Amtrak responds after mother and daughter die in crash with train
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 23, 2026 MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Amtrak has released a statement after a mother and her 8-year-old daughter were killed in a crash with a train. On Saturday, Feb. 21, the Mobile Police Department, as well as the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department, responded to a […]
Mobile mom says 4-year-old beaten and hospitalized
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — A Mobile mother is speaking out about alleged child abuse she says caused her 4-year-old to be hospitalized. The woman, who only wanted to be identified by her first name Kaitlyn, says her son, Kentrall Freeman, has black eyes, teeth knocked out and is unable to walk or use the bathroom on his...
Living Word Christian Center: Lift Every Voice & Sing, The Bridges Experience
Date(s) - February 24, 2026. A Sacred Night of Gospel Music, Worship, and Community. Mobile, Alabama — Dunamis, the gospel ensemble of University of Mobile, will present Lift Every Voice & Sing: The Bridges Experience on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 6:30 PM at Living Word Christian Center (3275 Halls Mill Road,...
Heartland Buys will help sell your home fast
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Heartland Buys is a local cash buyer serving Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia, & Santa Rosa Counties. The company’s mission is to help people sell their homes quickly for cash. Heartland Buys works with property owners in all situations. The company says, “From tenant troubles and fire...
Work begins to improve to improve safety and traffic flow in Foley
FOLEY, Ala. (WALA) - The City of Foley has announced in a press release that work has gun to add turn lanes and curbs on Miflin Road. FOLEY – Work on Miflin Road may affect traffic in upcoming weeks as crews make improvements to the route in south Foley.
New Six-Lane Section Planned For Baldwin Beach Express II
Baldwin County Approves New Engineering Design For Beach Express. Orange Beach, Ala. — (OBA) — The Baldwin County Commission approved a new engineering agreement for the Baldwin Beach Express II. This project will improve the northern section of the highway corridor. The work covers a nearly 5-mile stretch of road...
Mobile, AL: Extreme Speeder On Snow Rd. Likely Going 100+ MPH Loses Control Overtaking...
Two people are reportedly OK after overtaking a dashcam owner at speeds that looked like triple digits, losing control, and flipping multiple times. Mobile-area driver and Redditor /u/LukeNukeEm243 shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier last week (Feb 19, 2026) showing an extreme speeder overtaking OP at...
Mobile Alabama Weather: 20° Wind Chills Create Hypothermia Risk Through Early Morning
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Mobile, AL – Wind chills as low as 15 degrees are gripping inland parts of southwest Alabama early Monday, creating a risk of hypothermia for anyone outdoors before sunrise. According to the National...
Mobile downtown optimization plan makes streets safer for pedestrians and drivers
Together, the city of Mobile, Ala., and the Downtown Mobile Alliance are working on completing a downtown optimization plan to make downtown Mobile safer for pedestrians and drivers. In 2017, they teamed up to create a zoning code for the downtown area and later a citywide zoning initiative. In 2020, they began a...
MPD: Morning wreck on Old Shell Road involves fatality
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Police Department reports officers this morning are working a traffic accident involving a fatality that occurred in the 5400 block of Old Shell Road. Additional information was not immediately available.
