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MPD seeking help identifying burglary suspects at Theodore High School
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - MPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying suspects involved in a burglary at Theodore High School that occurred on May 25 and the early morning hours of May 26. Police said the subjects entered the school and took several items including classroom and office...
Pillans Middle School is ‘being taken care of,’ Mobile County School Board member says
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Pillans Middle School is functioning without a principal. School members said the daily tasks are still “being taken care of” amidst the absence. This comes after Pillans Middle School Principal Joseph Roberson was placed on administrative leave, according to previous reporting. School board member Sherry Dillihay-McDade said the decision to place […]
Mobile Police seeks help in finding missing man
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Police Department is seeking the public’s help in finding a missing man. Jerry Mosley, 53, was reported missing to MPD this week. A Mobile Police spokesperson said that Mosley last spoke with his family on Saturday, June 1. Anyone with information on Mosley’s whereabouts can call the MPD at […]
MCPSS Board Member praises Vigor assistant principal: ‘She’s already cleaning up the school’
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile County School Board member provided an update on the search for a new Vigor High School principal following a special-called meeting on Wednesday. District 3 Commissioner Reginald Crenshaw said Vigor assistant principal Tiffany Buchanan has assumed interim principal duties at Vigor—and that a decision to fill the principal position […]
Arrest made in shooting that sent 2 to the hospital: Mobile Police Department
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man was arrested in connection with a shooting that ended in two people being taken to the hospital, according to the Mobile Police Department. Officers arrested 35-year-old Troy Lyon on Tuesday. Lyon’s arrest follows an investigation into the shooting that left both a male and female victim with gunshot […]
MPD: Video shows person running through yard with gun after shots fired
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Police Department has released surveillance video showing a person running through a yard after shots were fired in a Mobile neighborhood. Police said there were no injuries, but a house was struck by gunfire Sunday, May 26, in the 6000 block of Cherry Ridge Court E.
Details on investigation of puppies being thrown in dumpster
News Weather Sports Special Reports Community Gulf Coast CW Watch Now Jobs More. Two puppies are now safe and ready for a new home after security cameras at Sebastian's Westend Seafood captured the dogs owners putting them in a dumpster.
Day 1 of testimony for Chavan Scruggs murder trial concludes
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Day one of testimony concluded in the case of the shooting death of Chavan Scruggs in 2021. According to previous reporting, the trial comes after a 15-year-old was arrested and charged with murder and robbery in connection to the murder of Scruggs who was killed near Figures Park on Allison Street […]
Suspect in custody, charged with breaking into home and shooting 2 people in Mobile
A man who Mobile police say broke into a residence in late May and shot two people is in custody. Police said Wednesday 35-year-old Troy Joseph Lyon was taken into custody late Tuesday night. Investigators had been searching for Lyon since the May 26 incident. Officers responded to an address...
Project Wear Orange: National Gun Violence Awareness event in downtown Mobile June 7
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — On Friday, June 7, the City of Mobile invites you to join in wearing orange to call attention to gun violence and to support those impacted by this nationwide issue. At 11 a.m. on Friday morning, Mobile Alabama NAACP will host a press conference at...
Fisherman remembered as a ‘hero’ for saving deckhand after shrimp boat capsized
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) - A fisherman who died when his shrimp boat capsized after a storm is being remembered as a hero for saving his deckhand. Boat captain and shrimper Mike Bishop was killed when his shrimp boat capsized on Saturday. Mike Bishop’s deckhand Mark Henderson survived after floating...
Crestview woman arrested on multiple counts of animal cruelty: OCSO
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla (WKRG) – A Crestview woman was arrested and charged with 11 counts of animal cruelty Tuesday afternoon, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. OSCO deputies arrested 46-year-old Regina R. Alford around 2:30 p.m. on suspicion of tormenting and causing pain and suffering, possibly death, to animals. Alford is being charged with […]
LeFlore High School Choir headed to New York to perform in concert
TOULMINVILLE, Ala. (WALA) - With the school year over, some Mobile County students are starting their summer off in a big way. Just before 6 a.m., they loaded up a bus headed to New Orleans for a rare opportunity. They’re not stopping once they arrive in The Big Easy. Instead, they’ll fly from there to The Big Apple.
Emergency managers sounding alarm over National Weather Service budget
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The International Association of Emergency Managers is taking action to help the National Weather Service. For fiscal year 2023 the National Weather service had a budget of about 1.3 billion dollars. International Association of Emergency Managers member Spencer Hawkins says for fiscal year 2024 the NWS was essentially flatlined at fiscal year 2023 funding levels which is an effective $45 million cut in funding.
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office looking for missing teen
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help in finding a teen who has been missing since May 17. According to an MCSO Facebook post, 17-year-old Jinsey Ackermann was last seen in the area of Dogwood Circle on May 17. The Alabama Law Enforcement missing person release […]
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