Mobile City Council scheduled to discuss another addition to new Arena
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile City Council has on its agenda for this week’s meeting the introduction of a resolution for another addition to the new Mobile Arena. The resolution is to approve issuance of a purchase order to Spec Seats International Corp for 2,200 folding chairs with storage pallets for the Mobile...
Police ask public to avoid Spring Hill and Tuscaloosa St. due to standoff
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — A standoff continues on Tuscaloosa St. in Midtown Mobile. Police are asking the public to avoid the area of Spring Hill Ave. and Tuscaloosa St. If you live in the neighborhood, please heed this warning. Please shelter in place and avoid the area of...
Mobile Fire-Rescue responds to house fire on Conception Street
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Fire-Rescue responded to a house fire shortly before 10 p.m. Friday on Conception Street. Five families live in the building where the fire occurred. Marlena Compton, a resident of the building, said she had smelled something odd earlier that day. “I had sent (the...
Mobile house fire contained, cause under investigation
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Fire crews responded early Saturday to a blaze that consumed a home in Mobile. Mobile Fire-Rescue Department units arrived at the 7600 block of McKinley Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. and found the single-story house fully engulfed in flames. INCIDENT LOCATION: Firefighters battled the fire and...
Mobile police investigating first homicide of 2026
UPDATE (3:30 p.m.): Mobile Police Department officials have confirmed that the shooting on Katye Street is the first homicide of 2026. Officials said a man has died from a gunshot wound. The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to contact MPD. PREVIOUS REPORTING MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) —...
Prichard Mayor says officials met with bank to address long-standing debt
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis says one of her primary focuses right now is addressing the City’s financial obligations. The mayor talked about the issue in The Weekly Newsletter from Mayor Carletta Davis dated January 2. Mayor Davis also addressed strengthening animal control enforcement,...
Anticipate nickel-sized hail with thunderstorms in Baldwin County Saturday – winds gusting up to...
A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Saturday at 4:59 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:45 p.m. for Baldwin County. The storms are packing nickel-sized hail (0.88 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 4:58 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm 6 miles...
Baldwin EMC working power outage in Loxley
LOXLEY, Ala. (WALA) - Baldwin EMC said there is a power outage in Loxley that is affecting approximately 500 meters. Officials said power will be out as crews work to replace a damaged power pole. The map below shows the affected areas.
MFRD battled early morning fire on McKinley Avenue
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Fire-Rescue said they battled a house fire on McKinley Avenue that broke out shortly after 2 am on Saturday, Jan 3. MFRD said when crews arrived they found a single story home fully involved. Fire crews were able to knock the fire down and nobody...
Severe Storms Target the Southeast on Saturday
After colder air settles into the Southeast earlier this week, warmer temperatures will briefly return ahead of an approaching storm system, setting the stage for severe weather. Here are some of the hail reports from Saturday's storms along the Gulf Coast. The low diving across the Mississippi Valley today will...

















