Mobile AL

A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Friday at 3:39 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4:30 p.m. for Mobile County. Look for marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 3:39 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Grand Bay, moving...

Austal USA of Mobile successfully launched its first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), on June 14. Named after a Native American Korean War veteran who, as an activist, fought for justice and environmental preservation in the Northwest, the Billy Frank Jr. is a U.S. Navy Towing, Salvage and...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — A newly established local nonprofit with a mission to rescue birds says its social media accounts have been hacked. The founders say they’re locked out, and they're worried all the resources they’ve poured into their sanctuary could be lost as a result. T.J. Palkovic and Jodi Steely...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A local woman was arrested after she attacked another woman with a hammer, according to the Mobile Police Department. An MPD news release said officers were called to the 400 block of Bay Shore Avenue on Thursday, June 19, around 9:30 a.m. for a report of a domestic incident. INCIDENT LOCATION:...

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A boutique hotel could soon be coming to the Villages of Springhill area of west Mobile. Philip Burton with the Burton Property Group has proposed to build a roughly 87-room hotel on the site of the old Hardeman National Guard Armory near municipal park, a proposal that is supported by the board...

CITRONELLE, Ala. (WKRG) — A fire that started in a garage left a Citronelle family without a place to call home. The Knight family was asleep around 2:45 a.m. Friday when the fire erupted, quickly spreading from the garage into the attic, causing the roof to collapse. It wasn’t just the home that was destroyed; […]

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile County man accused of stealing a pickup truck and leading law enforcement on a chase is now behind bars, News 5 has learned. Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Semmes police officers arrested Timothy Taylor, 38, of Wilmer, after a vehicle pursuit that began in the...

Editor’s note: A previous version of this article included incorrect information about the victim. News 5 has corrected the information. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers have identified the person killed Wednesday in a crash on I-10 near Tillmans Corner. Officials said 33-year-old Taylor Goff...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officials are investigating after a car was shot into on South Washington Avenue. According to MPD, officers were called to the 300 block of South Washington Avenue around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18, for a report of shots fired. GENERAL LOCATION: Officers said the...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A 68-year-old woman has been accused of hitting another woman with a hammer Thursday morning. Mobile police say the incident happened around 9:30 a.m. inside a home at the 400 block of Bayshore Avenue. Officers say they found a woman with injuries. She was taken to...