Pier Facebook page says the pier will close early Sunday because of expected freezing conditions. Due to expected freezing conditions overnight Sunday, Dec. 14, Cedar Point Pier, will close at 4 p.m. The pier should reopen once temperatures rise during daylight hours.
Money awarded to Mobile area agencies to help low income residents with energy bills
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) has announced money to Mobile area agencies to help low income residents reduce their home energy bills. The two agencies serving the Mobile area are:. $349,249 to Mobile Community Action Inc. (Choctaw, Mobile and Washington...
Temptations member Melvin Franklin to receive memorial mural in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - One of the original members of Grammy Award-winning group “The Temptations” is set to receive a memorial in Mobile. The mural is to be displayed in the city’s Civil Rights & Cultural Heritage District. The Temptations are best known for being one of...
Cold weather shelters open in Mobile County at 4 p.m. Sunday
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County Emergency Management Agency posts on its Facebook page notices about cold weather shelters opening Sunday. Due to the incoming cold weather, these shelters will open their doors to those in need of shelter anywhere in Mobile County. The WAVE Transit will waive...
Weather changes, cancelations
UNDATED: (WALA) - Fox Ten News is compiling list of event changes because of cold weather:. PRICHARD---The City of Prichard posts on its Facebook page that the Sunday Christmas Extravaganza Entertainment and Movie Night at the Old Historic Whistler Bike Trail have been canceled. It also says the Whistler Wonderland...
