Mobile, AL

ROBERTSDALE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Robertsdale man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty of eight sex charges involving a teenager. Steven Dwayne Chesser was found guilty on those charges back in April. Chesser will now serve 25 years for each conviction. The judge...

The victim has been identified as Calvin Horne, Jr, 18. ORIGINAL STORY: MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — From MPD News release:. On July 22, 2021, at approximately 11:17 p.m., Mobile Police officers responded to the 300 block of Seabreeze Court in reference to shots fired. Upon arrival, police officers discovered a male deceased at the location. This is an ongoing homicide investigation.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -- Police in Mobile are investigating yet another homicide -- this time in the 300 block of Seabreeze Court. The Mobile Police Department reports that late Thursday, at about 11:17 p.m., officers responded that location in response to shots having been fired. Upon arrival, officers discovered a deceased male victim.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A woman who fought a federal law enforcement officer pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal offense. Kenyatta Nicole Washington, 25, faces up to 20 years in prison for assaulting a federal law enforcement officer and assaulting an officer while causing bodily injury. Her actual punishment likely would be less under advisory sentencing guidelines.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -- According to Mobile Police, the total number of intentional killings this year is now 32. One of those victims - 19-year-old Jaylun Cassino - is being remembered by those who knew him best. Jaylun's family holding a vigil to remember his life that was cut short....

Two sex crimes cases in Baldwin County have resulted in very long sentences for each of the perpetrators, the district attorney's office reports. Steven Chesser was sentenced to 180 years on Thursday, and Alford Toler was given four life sentences. Circuit Court Judge Joe Norton sentenced Chesser to 25 years...

Mobile Police are searching for three or four people who bailed out of a car following a chase. It happened around 9:15 p.m. Thursday in the area of Dauphin Island Parkway and Bankhead Street. Officers were seen looking around homes in the neighborhood where the suspects may have been hiding.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Mobile County government officials Friday said they are alerted all employees – more than 1,600 people – that their Social Security numbers, dates of birth and other sensitive information may have bene compromised in a computer attack in May. County officials initially said they had contained...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Baldwin County jury convicted Alford Toler for a list of charges including rape and incest. Under the Habitual Felon Offender Act, Judge Norton scented Toler to 20 years for Incest and life on each Rape and Sodomy charge. Toler previously served 25 years for...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – By all accounts, Mary Brooks was minding her own business in her modest home on Mill Street in the city’s Crichton neighborhood when someone – or more than one person – brutally stabbed her. Brooks, a 77-yar-old blind woman was in her bedroom listening to the...

MOBILE, AL. (WPMI) — Dr. Brian Sumrall is a Critical Care Physician and Pulmonologist in the COVID-19 ward at Springhill Medical Center. It’s one of the most isolated parts of the hospital. "My concern is we are adding more patients daily and this is going to get worse,” Dr. Sumrall...

FAIRHOPE – A six-passenger golf cart could soon be shuttling passengers from the Fairhope municipal parking garage to downtown locations under a plan being developed by the city. Paige Crawford, director of community development, said city officials hope to have the shuttle delivered in about two months. “It has been...

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — With 32 murders this year already, Mobile homicide detectives have been busy working around the clock to bring families justice. The captain of Mobile's homicide unit says most of the victims are between the ages of 19 and 26. Captain Matt Garrett with MPD's Criminal Investigations...

Here is a list of back-to-school dates for area school systems. The dates listed are the first days back to classes for students.

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — According to Mobile Police, on July 22, 2021, at approximately 11:17 p.m., officers responded to the 300 block of Seabreeze Court in reference to shots fired. Upon arrival, police officers discovered 18-year-old Calvin Horne Jr. deceased at the location. This is Mobile's 33rd homicide of 2021.

BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WPMI) — According to Bay Minette Police, on 7/21/2021, officers responded to 1819 U.S. Hwy 31 in reference to an Assault with a knife call. This location is the Log Cabin Inn in Bay Minette, AL. Once there, a subject was found with multiple lacerations on his...

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — New cases of COVID-19 are popping up across Alabama, and doctors say they are treating patients who are dealing with it for a second and third time. Dr. Rendi Murphree with the Mobile County Health Department said more people than you think are contracting COVID-19...