Navy awards Ingalls Shipbuilding $283M frigate contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Ingalls Shipbuilding a $283 million contract to perform FF(X) class frigate lead yard support activities.
Amtrak train tears cargo bed in half in Grand Bay crash
UPDATE (11:40 AM): Amtrak sent the following statement to News 5: On Sunday, April 26, Amtrak train No. 23 was traveling from Mobile, AL, to New Orleans at approximately 7:20 a.m. (CT) when a semi-trailer with an auto rack came into contact with the train on CSX tracks south of Mobile. There have been no […]
Severe thunderstorm threat shifts south
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is currently in effect for all of our Mississippi and Alabama Counties until 9PM. Thunderstorms that move into our area this afternoon and evening will be capable of producing large hail, damaging winds, and frequent lightning. Through the early evening...
Daphne intersection to close for utility work
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 28, 2026 DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Daphne intersection will be closed for a few days beginning on Wednesday, April 28, for utility work. The intersection of Second Street and McMillian Avenue will be closed while Daphne Utilities installs a new water main. Work on […]
Storms expected tonight and Wednesday; much-needed rain arrives
The Gulf Coast will see a couple rounds of thunderstorms this week, but the bigger story is the much-needed rain that’s on the way.
‘She really loves us:’ Mobile student cries as she thanks Golden Apple teacher
Our Golden Apple award-winning teacher was taken by surprise when we walked into her room.
Mobile City Council approves new animal services building
The Mobile City Council formally blessed a new animal services building that will replace an old, cramped facility downtown.
The Temple Downtown for sale, ideas to restore parts that haven’t been used for...
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — One of downtown Mobile’s most iconic buildings is still looking for a buyer. “The Temple Downtown” has a lot of history and could have a lot of potential. Most people would recognize the large ballroom on the first floor, but this is a more than a century-old building with five levels. […]
There’s food at gas stations, then there’s the food at this Mexican bistro just...
Along roadsides across Alabama, I have found a ton of spots where motorists can fill up their tanks while filling up their bellies. But I have also discovered that there is gas station food, and there is gas station food. Most of it runs in a general pattern of fried...
Judge declines to revoke bond for murder defendant accused of violating house arrest
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A judge declined to revoke the bond of a murder defendant accused of failing to abide by the conditions of her release. Desiree Holiday is charged with killing her boyfriend on Seabreeze Road in 2024. She had been allowed to stay out of jail on bond on the condition that she remain under house arrest in her home in Montgomery, under...
