Mobile’s Back 2 School Bash to feature free supplies for students
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — As summer comes to a close, the City of Mobile is set to throw a party for those headed back to school. On Saturday, Aug. 9, the City of Mobile’s Parks and Recreation Department will host a Back 2 School Bash in Mardi Gras Park, according to a City of Mobile […]
Bay Minette police warns of texting scam
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WKRG) — If you receive a suspicious text from the Alabama Department of Vehicles, the Bay Minette Police Department is warning people not to engage with it. According to a Facebook post from BMPD, the text scam is spreading throughout the Mobile community, threatening to suspend licenses and...
REALITY CHECK: Company at flooded Fairhope subdivision site has been cited before
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — When the heavy rain started to fall Wednesday night in the Battles Trace subdivision near Point Clear, homeowner Dianne Dyar thought... And sure enough, as the storm clouds pushed out nearly four inched of rain in 45 minutes, muddy runoff from the construction site next door begin spilling onto...
Alabama Felon Sentenced To 13 Years For Illegal Firearm Possession
Career Criminal’s Latest Conviction Part of “Operation Take Back America”. Joseph Ambrose Wilburn, Jr., a 41-year-old Mobile resident with a lengthy criminal history, has been sentenced to 156 months (13 years) in federal prison for possessing firearms as a previously convicted felon. The sentence, handed down by...
USA Health Providence Hospital Nationally Recognized For Stroke Care
USA Health Providence Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s 2025 Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Silver Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. The Stroke...
Mobile has spent half of $300,000 allotment for security cameras, officials say
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The city has spent about half of the $300,000 committed in May for the purchase of new security cameras and equipment, a spokesman said Thursday. The Mobile City Council approved the spending in response to a fatal shooting at Herndon-Sage Park in April. For “operational reasons,”...
Alabama Task Force 1 completes mission in flooded Texas, prepares to return home
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - After two grueling weeks of searching for missing people in the Texas flooding aftermath, the Alabama Task Force One is coming home. Their deployment ended yesterday. The unit, made up mostly of Mobile firefighters, has been in the hill country bringing families closure. The team worked...
Figures To Speak At Forum Alabama
The Mobile Chamber’s next Forum Alabama is taking place at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel on August 5 at 8-9:00 a.m. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. The featured speaker will be U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures. He will provide insights into his legislative priorities in Washington and how they align with the needs...
Mobile’s new aquatic center to ease crowded swim meets
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A cramped swim meet at a local community college is getting athletes and coaches alike excited for a new aquatic center coming to Mobile. Around 500 athletes competed at the Mobile County Aquatic League’s city meet at Bishop State Community College on Friday. With all of those competitors and...
Raid At Alabama School Construction Site Leads to 11 Arrests
Loxley, Ala. (WDNews) – Federal agents arrested 11individuals Wednesday, July 23, during an immigration enforcement operation in Baldwin County at the construction site of the new Loxley Elementary School. According to federal authorities with the Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), agents arrived...