“2nd Chances” event helps people with felony convictions find work
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Federal and Alabama state officials are holding a special job fair this week to help people impacted by the justice system find work. The event is meant to break down barriers and keep people out of prison. Whether you use the term ex-con, former felon or even “justice-impacted person,” anyone...
Cooper Riverside Park renovation underway in downtown Mobile
Plans call for expanding and reconfiguring the Great Lawn with more green space and new walking paths.
Mobile arena development continues with Zamboni purchase, parking contract
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile City Council approved two contracts Tuesday tied to Mobile’s ongoing arena development, as Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis said a “topping out” ceremony is planned for early next month. The topping out ceremony will mark the building reaching its full height. The council...
Credibility of key state witness at issue in Mobile murder trial
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The trial of three men charged with murder in what prosecutors call a revenge killing got underway Tuesday. The shooting in September 2020 resulted in the death of Martha McGinsey at her home on Roderick Road in the Overlook community in west Mobile. Mobile County Assistant District Attorney...
‘It’s Dad,’ Mobile murder defendant texted mother moments after stabbing, detective says
Samuel Lee Prince texted his mother a simple message on the afternoon of Jan. 21, according to testimony Wednesday: “Come home. It’s Dad.”
MPD increasing patrols after recent pedestrian deaths
Two pedestrian deaths in less than a week are raising serious concerns about safety on roads in Mobile.
Mobile mayor outlines new transit plan: ‘I’m obsessed with trolleys’
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile’s mayor says big changes are coming to the city’s public transit system as easy improvements under the city’s new partnership with VIA are already showing results. In just 90 days, Mobile’s bus system has gone from canceling roughly 20% of scheduled routes to nearly zero missed runs all...
Baldwin County Laser Light Show
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Get ready, Gulf Coast! A high-energy Drive-In Laser Light Show is coming to Robertsdale for two nights only — February 27th & 28th, 2026. This larger-than-life experience combines massive laser displays, giant-screen visuals, and music synced across the decades for an unforgettable night of...
Man convicted of 2022 Chickasaw park shooting sentenced to 2 life terms
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A man convicted in a 2022 robbery and shooting death at a Chickasaw park has been sentenced to two life terms. In January, a jury convicted Tre’vion Collins-Smiley of murder and first-degree robbery in connection with the Oct. 21, 2022, shooting death of Triston Bohannon during a robbery.
Multiple agencies issue update on missing Mobile family
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — More than three weeks after a mother and her two children disappeared from their Mobile County home, investigators say the family still has not been found, even as a suspect sits in jail facing kidnapping charges. Hector Gamaliel Argueta Guerra is accused of taking...
