FBI Mobile operation leads to 18 arrests, recovered child
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The FBI’s Mobile Division made multiple arrests and recovered a child during a recent operation, News 5 has learned. Officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation said that since Aug. 18, they have arrested 18 people in the country who were here illegally and recovered one “unaccompanied...
SBC Megachurch—Once Largest in Alabama—Lists Its Property for Sale
An Alabama church that once was among the largest in the Southern Baptist Convention is selling its 19-acre property and downsizing. The property of Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile is now listed for sale for $28.5 million. Current pastor Lee Merck confirmed to numerous media outlets the sale is...
Downtown Mobile shooting update: Second arrest made
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile police say a second man has been arrested in connection with an Aug. 10 shooting in Downtown Mobile that injured two people. According to an MPD news release, on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at about 10:46 p.m., 23-year-old Robert Kyles of Irvington turned himself in to Metro Jail. He was charged […]
Mobile Housing Authority chairman denies former director’s claims
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The former Director of the Mobile Housing Authority spoke publicly for the first time since being fired. Michael Pierce was let go in early July after complaints were filed about housing conditions, as the Housing Authority closed a number of housing projects over the last five years Pierce now...
Creola police responds to vehicle in water
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — First responders in Creola came upon a strange sight: a car submerged in the water! According to a Facebook post from the Creola Fire Department, the team assisted the Creola Police Department in responding to a vehicle in a body of water on the side of Highway 43. INCIDENT LOCATION: […]
Street in Mobile renamed after Representative James E. Buskey
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - An honorary street renaming took place in Mobile today, in honor of a public figure who served the community for several decades. At the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Cuba Street, Councilman William Carroll and Franklin Primary Health Center invited the public to come out and honor the...
One year later: The latest on Mobile’s arena
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — This week marks one year since the “funeral” for the Mobile Civic Center, where Mayor Stimpson knocked over the Civic Center sign to signify the beginning of demolition. According to an update from the city, construction on the new arena continues to move...
Unlawful immigrant from Honduras pleads guilty to assaulting deputy marshal in Foley
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Honduran man Thursday pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal law enforcement officer. The incident occurred on June 16 in Foley during an immigration raid. Federal agents were attempting to apprehend a group of men, including Jose Romero-Pineda. His written plea agreement indicates that he ran...
Premier Medical Welcomes Three Additional Physicians
Mobile, Ala. – Premier Medical Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat group had added three additional physicians to provide care in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. They are: ophthalmologist John H. Friend, IV, MD; ear, nose and throat specialists Kacie R. Oglesby, MD and Christopher G. Weeks, MD. John H. Friend,...
Oregon man convicted of threatening Mobile pastor won’t go to prison, judge rules
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - An Oregon man convicted of threatening a church pastor will serve a year of home confinement but avoid prison, a federal judge ruled Thursday. A jury in May found Richard David Colvin, 61, guilty of transmission of an interstate threat. It was Colvin’s second trial, after a jury had found him...
