Heart of Mary Catholic School in Mobile faces eviction for unpaid bills
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Heart of Mary, the oldest Black Catholic school in Mobile, has been off limits to faculty since last week, and the historic school may have to find a new home. The Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish terminated the school’s lease over unpaid rent and utilities. Although school is out, […]
Seafood waste used as fertilizer sparks odor feud between Bayou La Batre neighbors
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (NBC 15) — In the Seafood Capital of Alabama, residents expect the smells that come with a working waterfront. What Ralph Jensen and his wife Angela Rubattino say they didn't expect is the smell of seafood waste lingering outside their home. "It's horrendous. It's putrefied...
Max, a terrier mix, is available for adoption at the Mobile SPCA
Our Pet of the Week is a nine-year-old, cream-colored terrier-mix named Max.
Downtown Mobile blight ordinance takes effect, but enforcement remains months away
Mobile, AL — A new City of Mobile ordinance aimed at reducing blight and improving safety in downtown Mobile officially takes effect Monday. The Vacant Structure Registry applies to buildings within the Henry Aaron Loop that have been vacant for more than six months. While the ordinance is now in effect, city officials
Prichard and Mobile to host historical life reenactment: Story of Zora Neale Hurston
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Prichard/Mobile nonprofit LEGACY 166 will present two public performances of "Meet Zora Neale Hurston on Saturday, June 06 and Sunday, June 07. The presentations are FREE to the public. This historical life reenactment is part of a series of events under the Big Read...
Construction starts on Mobile’s new animal shelter
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Construction officially started Monday on the City of Mobile’s new animal shelter, marking a major step toward improving care for animals and expanding adoption opportunities. Crews started demolishing two warehouses at what used to be the old Trinity Broadcasting Network on the West I-65 Service
I-10 crash: Overturned tractor-trailer blocks multiple lanes
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 1, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Fire-Rescue is on the scene of a tractor-trailer that’s overturned on I-10. The truck’s cargo bed is blocking several lanes on the eastbound side of I-10 at the 18-mile marker. It also appears to be blocking at least […]
Mobile crash claims life, driver charged with manslaughter
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 1, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers have arrested a local man after a deadly crash Sunday morning. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the area of Halls Mill Road and Highway 90 just after midnight on Sunday, […]
Mobile man involved in 2019 shootout with police ordered back to prison
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Mobile man involved in a shootout with police in 2019 will be going back to prison after a federal judge ruled he violated the terms of his supervised release. Johnny Vail pleaded guilty in October 2019 to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon....
Missing children found in Foley, parents arrested, officials say
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 1, 2026 FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — Two people were arrested in Foley after the Escambia County, Florida, Sheriff’s Department alerted law enforcement to a vehicle that was wanted in connection to two missing or endangered juveniles, according to officials. According to a Fole

















