2 women shot Tuesday morning in Mobile
UPDATE (10 a.m.): Mobile Police Department officials have provided more information on a shooting Tuesday morning. According to MPD, two females were shot and transported to local hospitals. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers have responded to the scene of a shooting on Rapier Avenue. Officials...
Mobile fire station to close again for repair work
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — On the same day the Mobile City Council will consider awarding a contract for the first new fire station in 4 years, they will consider nearly $200,000 in repairs to a 56-year-old station. On the agenda is a $4.5 million contract to replace Fire Station...
Chaos erupts at Chuck-E-Cheese birthday party in Mobile
A birthday party goes wild as an altercation breaks out in Chuck-E-Cheese Saturday afternoon.
Mobile County teenager drowns while at Smith Lake Sunday
WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Mobile County senior is dead after drowning while at Smith Lake Sunday night. The Winston County Coroner’s Office confirmed 17-year-old William Glass, along with friends, was kayaking and jumping off the rooftop of a dock. Glass went into the water, but never resurfaced.
Alabama judge dismisses wrongful death suit over fatal SWAT raid
A Mobile County Circuit Court judge this week dismissed a wrongful death suit filed against the City of Mobile by the family of a man killed during a 2023 SWAT raid. Kordell Jones, 25, was shot by authorities on March 7, 2023, as he ran out of a house naked and carrying an AR-style gun while police were raiding a...
Loved ones honor Mobile man shot in broad daylight
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — On Monday evening, friends and family remembered the life of 24-year-old Cameron Madison at Elevate Sports Bar and Grill on Dauphin Street. “So many people love my brother, and it’s showing today,” Kiera Powell, Cameron’s sister, said. “Everybody makes mistakes, they didn’t have to take my boy’s...
Victim identified in fatal south Alabama shooting
Mobile police have released the identity of the man killed in a shooting Friday afternoon. At approximately 2:46 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of Earle Street in reference to a shooting, according to a previous release. Upon arrival, officers discovered Cameron Madison, 24, with a gunshot wound. He...
License to Chill: A Guide to Jimmy Buffett’s Mobile
Long before Jimmy Buffett became the trop-rock legend we adore, he was just a young aspiring singer playing gigs in local bars and soaking up the humid air of the Port City. As the backdrop of the spots that inspired many of his laid-back lyrics, Mobile holds a special place in the Parrothead story. So grab your...
Baldwin County stabbing leads to Honduran national’s arrest
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Honduran national was arrested Tuesday on attempted murder and drug charges, according to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office. A BCSO news release said deputies were called to Baldwin Health on July 19 for a report of an assault. Once the deputies arrived, they said they found that a...
Alabama’s newest Wawa opens Thursday in this Mobile County city
Wawa expands to a second Mobile County city this week, with a grand opening set for Thursday morning. Festivities will begin at 7:45 a.m., with the new store’s doors to open at 8 a.m. at 2137 Schillinger Road North in Semmes. This will be the sixth Wawa in southwest Alabama since the chain announced its move into the...