Family distributes fresh collard greens in Trinity Gardens
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - With Thanksgiving just a day away, one local family was giving back to the community with an annual tradition. The Martin family distributed fresh collard greens in the Trinity Gardens community. The Martins say this is a heartwarming experience for the family that has been doing this for...
A cozy Thanksgiving: local restaurant gives back to its community
PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — Cozy Brown’s Kitchen held its annual Thanksgiving meal giveaway Thursday morning, and the line was out the door. “I can’t wait to get my plate,” said Lucy Pettway. Cozy Brown’s had all of the fixings, including ham, collard greens, and dressing. According to Pettway, the dressing is a fan...
Mobile Names New Public Safety, MFRD Leaders
Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis recently appointed and the Mobile City Council unanimously confirmed Curtis Graves as executive director of public safety and Barry Glisson as chief of the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department (MFRD). A longtime Mobile Police officer, Graves brings more than 30 years of experience in criminal...
Cozy Brown’s Kitchen held it’s annual Thanksgiving meal giveaway
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Cozy Brown’s Kitchen held its annual Thanksgiving meal giveaway on St. Stephens Road. Guests were able to take home a hot meal free of charge. Cozy Brown and his staff passed out several hundred plates of food to everyone who stopped by. Brown said he...
Mobile Salvation Army urgently needs cake, pie donations for Thanksgiving meals
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 26, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama is in urgent need of pies and cakes to go along with their Thanksgiving Day meals. According to a Salvation Army news release, the organization feeds about 1,500 people in need in Mobile […]
Waterfront Rescue Mission holds annual Thanksgiving lunch
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It’s all hands on deck for the Waterfront Rescue Mission to pull off their annual Thanksgiving lunch. With temperatures dropping just in time for the holiday. The mission says they prepared for extra people. “Normally we have on average anywhere from 190 to 200 guests...
Mobile police investigating shooting
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 25, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile police are investigating a shooting. According to a Mobile Police Department spokesperson, the shooting happened in the 600 block of Reynolds Avenue at around 5:55 p.m. A man was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening...
A heart for service: Chickasaw police officer honored for years of giving back to...
CHICKASAW, Ala. (WKRG) — For some people, giving back comes naturally, whether it’s volunteering your time, donating to families in need, or lending a hand without being asked. In Chickasaw, there’s a police officer who does all that and more! “He is very involved in the community, goes above and beyond for anybody...
Mobile teacher announces run for Alabama House of Representative
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 25, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile school teacher has announced he is running for a seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. Tim Manning, a teacher at Phillips Preparatory School, is running for the House District 101 seat. Manning told News 5 has […]
Search Intensifies for Missing Non-Verbal Autistic Teen in Baldwin County
Efforts are intensifying in Baldwin County as multiple agencies continue to search for Jeffrey Epps, a 15-year-old non-verbal autistic teenager who went missing on Monday. Epps was last seen in the Torrance Road area, as per reports from FOX 5 Atlanta. At 5-foot-3-inches tall and around 135 pounds, he was wearing a...
