Daphne suspect arrested in terrorist threat case dies in motorcycle crash
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 2, 2026 UPDATE (8:05 a.m.): A Daphne man accused of making terroristic threats against himself and neighbors has died in a motorcycle crash, Daphne Police said. DPD officers responded to a single-vehicle crash at about 1:20 a.m. at the intersection of State Road 181...
‘Flawed system,’ Alabama leaders hopeful a reimbursement change could help struggling hospitals
WASHINGTON — Sandwiched between the Florida Panhandle and the Mississippi coast, Infirmary Health’s hospitals can’t compete with neighboring states’ wages. Nurses and health care professionals who live in south Alabama can drive just a little longer to Pensacola for work and earn up to $5 an hour more in the Sunshine...
2025 The Year of Growth & Gratitude
As we close the chapter on 2025, Liam and I find ourselves sitting here, reflecting on what has been an absolutely incredible year. This was our first year with Macaroni Kid for Baldwin and Mobile Counties, Alabama, and honestly, we couldn't have imagined how much this journey would mean to us.
Warm January days for the Gulf Coast; fog concerns and rain late this week
A very mild January pattern is settling in across the Gulf Coast, with above-normal temperatures sticking around through the upcoming week.
Victim of fatal wrong-way Christmas week crash remembered
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - We’re learning more about one of three victims in the deadly two-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 just days before Christmas. Authorities say an 84-year-old wrong-way driver, Simon Hadley of Bay Minette, collided head-on with 21-year-old Amaya Williams of Albany, Georgia, and 49-year-old...
Daphne PD: Armed man barricades himself in home, threatens to harm self and neighbor
DAPHNE, Ala. (WALA) - A 66-year-old man is charged with making a terrorist threat after Daphne police say he stood on a neighbor’s porch holding guns, then holed up in his own home and threatened to hurt himself or his neighbor. It happened just before midnight Friday in the...
Power outage reported in part of Saraland
SARALAND, Ala. (WALA) - Saraland Fire-Rescue Department reports on its Facebook page a power outage in part of the area. Alabama Power is aware of the outage in the area of the old Big Lots building. A power pole broke near the top causing the outage. They are working to make repairs and get power restored.
1 officer in critical condition after man who barricaded himself in residence opens fire,...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile police said that as of 12:40 p.m. today, a standoff on Tuscaloosa Street ended peacefully and the suspect is in custody, but three officers were injured. One of those officers was shot and is in critical condition at a local hospital, officials said. Police said...
Three officers hurt, two suspects in custody after midtown Mobile standoff
Mobile police say a suspect has barricaded himself inside a home in Midtown Mobile. The home is located on Tuscaloosa Street between Old Shell Road and Springhill Avenue.
City in Baldwin County updates plans for new fire station
FOLEY, Ala. (WALA) - A new fire station is coming to Baldwin County. Officials with the City of Foley have put out a press release with the latest information on the new station. Here is the release:. FOLEY – Foley is expanding fire protection with a new station in the...
