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TUSCALOOSA, Ala (WIAT) – An Alabama state agency is providing financial assistance to complete the final step in connecting Mobile and Tuscaloosa with a four-lane highway. The Alabama Highway Authority issued $730 million in bonds to cover expansion costs on portions of Highway 69 in Hale County, according to the...

UPDATE (7 p.m.): A local school employee was fired, accused of mismanaging hundreds of thousands of dollars. The employee pleaded her case to the school board, but in the end, she walked out of that meeting without a job. Theodore High School bookkeeper Courtney Davis pleaded her case to the Mobile County School...

The proposed West Alabama Corridor is more than just a road; it’s about jobs and access in struggling communities. But not everyone is on board with the plan.

To support families as they consider their options, Newsweek partnered with respected global data research firm Statista to create its annual ranking of America’s Best Nursing Homes. Springhill Rehabilitation and Senior Residence has landed in the 12th spot for two consecutive years, AND is the only skilled nursing...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The ‘Easy to Be Ungreasy’ campaign has served the community for more than two decades, educating residents on proper fats, oils, and grease (FOG) disposal. In the Deep South, all things deep fried lead to a whole lot of grease. And then the big...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A new $78 million bridge over the Tensaw River remains on schedule to open in fall 2027, replacing the aging westbound span near Battleship Park. The current Tensaw River Bridge was built in the 1970s, and transportation standards have improved significantly since then, according to the Alabama...

(WALA) - Meteorologist Hannah Fink breaks down the warm stretch we’re enjoying heading into the weekend, but a dramatic change arrives to close it out. Another arctic cold front moves through Sunday night, dropping temperatures into the lower 20s in some spots. With extremely dry air and stronger winds behind the...

Video above: Violent crime statistics MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers are investigating a Thursday night shooting at a local gas station. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the Quick Stop, located on Florida Street, around 10:35 p.m. on Dec. 11 for a report of a...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 11, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Mobile. According to a statement from the Mobile Police Department, the male victim was hit near 7 North Broad Street, in between Dauphin Street and Old Shell Road. […]

WHAT? Mobile County’s final Operation Clean Sweep of 2025, scheduled for Dec. 6, has been postponed to Dec. 13. WHY? The change is because this week’s rainfall has made ground conditions at the collection site too muddy to accommodate vehicles. WHEN? NEW DATE: Saturday, Dec. 13, from 7:30...