The Other L.A.: The Film Industry in Lower Alabama Part 2
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - If you’ve been to the movies lately you may have spotted some familiar sights. The Port City and parts of the Gulf Coast are featured in the newly released “The Life of Chuck” now playing in theaters. The film is the latest in a growing list of productions choosing Lower Alabama as their...
Mobile eyes fewer traffic lights, more two-way streets downtown
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Driving around downtown could soon be a much different experience. The Mobile City Council next week is scheduled to vote on a pair of contracts to convert some one-way streets into two-way roads and to replace some traffic lights with stop signs. Nearly two dozen lights, including flashing...
Marble-sized hail foreseen with thunderstorms to hit Mobile County Friday – gusts may reach...
A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Friday at 3:39 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4:30 p.m. for Mobile County. Look for marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 3:39 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Grand Bay, moving...
Austal Launches Its First Steel Ship
Austal USA of Mobile successfully launched its first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), on June 14. Named after a Native American Korean War veteran who, as an activist, fought for justice and environmental preservation in the Northwest, the Billy Frank Jr. is a U.S. Navy Towing, Salvage and...
Local nonprofit locked out of social media accounts worries about its future
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — A newly established local nonprofit with a mission to rescue birds says its social media accounts have been hacked. The founders say they’re locked out, and they're worried all the resources they’ve poured into their sanctuary could be lost as a result. T.J. Palkovic and Jodi Steely...
Hammer attack in Mobile prompts arrest, police say
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A local woman was arrested after she attacked another woman with a hammer, according to the Mobile Police Department. An MPD news release said officers were called to the 400 block of Bay Shore Avenue on Thursday, June 19, around 9:30 a.m. for a report of a domestic incident. INCIDENT LOCATION:...
Boutique hotel planned on site of old Mobile armory
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A boutique hotel could soon be coming to the Villages of Springhill area of west Mobile. Philip Burton with the Burton Property Group has proposed to build a roughly 87-room hotel on the site of the old Hardeman National Guard Armory near municipal park, a proposal that is supported by the board...
Citronelle family loses home to fire
CITRONELLE, Ala. (WKRG) — A fire that started in a garage left a Citronelle family without a place to call home. The Knight family was asleep around 2:45 a.m. Friday when the fire erupted, quickly spreading from the garage into the attic, causing the roof to collapse. It wasn’t just the home that was destroyed; […]
Wilmer man accused of stealing truck, leading law enforcement on chase
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile County man accused of stealing a pickup truck and leading law enforcement on a chase is now behind bars, News 5 has learned. Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Semmes police officers arrested Timothy Taylor, 38, of Wilmer, after a vehicle pursuit that began in the...
Mobile police identify person killed in I-10 crash
Editor’s note: A previous version of this article included incorrect information about the victim. News 5 has corrected the information. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers have identified the person killed Wednesday in a crash on I-10 near Tillmans Corner. Officials said 33-year-old Taylor Goff...
