Mobile AL

Sometimes the best destinations aren’t found on fancy travel websites or Instagram influencer feeds, but whispered between friends who know where the real treasures hide in Alabama. Nelson’s “Barnyard” Buffet in Saraland is one of those places that makes you wonder why you ever wasted time at mediocre restaurants....

Video above: Also on WKRG.com — Which states have the worst drivers? MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A two-vehicle crash this afternoon in Mobile has slowed traffic. The crash on Grelot and Hillcrest roads resulted in a four-door car overturning. LOCATION: News 5 is on the scene, where a 24-hour wrecker was observed. This...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick’s will lead a parade of green this morning, following a mass at the Cathedral-Basilica of Immaculate Conception. The parade will step off at 11 a.m. from the cathedral, proceed down Dauphin, turn left on Royal, and end at the Battle House for lunch. Friendly Sons...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The former Hoffman Furniture building on Dauphin Street is under new ownership as local investors and a developer explore options for the historic structure. Local investors partnered with Porchlight LLC to form Cheerful Credit LLC — a name referencing the Hoffman family’s commercials. The...

Chef JJ Nelson is here to talk about the new seafood buffet at Nelson’s Barnyard Buffet in Saraland!. Every Friday, they are offering a special seafood buffet featuring whole catfish, baked fish, and boiled Cajun shrimp. 251-679-1461.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Nearly five years after Chavan Scruggs was shot and killed outside Figures Park while walking home, his mother has built an anti-gun violence organization with more than 260 members and secured a city proclamation in his honor. Nija Hill founded Mothers Involved Against Gun Violence following...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Mobile man pleaded not guilty to a first-degree assault charge stemming from a shooting at an apartment complex. The shooting happened last month at Townhouse Square Apartments on Wagner Street. Police said they found a man with injuries at the scene, and he is expected to recover.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in a homicide investigation involving Sha’Ravion Toney, age 24. Ms. Toney was reported missing on August 13, 2022, after last being in contact with family on August 5, 2022. She had traveled to Mobile on August 6, 2022, to retrieve her vehicle from...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A father and son accused of stealing $774,000 from an elderly woman’s retirement account have been indicted by a grand jury, moving the case to Mobile County Circuit Court. Charles Cook and his son, Dillon Cook, had been scheduled for a preliminary hearing. The grand...

An Alabama House committee on Tuesday approved a bill allowing south Alabama counties to regulate solar farms but delayed a vote on another bill imposing a one-year moratorium on construction of new solar farms in the state. HB 618, sponsored by Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, would allow county commission located along...