Mobile AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - An investigator on Wednesday laid out evidence in a capital murder case that includes surveillance video, the alleged murder weapon and a confession. “From an evidentiary standpoint, the testimony was very straightforward, and we presented that today,” Mobile County District Attorney Keith...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Mobile County family is desperate for answers four months after Edmund Reed disappeared. Edmund Brent Reed was last seen September 22 at the intersection of Lott Road and University Boulevard in Eight Mile. Someone called police that day about a man blocking traffic at the Hill Trucking dirt...

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Many unanswered questions still remain after a shoot-out between a Semmes man and officers on Jan. 4 at an auto body shop. Attorney Bryan Comer, who represents John Bowman, said Semmes officers noticed the door to Bowman’s shop was open and saw a padlock had been cut during their routine...

MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Horrific details about a young mother's final moments were revealed in a Mobile County courtroom Wednesday. We learned 20-year-old Amiayia White was shot in the face, head and body as she was getting in the shower. Ten shell casings were recovered at Wilmer Hall, a transitional housing...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5 got an exclusive look inside the massive dredging project underway to restore Langan Lake at Municipal Park and open it for public recreation. The project has been underway since June and Jennifer Greene with the City of Mobile says the changes are already easy to see. “The...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 13, 2026 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A recently released report shows a growing trend in real estate for Baldwin County. The real estate market saw an increase in sales volume, total properties sold, and average sales prices. In 2025, Baldwin County saw 318 more […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Fairhope man has been sentenced in federal court in Mobile to more than 11 year on multiple charges, including drug trafficking. U.S. District Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Christopher Lynn Barnwell to serve nine years for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl, and for being a convicted...

Daphne, Ala. (WALA) - A section of County Road 55 south of Silverhill closed to all through traffic Tuesday, January 13, 2026 as construction began on new drainage and a turn lane at County Road 34. The project is one of several road improvements getting underway this month in Baldwin...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 14, 2026 FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Foley announced improvements to traffic near Baldwin Health hospital and other medical facilities. According to a Foley news release, stop signs have been installed at the intersection of North Alston Street and West Peachtree...

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Backlash from residents has developers rethinking where to place a newly proposed concrete plant tied to the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project, after the site was initially planned for Africatown. Residents tell News 5 that they’re not against the progress but are questioning how the...