Grand Bay roads to close for community walk
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Four Grand Bay roads will be closed for an hour and a half on Saturday, Oct. 4. The closures are due to a community walk happening in the area, according to the Mobile County Commission. The roads will be closed from noon to 1:30 p.m. The road closures are: Officials […]
75-year-old indicted for murder in Mobile shooting
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile County grand jury has indicted a Prichard man for murder in a July 2025 deadly shooting. 75-year-old Walter Lee Thames Sr. was booked into Mobile Metro Jail Thursday morning in connection with the death of 65-year-old Patricia Odoms. According to Mobile Police Department officials,...
Prichard man gives up right to preliminary hearing on rape and kidnapping charges
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Prichard man gave up his right to a preliminary hearing on rape and kidnapping charges, according to court records. A grand jury will now decide whether to indict Devoris Malone on those charges, as well as domestic violence and resisting arrest. Those are related to...
Judge denies request of alleged ‘kingpin’ in Mobile to step aside
Coal ash study finds elevated levels of toxic metals near Plant Berry. A Mobile County Circuit Court jury this week convicted Jason Hadaway of third-degree perjury, and court officials took him into custody.
Prichard police officer found guilty after appeal
Coal ash study finds elevated levels of toxic metals near Plant Berry. Judge denies request of alleged ‘kingpin’ in Mobile to step aside. U.S. District Judge Terry Moorer denied Glennie Antonio McGee’s motion asking him to step aside from the case.
Worker rescued after falling into vessel at shipyard, Mobile Fire-Rescue reports
“Male worker fell into a hole on the deck of a ship likely about 8ft down into a 25 ft hole. He received minor injuries and has been transported to a local hospital for treatment. “Shipyard crews cut a hole into the side of the ship to access the victim....
Five surgeons return ‘home’ to USA Health, where they trained
MOBILE, Alabama (Sept. 30, 2025) – After completing fellowships in Missouri, Mississippi and Florida, five surgeons recently returned to the Whiddon College of Medicine and USA Health, where they spent five years training as residents. All cite the unique and supportive environment in the Department of Surgery as a...
Mobile County woman accused of torturing dogs
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Joyce Chambers is charged with four counts of aggravated cruelty to animals. The 48-year-old is accused of abandoning four dogs in wire cages until they died. "Such act of cruelty or neglect involved the infliction of torture" to the dogs, the indictment states. She was...
Mobile man found guilty of 2021 murder after being acquitted in 2022 murder
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man has been found guilty of intentional murder in connection with a 2021 deadly shooting, News 5 has learned. 22-year-old Isaac Josaih Parker was found guilty of killing 18-year-old Isaiah Dickerson at a party in the 4300 block of Dawes Road on June 12, 2021. In September 2022, Parker...
Man hits woman with blunt object during confrontation, MPD says
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A woman was sent to the hospital after being hit with a blunt object during a confrontation with a man over personal property, according to the Mobile Police Department. Officers responded around 11 p.m. Tuesday to the 1100 block of McRae Avenue regarding an assault. Police...
