Mobile AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Baldwin County Commission has approved a partnership with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to add a new traffic signal at the intersection of State Route 104 and St. Michaels Way. The signal is being installed because traffic has increased in the area, raising safety...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from May 14, 2026 UPDATE (1 p.m.): News 5 has learned more about a local man’s arrest in connection with an alleged car break-in. Specifically, what led to the arrest. “The subject was observed by a witness in a vehicle he did not own,” a Mobile Police […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The driver of a pickup truck suffered minor injuries Friday after crashing into a coffee shop on Dauphin Street. Officers responded to Yellowhammer Coffee regarding a traffic accident and found the truck had hit the building, according to the Mobile Police Department. The impact left a...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from May 14, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The victim of a fatal crash on Airport Boulevard Thursday has been identified, according to the Mobile Police Department. According to an MPD news release, 54-year-old Stacey Neese was killed early Thursday morning when the car she was driv

An El Salvador man has been arrested and accused of rape, battery and theft. According to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a sexual assault complaint in Paradis after a woman reported that her boyfriend arrived at her home and said he needed to tell her about an emergency.

UPDATE (5 p.m.): A local coffee shop had more than caffeine to add a jolt to its morning. A truck plowed through the front entrance of the Yellow Hammer Coffee in midtown Mobile. “I was working at my desk, and I just heard this loud sound,” Jeff Jones, who works next door, said. “It sounded […]

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from May 14, 2026 FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — Kool & the Gang said it best: It’s ladies’ night, and girl, the feeling’s good! Foley Main Street, in partnership with South Baldwin Social, is set to hold “Yes, It’s Ladies’ Night” on May 21 from 5 p.m. to […]

BAY MINETTE (WKRG) – The Bay Minette Police Department is entering a new era, under new leadership. After nearly 30 years working in law enforcement, the newly appointed Bay Minette Police Chief James Rosier said he’s ready to bring a new vision to the city’s police department. “In the nineties, the world of policing b

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from May 14, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Residents along the Gulf Coast will soon have a chance to sample a new menu item at a fast food chain ahead of other locations. According to a news release, Jack’s Family Restaurants is launching Conecuh sausage dogs to […]

UPDATE (10 p.m.): Community members in Citronelle are heartbroken after one of their own police officers died in a crash on Thursday. Around 3:30 p.m., 26-year-old Dylan Chase Owen was driving southbound on North Mobile Street just across Memorial Baptist Church. “I walked out on my front porch, and I heard the motor,