Operation Clean Sweep scheduled for Dec. 6 postponed until Dec. 13
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...
We the People: Helping Veterans at Eagle’s Landing
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - “Lee: This is very much like a second chance.”. Jim Trehern is once again enjoying life. “It’s the second chance I didn’t even realize I needed. I didn’t realize there was this much support to help veterans -- when they needed this much help,” said Jim.
Mobile County Commission Proposes Rent Increase for City Offices at Government Plaza
The Mobile County Commission released a statement about proposed rent increases for the City of Mobile’s use of office space in Government Plaza. The Commission said both the County and City have used the building since 1994. Rising operational costs have led the County to seek a rate adjustment for the City’s leased...
State sells $730 million in bonds for highway Ainsworth calls ‘biggest abuse of taxpayer...
The Alabama Highway Authority on Thursday issued $730 million in bonds to complete a four-lane route from Mobile to Tuscaloosa, an initiative the Gov. Kay Ivey administration has long supported as necessary to support the economy in west Alabama. The state Finance Department issued a statement about the bond issue,...
Wind Creek helps Santa bring toys to local kids through Magical Christmas Toy Drive
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The spirit of giving is shining bright along the Gulf Coast as WKRG News 5 teams up once again with community partners for the Magical Christmas Toy Drive. Today, News 5’s Rose Ann Haven joined our friends Jonathan Nall, Trey Lambert, and other members from Wind Creek for a special holiday...
Man hits woman with gun after she intervenes in argument, Mobile PD says
The driver, who did not want to give her name, said she was picking up a woman at 701 South Apartments on University Boulevard when she witnessed the assault unfold.
Mobile County man faces first-degree assault in Foley shooting
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 11, 2025 UPDATE (5:40 p.m.): A Mobile County man is now in custody in connection with a shooting that happened earlier this week in Foley. 35-year-old James Everette was arrested in Coden, Thursday, after a brief standoff with Mobile County Sheriff’s deputies. A...
Pedestrian dies after he was hit by car in downtown Mobile, police say
Mobile police say a pedestrian was hit by a car on North Broad Street near Dauphin and St. Francis Street.
Heartland Buys will buy for home for cash during the holidays
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - We were joined by Rhen Bartlett of real estate investment firm Heartland Buys. The company’s mission is to help people who need to sell their homes and aren’t able to work with traditional real estate agents to show their homes due to issues like disrepair. They’ll give a cash offer to buy homes...
HAVE YOU SEEN HER? Mobile County girl reported missing from grandmother’s home in Lucedale
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (NBC 15) — George County Sheriff's Office are asking you to be on the lookout for this missing Mobile County teen. Kayla Senterfitt is believed to be heading to Mobile County, Alabama, around the Wilmer/Semmes area. Kayla lives in Mobile County but was staying with her grandmother in Lucedale....
