Mobile’s Mayor highlights areas where sidewalk improvements are taking place
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis has named streets where he says sidewalk improvements have been taking place. The Mayor made that statement during his regular post, Good Evening, Mobile! on Friday. Here is part of the post:. Crews have been busy in Midtown over the last few...
Bus trip planned from Mobile to Selma for the 61st Bridge Crossing Jubilee
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – An annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee is taking place to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery march, and the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. People United to Advance the Dream, Mobile, will take a bus trip to Selma...
Bayou La Batre, Coast Guard celebrate milestone for new class of ships
Sparks flew Friday in Bayou La Batre as the city, a Birdon shipyard and the U.S. Coast Guard marked an early milestone for a new class of ships that will help keep traffic flowing on the nation’s waterways for decades to come. A large delegation of Coast Guard service...
Flood advisory issued for Mobile County until 3 a.m. Sunday caused by substantial downpours
On Saturday at 11:40 p.m. a flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Sunday at 3:45 a.m. for Mobile County. The weather service describes, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected." "Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas," explains the weather service. "Turn...
Pickup truck towing camper crashes on I-10 in Baldwin County, ALEA says
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - A single-vehicle accident shut down one lane of Interstate 10 in Baldwin County for a time Saturday. The crash involved a pickup truck towing a large camper, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. It happened shortly after 11 a.m. and affected the right eastbound...
‘It’s horrible’: Puppy found with ears cut off at Alabama construction site
A puppy found mutilated earlier this week in Mobile, Alabama is now recovering, as animal services investigates who may be responsible.
The Nostalgic Alabama Diner That’s Frozen In The 1950s
If you’ve ever wished you could hop in a DeLorean and visit the 1950s without dealing with the whole space-time continuum thing, I have excellent news. Dan’s Diner in Summerdale, Alabama is basically a time machine that runs on burgers and milkshakes instead of plutonium. Let’s be honest,...
Stapleton motorcyclist dies in crash in Escambia County, Florida
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man from Stapleton is dead after a crash between a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Escambia County, Florida. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened Saturday night on State Road 97 near Hendricks Lane. Troopers say a 54-year-old man from Stapleton...
FHP: Baldwin County motorcyclist dead in accident
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLA. (WALA) - The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) says a motorcyclist from Baldwin County was killed in a traffic accident in Escambia County, Florida, Saturday night. FHP says the motorcyclist was a 54 year old man from Stapleton, but authorities have not released his identity. Florida Highway Patrol...
Thousands without power in Alabama
ALABAMA — More than 2,500 homes and businesses across Alabama are without electricity as of Sunday morning, according to the latest power outage data. A total of 2,558 customers are currently without power statewide. That represents about 0.1% of the 2,604,807 electric customers being tracked across Alabama. Alabama...
