Mobile police investigating shooting at the Court Yard Apartments
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Police Department says they are investigating a shooting this morning at 3210 Pleasant Valley Road, the Court Yard Apartments. Police say one man has non life threatening injuries at this time. The victim and the shooter know each other, according to Mobile police. MPD...
Alabama lawmaker pushes for death penalty for public murder
DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — The death penalty could be on the table for those in Alabama who are found guilty of using a weapon to murder someone in public. The Saenger Theater in 2025 and the 2024 MoonPie over Mobile are just two shootings where one person died, but many other lives were put in […]
Spanish Fort PD worries “TikTok Trickster” may slip away due to $15,000 bond
The so-called "TikTok trickster" was captured in North Carolina on Tuesday, but Spanish Fort Police Chief John Barber says getting the accused Casanova con artist back to Alabama to face justice is proving to be a challenge. Barber says 56-year-old Brenton Fillers woos women on social media, then scams them out of...
The Slow-Paced Town In Alabama Where You Can Live Peacefully And Debt-Free
There comes a point in life when the rat race starts feeling more like a hamster wheel – spinning endlessly while getting nowhere fast. If you’ve ever found yourself daydreaming about escape during your commute or while paying bills that seem to multiply like rabbits, let me introduce you to Fairhope, Alabama.
American Legion Post 199 celebrates reopening in Fairhope
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA) - American Legion Post 199 celebrated its reopening Thursday morning with a VIP breakfast for veterans, marking the completion of a new building that replaced the facility destroyed by Hurricane Sally in 2020. The celebration highlighted the completion of phase two of the reconstruction project,...
‘I carried him on my back’: Teen describes hit-and-run that injured him and his...
PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — A normal walk home from Bible study turned into a nightmare for two Prichard teenagers after they were hit by a truck. Gianni Tyson, 17, and his brother, Kristian, 16, were walking along Turner Road last Wednesday when the crash happened. With no sidewalk available, the brothers were walking...
Mobile woman accused of damaging cars and trashing church faces new charges
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 14, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A woman suspected of causing $17,000 worth of damage at a car dealership faces new charges. According to the Mobile Police Department, Regina Stanley now has additional charges of first-degree criminal mischief and use/possession of drug...
New warning about dangers AI chatbots pose for teens
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - IN-DEPTH WITH SARAH WALL: A new warning about the dangers AI chatbots pose for teenagers. This, after a new study finds the majority of teens have used a chatbot at least once. We are looking at what our teenagers are using the chatbots for, why officials say they can be especially harmful to...
Almost a year since historic storm, snow is back in the forecast for Coastal...
The warnings sound familiar to those issued nearly a year ago. Snow is arriving, and weather models suggest only a few inches, if that. Coastal Alabama residents know how that turned out. Century old records were shattered when a rare snowstorm blanketed the Alabama Gulf Coast on Jan. 21, 2025,...
Mobile County deputies arrest man accused of running from Metro Jail
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 15, 2026 MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested a man they said ran from Metro Jail before being booked. According to an MCSO Facebook post, Joshua Burton Dillard was ordered to attend drug rehab, but he was kicked out […]
