Creola Police arrest 14 year old for Attempt to Elude
CREOLA, Ala. (WALA) - Creola Police posted on their Facebook page officers arrested a 14 year old juvenile on a charge of Attempt to Elude. On June 6, 2025, at approximately 12:20 AM, officers from the Creola Police Department initiated a traffic stop on I-65 Southbound, just prior to Exit 22. Upon making contact...
USS Enterprise to be disassembled in Mobile, Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, will be dismantled in Mobile, Alabama, according to The National Interest. Constructed in 1958, the Enterprise served as a naval flagship for decades, symbolizing America’s global naval dominance until it was decommissioned...
Semmes police issue arrest warrants in Hi Wood Circle shooting
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Warrants have been issued for the man accused of shooting a woman in the head Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 7800 block of Hi Wood Circle North, according to Semmes police. The woman was taken to the hospital and is OK, as the bullet […]
Men arrested in connection with fraudulent check, Mobile police say
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two men were arrested Thursday in connection with a fraudulent check. According to a Mobile Police Department news release, officers responded to the Regions Bank at 2000 Dauphin Island Parkway at about 1 p.m. Thursday in reference to a fraudulent check. Two men were held until detectives could...
Mobile County District Attorney hopes to expand capital murder law in Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood is calling for capital murder to be the default charge for murder suspects. Sunday night’s deadly shooting at the Saenger Theatre has shaken the community. Carl Williams III, 27, was shot and killed, and a woman was wounded after Marcus Sanders...
19-year-old accused of attacking elderly driver after crash in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A 19-year-old has been arrested after authorities say he attacked an elderly driver after a crash in West Mobile. The wreck took place on Thursday near the intersection of Schillinger Road South and Hitt Road, police say. MPD says the 19-year-old was driving a motorcycle when...
Man arrested after shooting at local apartment complex: Mobile police
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers arrested a man Friday after a shooting at Bayou Plaza Apartments. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the apartment complex around 11:20 a.m. for a report of a person shot. When officers arrived, they found a man with a non-life-threatening...
Spanish Fort home invasion, shooting leads to arrests and frustration over ‘revolving door of...
A home invasion and a shooting in Spanish Fort have landed two men behind bars, charged with burglary and assault. But the Police Chief believes there is a bigger issue other than the violence.
MPD detective fired after internal investigation
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Detective Gary Rogers with the Mobile Police Department has been fired following an internal investigation. The termination comes just a few months after a complaint was filed against Rogers. Back in November, his son Dawson Rogers was driving a car on Lott Road that collided with...
Mobile man arrested after implying an explosive device was under a vehicle, police say
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Mobile man was arrested Thursday after he implied there was an explosive device under a vehicle, police say. The Mobile Police Department responded to the 6000 block of Girby Road on Thursday at noon, where they say a man was outside a vehicle. Police say...