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Happy New Year, Alabama! Ring in 2026 statewide with MoonPies, K-POP and more. Keep reading for celebrations you won’t want to miss on December 31 statewide. Celebrating MoonPie-style is an all-day event. From the kids zone starting at 11AM until the MoonPie Drop at midnight, there will be no shortage of marshmallow...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - More than 60 people took shelter from cold weather Tuesday night at Theodore Church of God on Theodore-Dawes Road, with organizers saying the facility can accommodate up to 150 people. The church has opened its doors during severe weather for years, often filling dozens of beds...

On New Year’s Eve night, it will get cold again, with temperatures in the upper 30s for New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 31, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile police say they are investigating an incident of shots being fired into a home early Wednesday morning. Around 12:23 a.m. Dec. 31, officers were called to a home in the 600 block of Wisconsin Avenue for a report […]

Dozens of places across the U.S. will ring in 2026 by dropping a quirky assortment of fruits, vegetables, sea creatures and balls of all shapes and sizes. There’s the chile pepper drop in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and the cheese wedge drop in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Key West, Florida, has its conch shell drop and Mobile,...

Southern Mobile County favorite Frank N Lola’s has officially earned the title of Best Food Truck in Alabama, according to Chowhound. While Alabama is full of standout food trucks, Frank N Lola’s continues to set itself apart. The fully mobile truck regularly pops up in communities like Theodore...

PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) - An Alabama elementary school teacher and a 9-year-old student are traumatized after they were attacked by two dogs while headed into the school building. Landin Williamson, a third grader at Collins-Rhodes Elementary School, remains terrified after he was attacked by two dogs outside...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Motorists could find their ride through the city getting a little smoother in the new year. The city plans to spend a record $17 million on road resurfacing and other projects. It is money that is part of Mobile’s Capital Improvement Program budget, which is funded by a 1 percent city sales tax.

The city of Mobile and the Mobile County Commission, which share the county-owned building, have not agreed on a proposed rent increase.

Video above: Resources available to crime victims MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers arrested two people after a report of a domestic violence incident led to drugs allegedly being found inside a home and near a child, News 5 has learned. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to...