Mobile AL

On a July evening in 2024, a head-on collision on AL-193 near Dauphin Island resulted in severe injuries and loss of life among several families. The incident led to the closure of the Dauphin Island Bridge and affected the local community deeply. Beasley Allen, a law firm based in Georgia,...

Cottage Hill Christian Academy has released a statement after a former teacher was filmed beating her son with a belt over unfinished chores. Nicole Staples, a 44-year-old former elementary school teacher, has been fired and arrested after a graphic video surfaced online allegedly showing her brutally beating her...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Police have identified the 24-year-old victim of a fatal crash involving a motorcycle on Schillinger Road Monday night. On Monday at approximately 7:05 p.m., Mobile Police Department officers responded to a traffic accident on Schillinger Road at Glider Avenue. They found a man with...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Starting next year, there will be some changes to how people can assemble inside county buildings like Government Plaza. County officials say this new policy specifies that walkways inside the government plaza atrium cannot be blocked. Government Plaza has long been an area for different types...

Video above: News 5’s Mya Falgout reports on a Mobile police chase that led to two people in custody MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two people are in custody after a Monday afternoon police chase and car crash in Mobile, News 5 has learned. The police chase started on McVay Drive at Halls Mill Road and […]

An 11th-grade pianist from the Alabama School of Fine Arts will perform his music to be aired on NPR’s From the Top in 2026. From the Top is one of the nation’s most prestigious platforms for showcasing extraordinary young musicians. It is the the most popular one-hour weekly syndicated classical program on public...

No injuries reported after rig overturns, spills peanut load in Baldwin County. A Mobile family is torn after 25-year-old Brandon Wescovich and his wife Kayla were involved in a motorcycle accident over the weekend. Updated: Nov. 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM CST.

There has been a recent wave of concern and speculation on social media about the status of popular local restaurant, Los Rancheros, located on Airport Blvd. A user expressed surprise and disappointment over the apparent closure of the establishment, sparking a discussion among the online community.

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 24, 2025 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A man living in Baldwin County has been sentenced to prison time for his involvement in an elderly defrauding scheme. According to a Department of Justice news release, Jamaican-native Xavian Brown was sentenced to 10 years in...

MARLBOROUGH, MA - BJ’s Wholesale Club announced new locations in Mesquite, Texas, and Foley, Alabama. The Mesquite club will mark the company’s fifth location in Texas, and the Foley club will be the second in Alabama, a press release stated. The company also announced that it is relocating...