Mobile AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The highest-paid staff member in Mobile’s new city administration is the mayor, himself. It is the first time in recent memory that the mayor will be Mobile’s highest-paid city employee. Nearly two dozen city workers made more than Sandy Stimpson when he was mayor, for instance.

“I recently ordered the fried chicken at Pearl in Fairhope, and it was outstanding! A delicious tender boneless breast is prepared with an extra crispy coating and then fried. It is then served over an amazing smoky tasso gravy. A little drizzle of hot honey adds to the perfect sweet-and-smoky flavor and some spice...

The combination of strong winds, freezing temperatures, and very dry air comes as a shock to many South Alabamians.

A combination of strong winds, freezing temperatures, and very dry air will create hazards for both people and property.

Director of Animal Services for Mobile Robert Bryant says if it’s too cold for you, it’s too cold for your pets.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - In this episode of Entrepreneurial Shades of Gray, Dani and Chelsey sit down with newly elected Mayor of Mobile, Spiro Cheriogotis, and his wife Lucy Greer of Greer’s Markets, to talk about what it really looks like to lead in both business and public service - all under one roof.

Waste Management, the nation’s largest waste services company, is seeking approval to significantly expand operations at its Chastang Landfill in rural north Mobile County, a proposal that has sparked debate Monday over jurisdiction and oversight. The company is requesting a permit to increase the amount of...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 11, 2025 UPDATE (12:30 p.m.): The Alabama Department of Transportation is helping with traffic control on I-10 near the Grand Bay-Wilmer Road exit. “One eastbound lane remains closed while wrecker crews conduct recovery of the commercial vehicle,” an Alabama Law...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Alumni from Central High School, a Mobile school that closed down in 1970, are getting together to celebrate the school’s history. Central High School was an iconic school that opened in 1947 and closed in 1970 due to desegregation. Since it’s close this event has served as a way for alumni […]

Gabriella Perkins, a dual enrollment student at Bishop State Community College and Mary G. Montgomery High School, has received the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) 1,000,000th certification. She studies Aviation Manufacturing at the Faulkner Career Tech Center with instructor Dwayne Bowers. Through...