Mobile City Council delays vote on new regulations for private ambulance firms
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The City Council on Tuesday delayed consideration of new regulations for private ambulance companies to provide time to consider proposed amendments. The Mobile Fire-Rescue Department has been working for months to update its ordinance. Two private companies currently transfer patients among hospitals and to other health care facilities. In exchange for those moneymaking duties, they must respond to lower-level...
Bestselling author David Sedaris to appear at Fairhope bookstore
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 21, 2026 FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — A bestselling author is set to make a visit to a bookstore in Fairhope to promote his new collection. According to a news release, David Sedaris is set to visit Page and Palette on Thursday, June 18, at 6 […]
Amtrak Mardi Gras Service celebrates 100,000 riders since August
Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis heads down to the platform in downtown Mobile as Amtrak marks 100,000 passengers since the start of the Mardi Gras Service in August.
Baldwin County residents push for solar moratorium as legal review continues
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (NBC 15) A group of North Baldwin County residents is asking commissioners to temporarily halt large-scale solar development, citing environmental concerns and a lack of independent oversight. Megan Fowler spoke today on behalf of Friends of the Tensaw River, a newly formed grassroots organization, who made the...
‘TikTok Trickster’ back in Baldwin County Jail after extradition from North Carolina
SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WALA) - A man Spanish Fort police have dubbed the “TikTok Trickster” is in the Baldwin County Jail after being extradited to Alabama, where authorities say he used social media to deceive women across multiple states to steal money and property. Brenton Fillers was transferred...
Woman arrested for allegedly driving stolen car in Mobile
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 21, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers arrested a woman Monday after she was found driving a stolen vehicle. According to an MPD news release, officers were in the area of the 500 block of Sweeneys Lane around 4 p.m. on April […]
Efforts underway to help family as investigation of gruesome Alabama triple homicide continues
A GoFundMe to help with burial costs for a family murdered in south Alabama is already near its $6,500 goal one day after launching. “Last night, my dear friend Damien [Luker] experienced an unimaginable tragedy—his mother, sister, and brother were murdered,” Mackenzie Thomas, organizer of the GoFundMe wrote.
Mobile woman killed in Baldwin County crash
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - A Baldwin County crash involving two vehicles claimed the life of a Mobile woman who was standing in the roadway when she was hit, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The crash happened around 1 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 10 about a mile west...
80-year-old Alabama seafood restaurant to open its first out-of-state location
A popular Alabama seafood restaurant is looking to open its first out-of-state-location this summer. Wintzell’s Oyster House, which got its start in 1938 in Mobile and now has several locations throughout Alabama, will be opening a new restaurant in Memphis, Tenn., in June, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Mobile County to improve major roads with $5.4M project
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 20, 2026 MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County residents will soon notice improvements to roads in the area. According to a county news release, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday, March 20, to commemorate the Major Kali Oka Road and College Parkway Improvement […]
