Mobile man convicted of felony murder, assault in deadly shooting on Prairie Avenue
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A jury on Thursday convicted a man of felony murder and first-degree assault in a deadly shooting in 2024. It happened in April of that year in the 1600 block of Prairie Avenue. The jury determined that Grant Lavarus Myles, 25, of Mobile, was responsible for killing 26-year-old Jaylin Craig and...
Robbery victim in Joe Cain Day shooting had just left area of Mobile club...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Two armed men accosted a man on the night of Joe Cain Day, minutes after the man had left the area of an unrelated shooting, according to testimony Thursday. The shooting resulted in multiple injuries outside a nightclub on Dauphin Street just before 11 p.m. Mobile...
Escambia County woman helps return 3-year-old abuse victim’s remains to Honduras
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — One Escambia County woman is taking it upon herself to coordinate transporting the late three-year-old’s remains, abused to death by his uncle, for a proper burial with his mother in Honduras. Twenty-eight-year-old Samuel Maldonado Erazo faces a felony murder charge after Escambia...
Evansville mother to be sentenced in daughter’s diabetes death
Evansville mother to be sentenced in daughter’s diabetes death.
Whiteville police provide update on investigation into death of fitness studio owner
The Whiteville Police Department provided an update on the investigation into the death of 71-year-old Cynthia Hansen at a press conference Wednesday morning.
Baldwin County connector road planned: location, timeline and other details
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from March 18, 2026 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Baldwin County Commission and the City of Loxley are working together to build a new road that will connect U.S. 31 to Alabama 59, according to local officials. According to a Baldwin County news release, the $16.3 […]
Prichard business owners eligible for license fee forgiveness
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from March 18, 2026 PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — Local business owners in Prichard are being reminded of the Business License Amnesty Period. According to a news release, the period runs through March 30 and allows those who owe license fees to be forgiven. Those who can apply […]
Suspect in Valentine’s Day shooting to be extradited to Mobile from Texas
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from March 18, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A man from Prichard was picked up in Texas for a shooting that happened on Valentine’s Day in Mobile. Deandra Johnson, 24, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Dallas County, Texas, on Monday, March 16. Johnson was wanted in […]
Court records reveal horrifying details of murders of missing Alabama family
Recent court filings reveal more details in the tragic fate of a family of three that was murdered in south Alabama. Hector Argueta-Guerra has been charged with killing Aurelia Choc, 40, and her two children, Niurka Choc, 17, and Anthony Garcia, 2, following their disappearance on January 30. Officials found...
Prichard man waives preliminary hearing in Glock switch arrest
Law enforcement investigators say Thomas appeared in an Instagram video mocking a man who died the day before in what police call a failed robbery attempt in the parking lot across from the Saenger Theatre.
