Mobile Bay’s Top 10 Recipes of 2025
SERVES 8 – 10 Ingredients. 3 tablespoons melted butter, plus more for greasing skillet. 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place either one 12-inch or two 6.5-inch cast iron skillets in the oven. 2. In a large bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and creole seasoning. In a...
Mobile PD emphasizing safety ahead of New Year’s celebrations
Mobile police will be beefing up their presence for the annual New Year's Eve celebration downtown.
Fireworks stores busy ahead of New Year’s Eve
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - The countdown is on for New Year’s Eve. Some people want to end this year with a bang. Terry Watson, store manager for Fireworks Supermarket in Robertsdale, said while they sell fireworks year-round, New Year’s celebrations keep them busy. “Our world is full...
Prichard meeting addresses safety and quality-of-life concerns
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - The city of Prichard is addressing urgent safety and quality-of-life concerns. The Public Works and Public Safety Committee met today. They discussed strengthening animal control enforcement, including tougher penalties for repeat offenders. The committee also discussed improving how to report...
Prichard pushes for stronger animal control laws after dog attack
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Prichard city council members are pushing for stronger animal control laws and tougher penalties for repeat offenders after a recent dog attack injured a teacher and a 9-year-old boy outside Collins Rhodes Elementary. The attack left teacher Sierra Allen and the boy with injuries that have...
Mobile and Baldwin see alarming surge in flu cases as 2025 ends
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Flu cases across the nation are skyrocketing, and the effects are being felt on our stretch of the Gulf Coast. “Last week we were seeing about 11 people out of every 100 presenting to emergency rooms, urgent cares with influenza-like illnesses,” Dr. Kevin Philip Michaels, the Health Officer for...
Renewed push for Amtrack service in Tallahassee following success of Mobile to New Orleans...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The possibility of Amtrak service returning to the capital city has been an ongoing discussion for years but Leon County Commissioner Rick Minor is optimistic after the most recent meeting of the Southern Rail Commission. One of the biggest elements of that meeting was the success...
Highway 90 traffic stop leads to arrest in Mobile stolen truck case: MPD
Video above: Property crime statistics MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man after he was allegedly found inside a truck that was reported stolen from an auto parts store. According to Mobile Police Department officers, 47-year-old James Nicholas Smith was arrested after MCSO...
Mobile row team boat found in France after 3 years lost at sea
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A rowing boat lost at sea in the Atlantic Ocean was finally found three years later in France. The Mobile-based vessel capsized in 2022 with four military veterans on-board. They were racing in the ‘World’s Toughest Row’ competition. The weather capsized their boat,...
Freezing temperatures cause potentially dangerous situation on the Gulf Coast
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Freezing temperatures are causing a potentially dangerous situation here on the Gulf Coast. We are taking a look at the warming shelters opening to help those in need, the hazardous conditions outside and safety warnings from local officials.

















