Man accused of robbing grocery store in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A man is accused of robbing a grocery store in Mobile. Mobile police say officers responded to the Piggly Wiggly store on St. Stephens Road on Aug. 3 around 7 p.m. A security officer was found injured. Police say the “officer was injured during a physical...
Prosecutors seek probation revocation for 1st woman in Mobile County to be charged with...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Prosecutors want to revoke the probation of the first woman in Mobile County to be charged with doxing. Catherine Rogers pleaded guilty in June to misdemeanor harassing communications charge as part of a deal in which the doxing charge was dropped. The judge sentenced her to...
Teen charged after dogs thrown from Dog River Bridge apparently granted youthful offender
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The case against 18-year-old Tavoris Gallery for his role in throwing two dogs from the Dog River Bridge is no longer available in the Alabama Online Court records system, AlaCourt. Typically, if charges are simply dropped, the case is still available for viewing but notes...
2 men accused of bilking elderly victim out of more than $700,000
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile police arrested two men suspected of exploiting an elderly person. Police said 54-year-old Charles Cook of Mobile and 30-year-old Dillon Cook of Moss Point, Miss., knew the victim. They convinced the victim to transfer more than $700,000, completely depleting the victim of cash reserves,...
USA Health to host free disability resource fair on Tuesday, Aug. 26
The USA Health Department of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and USARAN host these fairs regularly to educate families about resources available to support their needs. USA Health is offering education and support to families of children with special needs on Tuesday, Aug. 26, during a Disability Resource Fair...
Mobile to New Orleans: Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service Is Back
(KHLA - Lake Charles, Louisiana) - The eagerly anticipated Amtrak "Mardi Gras Service", a twice-daily passenger train that will run between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans with stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, is launching today. After being out of service since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the passenger rail...
Mobile County deputy chase leads to second civilian injured in less than a week
UPDATE (9:30 p.m.): News 5 has learned more information about the chase that ended in a crash on Dauphin Island Parkway. Officials say the chase reached speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. It is believed the suspect tossed a firearm out of the vehicle while crossing over the Dog River Bridge. The innocent […]
Collapse of massive tree leaves Mobile man in limbo, until…
"Last Wednesday I was in the living room when it happened," says Mobile homeowner DeNorris Lee. "It" was a massive old live oak tree, hundreds of years old and apparently concealing a very weak section where two trunks come together. And what happened was that the weak spot finally gave...
Officials report another case of flesh-eating bacteria on the Gulf Coast
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - IN-DEPTH WITH SARAH WALL: Officials have reported another case of flesh-eating bacteria here on the Gulf Coast. At least 10 people have died in the US this year from vibrio vulnificus. We are taking a look at the dangers this bacteria poses, where it’s been identified...
Mobile woman accused of burglary, pepper spraying man: Mobile PD
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers arrested a woman after she allegedly broke into a man’s apartment and pepper-sprayed him. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to South of Dauphin Apartments around 11:15 p.m. on Aug. 18 for a report of an “incident.” When officers arrived at...
