Taking over policing in Prichard won’t be cheap – but no one can predict...
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - A Mobile County sheriff’s deputy pulled over a car here Monday afternoon, the latest sign that the department is in full control of policing in the city. Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood asked the Sheriff’s Office to take control last week, after the FBI...
Wilmer man arrested after allegedly being found with stolen vehicle
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 22, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers arrested a Wilmer man after they said they found him with a vehicle that had previously been reported stolen. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the 5900 block of Bavarian Drive […]
Man beaten and robbed in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A man was beaten and robbed Friday afternoon in Mobile, according to the Mobile Police Department. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the area of Congress Street and Cuba Street around 3:45 p.m. on June 19 in reference to a robbery.
Swift Transportation expands CDL school network to Alabama
Swift Transportation has partnered with CDL educator FleetForce Truck Driver Training at the carrier’s Mobile, Alabama, terminal, expanding the carrier’s network of schools, according to a June 16 news release. The partnership seeks to meet growing demand for truck drivers in the Southeast and help Swift grow its...
Attorney Ben Crump announces independent autopsy, demands transparency in death of Kohen Wiley
Ben Crump is demanding transparency from authorities and has announced an independent autopsy in the death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. (Source: WMC)
Mobile police identify homicide victim
Video above: Mobile police report 32 homicides in 2025, decrease in violent crimes overall MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A woman killed Wednesday at an apartment in Mobile has been identified, according to the Mobile Police Department. According to an MPD news release, 21-year-old Saimara Washington was shot and killed inside
Multiple sewer overflows reported in Mobile, AL after heavy rain
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 22, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Area Water and Sewer System reported multiple wastewater overflows after heavy rain from remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur. According to a MAWSS news release, 16 overflows were reported between June 18 and 19. The release said s
Former office manager in Baldwin County admits stealing more than $895K from employer, Social...
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - A former office manager in Baldwin County has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing more than $895,000 from the Social Security Administration and a Baldwin County soil‑testing business where he worked. Court records show Gregory Anderson, also known as Gregory Leffler, pleaded guilt
Former funeral home director faces fraud charges in Baldwin County
FOLEY, Ala. (WALA) - A former funeral director in Baldwin County is facing criminal charges after investigators say he took money from grieving families for headstones and markers that were never delivered. Tim Street, who was serving as funeral director at Pine Rest Funeral Home in Foley, was charged with...
Two injured in shooting outside The Grounds following high school reunion
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Two people are recovering after a shooting outside The Grounds in Mobile early Sunday morning following a high school reunion. Mobile Police say officers responded to the fairgrounds on Cody Road and Zeigler Boulevard shortly after midnight and found two men suffering from gunshot wounds in the pa
