Area planning commission set to hear update this week on Mobile Bridge
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Policy Board of the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Commission is scheduled to meet Wednesday, July 22, and the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project one of the items on the agenda. Project updates from the Alabama Department of Transportation, or ALDOT, are on the schedule,...
Court records: Man indicted on first-degree murder charge in May 13 deadly shooting
The shooting occurred outside a business on West Tharpe Street.
Community in Mobile County posts public notice on E-bikes, golf carts
SATSUMA, Ala. (WALA) - The Satsuma Police Department posted on its Facebook page this past week. PUBLIC NOTICE: Golf Carts, Off-Road Vehicles, and E-Bikes. Over the past several months, the Satsuma Police Department has been issuing warnings to juveniles and their parents/guardians regarding the operation of golf carts
ALEA: Mobile teen dead after marine incident near Point Clear
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) — A Mobile teen is dead after a single-vessel marine incident in Mobile Bay near Point Clear, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). ALEA Marine Patrol Troopers said the incident happened around 7:55 p.m. Saturday, July 18, involving a 22-foot 2007 Boston Whaler...
Propane explosion damages property in Stapleton
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A close call for a homeowner in Stapleton after a propane explosion started a large fire. It happened Sunday around noon at a home on Bromley Road near the intersection of Highway 31. Stapleton Fire Chief Richard Burt said fire crews from Spanish Fort, Whitehouse Fork, Loxley, and Silverhi
Mobile PD seeks help identifying suspects in multiple vehicle break-ins
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — The Mobile Police Department needs your help identifying four unknown subjects believed to be responsible for multiple vehicle break-ins. You can contact our non-emergency number at 251-208-7211 or submit an anonymous tip online via https://www.mobilepd.org/submit-anonymous-tip. As a reminder, p
Alabama Task Force 1 update from Texas flooding
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Alabama Task Force 1, a swift water rescue team including specialists from Mobile, posted an update Sunday on their Facebook page about their work in parts of Texas hard hit by flooding. Alabama Task Force 1 is an eight-person swift water rescue team that includes urban...
Mobile woman killed, several injured in Baldwin County boat crash, ALEA says
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - A two-vessel crash Saturday night in Baldwin County left one woman dead and several others injured, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. ALEA said the crash happened around 8:10 p.m. Saturday, July 18 in the Intra-Coastal Waterway near Wolf Bay. Investigators said Kristin Delan
University of South Alabama grad students study catches at Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — During the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, hundreds of anglers bring their fish to the docks hoping they’ve caught “the big one” that will win them a prize, but some University of South Alabama students hit a jackpot of their own. The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo on Dauphin Island, […]
Monsoon floodwaters make some roads extremely dangerous
Monsoon storms can bring a serious danger: rising floodwaters that can quickly turn streets and roads into death traps — especially for drivers who try to push through.

















