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3 killed, 15 wounded as thousands gather for May Day event in Alabama
Approximately 1,000 people were attending the May Day gathering, according to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, when an argument broke out and at least one person began firing into the crowd around 9:30 p.m.
2 men turn themselves after shooting on 2nd Court: Mobile Police
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two men turned themselves in after a vehicle was shot into on 2nd Court in April, according to the Mobile Police Department. 26-year-old Martravius Deangelo Timmes of Mobile and 23-year-old Jaheim Leshawn Donaldson of Prichard turned themselves in for the April 25 shooting. A news release from MPD said officers were […]
Judge throws out murder charge against Mobile man charged with killing man in Semmes
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A judge on Thursday threw out a murder charge against a man who shot another man to death with a shotgun last year. Mobile County Circuit Judge Jill Phillips ruled that the evidence presented at a hearing Thursday indicated that the man who suffered the gunshot, Matthew Smith, was the aggressor during the February 2023 encounter.
DA: Driver’s alcohol level nearly four times the limit during wrong-way Semmes crash
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The driver who caused a fatal crash in Semmes last month was speeding in the wrong direction and nearly four times past the legal alcohol limit when he slammed into a teenager’s car, prosecutors said Friday. Mobile County District Judge Zackery Moore ordered Antonio Antonio...
Standoff in Eight Mile ends
EIGHT MILE, Ala. (WALA) - An intense standoff is underway in Eight Mile on Sasser Drive, which is off Old Citronelle Highway. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Team is on the scene, along with the Prichard Police Department. FOX10 News has been told a man is barricaded...
Prichard man arrested after leading police on chase in stolen car: MPD
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Prichard man was arrested after he led police on a chase in a stolen car before crashing, according to the Mobile Police Department. An MPD release said officers were in the area of Snow Road at around 2 a.m. on Friday when they found a vehicle that had been reported […]
Charges upgraded to capital murder against Prichard man accused of killing ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A grand jury has upgraded charges against a Prichard teenager accused of killing a man last year to capital murder. LaCedrick Napoleon Davis, 19, made an initial appearance to the new charge on Thursday. Because he was younger than 21 at the time, he is eligible for consideration as a “youthful offender,” which would seal his court records and limit any potential punishment to three years in prison. A judge on Thursday set a hearing on that issue for June 27.
Storms send up to 50,000 gallons of sanitary sewer overflow into Saraland: MCHD
SARALAND, Ala. (WKRG) — Saraland Water and Sewer Service reported a sanitary sewer overflow on Friday, according to the Mobile County Health Department. According to an MCHD news release, the overflow resulted from Friday’s strong storms that crossed over Mobile County. “According to Saraland officials, there was a higher-than-normal flow rate because of holding final […]
Prichard PD identifies person wanted for questioning in April homicide
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - Prichard Police have named a person wanted for questioning in reference to an April homicide on Allenby Lane which claimed the life of James Woodard. Authorities said Zachary Horn has been identified as a subject who was with Woodard before he was killed and is wanted for questioning by police.
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