One shot and killed at food truck in Mobile
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala (WKRG) – Mobile Police are investigating after one person was shot and killed at a food truck. Police say someone tried to rob a food truck parked on St. Stephens Road just after 2 Sunday morning. The alleged robber was shot and killed. The incident happened at the Super Stop Convenience store […]
Baldwin County Schools Ranked Among Top 25 in Alabama
Baldwin County climbs state rankings with strong performance indicators. Robertsdale, Ala. — (OBA) — Baldwin County Public Schools has earned a spot among the Top 25 school districts in Alabama, according to Niche, a website that ranks schools based on academics, teachers, and student outcomes. The recognition...
FHP: Two dead in accident involving sports bike in Fort Walton Beach
The music continues Sunday, July 27, at the Temple Downtown in Mobile. Festival helps teach about history, culture of Africatown. The event was held in conjunction with the History Museum of Mobile and honored Mobile's unique Black culture. Pickleball tournament held to benefit Eastern Shore Art Center. Updated: 3...
WKRG and Make A Wish Alabama to air ‘Wishes Can’t Wait’ telethon
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — It’s time to pull out your pocketbooks – for a good cause! WKRG News 5 will be hosting a telethon with Make-A-Wish Alabama on Wednesday, July 30, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Viewers can text WKRG to 44834 to donate from now until the end of the telethon or call […]
Celebrate National Chicken Finger Day with Raising Cane’s
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - We were joined by Josh Dearmin and Amber Herring from Raising Cane’s to have a taste of their chicken fingers ahead of National Chicken Finger Day (Sunday, July 27th). For more information about Raising Cane’s and their Free Chicken Finger deal, you can go to...
Some Baldwin County boaters celebrating after boat ramp reopened
UPDATE (4:30 p.m.): Some boaters in Baldwin County are celebrating after a popular boat ramp that was closed for repairs earlier this summer is open again and ahead of schedule. Just over two months after it closed for a major facelift, the Bay Watch Boat Ramp off Highway 98 in Magnolia Springs is open again. […]
Mobile County first responders return from Texas floods
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG)—First responders are back home in Mobile County after being deployed in Texas for more than two weeks. They helped those impacted by the July 4 flooding that claimed the lives of more than 130 people. First responders rolled back into the area after a 15-day rescue mission to help victims...
Tokens fly and tempers flare at Chuck-E-Cheese in Mobile, officers respond
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A birthday party goes wild as an altercation breaks out in Chuck-E-Cheese Saturday afternoon. Mobile Police responded to the location on Downtowner Loop West for a “multiple assaulted” call around 2 p.m. “Literally a man hit a women and kids,” one witness alleged. “There’s a little girl in there...
Hold A Real Baby Alligator at Alligator Alley in Summerdale, Alabama
Inside: Local mom visits Alligator Alley in Gulf Shores, Alabama (Summerdale, Alabama), where you can hold a baby alligator, pet snakes, and feed over 700 alligators. Alligator Alley was unlike any animal encounter I have ever experienced. This alligator farm was wildly educational, unique, and a must-see on your...
Update: Weather alert for strong thunderstorms in Southwest Alabama Saturday afternoon
An updated report was issued from the National Weather Service on Saturday at 1:53 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 2:45 p.m. for Monroe, Escambia and Baldwin counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 30 mph. "At 1:52 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northwest of...
