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Mobile woman gets 20 years for ‘senseless’ killing after man cut in line at seafood store
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The prosecutor, defendant and judge at a murder sentencing hearing Thursday all used the same word to describe the fatal shooing in May 2020 – “senseless.”. Titiana Overton Shelton, 38, of Mobile, was a crane operator with no prior convictions that day when she...
Dollar General robbery’s second suspect turns herself in: Mobile Police
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A second person is in jail after a robbery at a Dollar General on Airport Boulevard, according to a news release from the Mobile Police Department. 31-year-old Marquese Zanetta Armstrong turned herself in on Wednesday, May 1. According to the release, officers were called to a Dollar General on Airport Boulevard […]
18-year-old Mobile resident identified as Mississippi drowning victim
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Authorities in Mississippi’s George County have identified Jose Garcia, 18, of Mobile, as the drowning victim recovered from the Escatawpa River over the weekend. It was shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday when the George County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of the Escatawpa River...
Take 5: Walley Plumbing
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Tony Walley, CEO of Walley Plumbing, joined WKRG News 5 on Take 5 to discuss the services Walley Plumbing offers. Walley answers the following questions is the video above:. Can you tell us a little about Walley Plumbing?. What are some problems that you fix?
Summer Place Apartments deal with ongoing AC issues, sewage buildup
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Residents at a Mobile apartment complex say some units are without air conditioning, sewage is overflowing in the parking lot, and rodents have taken over. This is happening at Summer Place Apartments on Azalea Road. Tenants say they have been dealing with some of these...
Want to get into the movie business? In Mobile, there’s a class for that
“I can teach you all day long, what this means, how to do this, how to do that, where to go to get this,” said Maggie Ballard, as she shared some hard-won insights about working in the film industry with a small audience of aspiring filmmakers in Mobile. “I can teach you that all day long, but what I can’t teach you is to have passion about it.”
Flags to be half-staff in Mobile County to honor Major General J. Gary Cooper: Gov. Ivey
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered United States flags in Mobile County to be flown at half-staff on Thursday in honor of the late Major General Jerome Gary Cooper, USMC-Retired. Flags will be flown at half-staff in Mobile and at state facilities in Montgomery from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, May […]
After three fatal shootings Mobile County Sheriff increases presence in Prichard
PRICHARD, Ala. (WPMI) — Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch says he is ramping up crime fighting efforts in Prichard again after three homicides occurred in less than 24 hours this past weekend. Burch says they're aggressively going after known shooters and the public can expect more police chases. He didn't mince words about the consequences of running from the law.
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