Gunfire damages homes and vehicles in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Multiple homes and vehicles were struck by gunfire Sunday night, according to the Mobile Police Department. An MPD news release said officers were called to the 1700 block of Lincoln Street around 11 p.m. for a report of the vehicles and homes struck. Officers on the scene spoke with property...
Mobile woman sentenced for tax fraud: DOJ
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile woman has been sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud. According to a release from the Department of Justice, Carrie Mae Jones will serve two years in federal prison for her role in filing fraudulent tax returns. From 2019 to 2022, Jones operated Agee’s Outreach Tax Service and...
McGill-Toolen Catholic High School mourns death of student
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - McGill-Toolen Catholic High School said they are mourning the loss of rising senior Will Glass. It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of one of our beloved students, Will Glass, a rising senior at McGill-Toolen Catholic High School. Will was a bright, kind-hearted...
Surveillance video captures chilling confession in Irvington beating death
IRVINGTON, Ala. (WPMI) — An Irvington granddaughter is accused of beating her grandmother to death with mallet. Jailen Mia Lupton, 18, is charged with the murder of Diane Marrow Trest. Her shocking confession was captured moments later on a neighbor's security video. "She says, 'I killed my grandmother. I need...
Mobile Co. Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested after teen shot self with stolen gun
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — According to the Mobile County Sheriff's Office, on July 27, 2025, Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report concerning a 13-year-old male juvenile who sustained a gunshot wound. Through the course of the investigation, it was revealed that the juvenile was handling a...
Suspect arrested, others at large after robbery in downtown Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A victim was approached by approximately three armed robbers during an early morning hour Sunday in downtown Mobile, according to police. This happened prior to 2 a.m. at St. Francis Street and North Joachim Street. Police said the robbers wore face masks and wielded handguns as they demanded...
Wawa store to open in Semmes — free T-shirts, coffee planned
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Fill ‘er up, please! Wawa is set to open a new location in the Mobile area. The Pennsylvania-based one-stop shop has been adding locations in the South, with its newest addition to open in Semmes at 2137 Schillinger Road North. According to a release from Wawa, the new location will open […]
4-time deported illegal immigrant arrested in Baldwin County
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - FOX10 News has uncovered court documents that show an illegal immigrant, who’s been deported four times, was arrested in Baldwin County earlier this month. According to the documents, Juan Jose Acosta-Sandoval, a Honduran national, was taken into custody on or about July 16 by...
Irvington man arrested after juvenile accidentally shoots himself with stolen gun, MCSO says
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - An Irvington man is being held at Mobile County Metro Jail after a young teenager accidentally suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound while handling a stolen firearm, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office. Demetrie Harriott, 20, was booked into the jail early Monday morning and...
Mobile County fire destroys 3 homes in Africatown
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Three vacant homes were burned to the ground Sunday night after a brush fire started in the Africatown area, according to the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department. MFRD officials said calls began to come in about the brush fire, which happened on King Street at Baybridge Road Cutoff, around 11 p.m. on...