1 wounded, 1 detained after argument leads to gunfire on McRae Avenue
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A man was wounded in a shooting this afternoon in the 1100 block of McRae Avenue, the Mobile Police Department said. Officers responding to the scene found a man with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. He was taken to a local hospital. According to authorities, the victim...
After 32 years, genetic genealogy and DNA testing identifies Texas man found in Alabama
More than 32 years ago, a grisly discovery was made in a rural area about 2-1/2 miles south of Interstate 65 in North Baldwin County. For decades, the identity of the man found dead from a gunshot wound remained a mystery. That changed this week. Through a genetic genealogy search using public databases such as Family Tree DNA and Ancestry.com, investigators were...
Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office identifies victim in cold case homicide investigation
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (NBC 15) — The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday morning provided an update regarding significant progress in the ongoing cold case homicide investigation of remains found in 1994, now identified as James Carol Jackson of Texas. The victim's partial skeletal remains were found in 1994...
Mobile murder suspect arrested after allegedly missing court hearing
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Mobile murder suspect is back in Mobile County Metro Jail. Desiree Holiday, 25, is accused of killing her boyfriend on Seabreeze Road in 2024. Last week, a judge issued an arrest warrant for Holiday after she did not show up for a court hearing. Holiday...
Alligator attacks dog at Mobile lake; owner recounts terrifying encounter
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Saturday stroll in Tricentennial Park for one family quickly turned terrifying as an alligator attacked the family dog. “It was right when we got here,” explained Lacey Noonan. “We went to that pier, and Ginger went under it.” Noonan had taken her son and Golden Retriever, Ginger, to the park […]
Hound Dog Music Fest
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Hound Dog Music Fest is the best dog gone event of the year with all proceeds going to the Baldwin Humane Society! They will have live music and food trucks from 4-9 pm on April 25th at the Halstead Amphitheater in Downtown Fairhope. NO WILL CALL.
Chickasaw man sentenced to 7 years for federal gun charge
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Chickasaw man who barricaded himself inside a home last year will go to prison for seven years on a federal gun charge. A judge handed down the ruling today. Ronald Coley Jr. pleaded guilty in January to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Pattern shift could bring much-needed rain to drought-stricken central Gulf Coast
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Central Gulf Coast’s intense drought is about to get some help. A significant shift in the upper atmosphere is underway, and Chief Meteorologist Jason Smith says it could bring showers and thunderstorms to the region by the weekend and into next week — news that comes as a relief to an area now facing an 11.5-inch rainfall deficit for the...
Case dropped against man who allegedly entered Big Creek Lake while shut down
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 21, 2026 MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A nolle prosequi has been issued in the case of a man accused of illegally entering Big Creek Lake. According to a spokesperson with the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office, DA Keith Blackwood spoke with the Mobile Area […]
Mobile County DA’s office holds victims’ remembrance vigil
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office held a victims’ remembrance vigil this evening at Government Plaza. The night was dedicated to honoring the lives of those taken by violence and showing support to their families, whose lives were forever changed. Mothers, fathers, daughters and...
