WKRG and Make A Wish Alabama to air ‘Wishes Can’t Wait’ telethon
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — It’s time to pull out your pocketbooks – for a good cause! WKRG News 5 will be hosting a telethon with Make-A-Wish Alabama on Wednesday, July 30, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Viewers can text WKRG to 44834 to donate from now until the end of the telethon or call […]
Celebrate National Chicken Finger Day with Raising Cane’s
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - We were joined by Josh Dearmin and Amber Herring from Raising Cane’s to have a taste of their chicken fingers ahead of National Chicken Finger Day (Sunday, July 27th). For more information about Raising Cane’s and their Free Chicken Finger deal, you can go to...
Some Baldwin County boaters celebrating after boat ramp reopened
UPDATE (4:30 p.m.): Some boaters in Baldwin County are celebrating after a popular boat ramp that was closed for repairs earlier this summer is open again and ahead of schedule. Just over two months after it closed for a major facelift, the Bay Watch Boat Ramp off Highway 98 in Magnolia Springs is open again. […]
Mobile County first responders return from Texas floods
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG)—First responders are back home in Mobile County after being deployed in Texas for more than two weeks. They helped those impacted by the July 4 flooding that claimed the lives of more than 130 people. First responders rolled back into the area after a 15-day rescue mission to help victims...
Tokens fly and tempers flare at Chuck-E-Cheese in Mobile, officers respond
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A birthday party goes wild as an altercation breaks out in Chuck-E-Cheese Saturday afternoon. Mobile Police responded to the location on Downtowner Loop West for a “multiple assaulted” call around 2 p.m. “Literally a man hit a women and kids,” one witness alleged. “There’s a little girl in there...
Hold A Real Baby Alligator at Alligator Alley in Summerdale, Alabama
Inside: Local mom visits Alligator Alley in Gulf Shores, Alabama (Summerdale, Alabama), where you can hold a baby alligator, pet snakes, and feed over 700 alligators. Alligator Alley was unlike any animal encounter I have ever experienced. This alligator farm was wildly educational, unique, and a must-see on your...
Update: Weather alert for strong thunderstorms in Southwest Alabama Saturday afternoon
An updated report was issued from the National Weather Service on Saturday at 1:53 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 2:45 p.m. for Monroe, Escambia and Baldwin counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 30 mph. "At 1:52 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northwest of...
These Alabama kayak trails aren’t a secret. Why act like they are?
The ecological richness of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta has led some to refer to it as “America’s Amazon.” On the opposite edge of Baldwin County, the Perdido River twists along 20 miles or so of mostly undeveloped territory, its winding path defining the Alabama-Florida state line. Wouldn’t it...
2nd Annual Latino Opportunity Summit held in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Second Annual Latino Opportunity Summit took place today at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf in downtown Mobile. This year’s summit, co-hosted by ¡hica! and the Hispanic American Business Association of the Gulf Coast, highlighted the economic power and growing influence of Latinos...
Mobile medical clinic, lawyers took advantage of accident victims, DA’s Office alleges
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Alleging a wide-ranging fraud scheme, the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office this week filed a lawsuit against a local health clinic and lawyers from several out-of-state firms. The civil suit, filed in Mobile County Circuit Court, seeks a court order to halt what prosecutors contend...
