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UPDATE (11:19 a.m.): ALGO Mobile said the crash involving an overturned vehicle on I-10 westbound near Exit 27 has been cleared. ALDOT cameras showed traffic beginning to progress. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — An overturned vehicle blocked westbound traffic Friday morning on I-10 over Mobile Bay, according to ALGO Traffic. In a Tweet, ALGO Mobile said […]

A volunteer assistant at Mobile’s Vigor High School has been charged with selling drugs on or near the campus. Herbert Burrell, 38, was taken into custody Thursday at the school, where he was a volunteer assistant for the Wolves’ football team, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, which made the arrest.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Police Department said they arrested a 18- and 19-year-old Friday in connection to an alleged robbery at Murphy Gas Station on Saturday, March 18. Antonio Goleman, 19, and Jada King, 18, were charged with second degree robbery after allegedly “forcibly taking the victim’s wallet,” according to the release. Both […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – After having to hold the Festival of Flowers in Cathedral Square for the past two years, the 30th anniversary is underway, but returns to the Ascension Providence Hospital campus for stunning, Japanese-inspired gardens, family fun, and so much more. “As soon as we cut the ribbon, I mean it seemed like […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile police are investigating a shooting that left one person with life-threatening injuries. According to police, officers responded to University Hospital around 12:20 p.m. Thursday on a call regarding someone arriving with a gunshot wound. Authorities said he arrived at the hospital via personal vehicle after reportedly being shot at a nearby park.

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — According to the Mobile County Sheriff's Office, the attempted murder suspect involved in Wednesday's standoff has been taken into custody. Wednesday morning, MCSO received a tip about a suspect with an attempted murder warrant at a home on 1105 Houston Street. MCSO Deputies went to...

A motorcycle was reported stolen from a store on Dauphin Island Parkway Thursday. Police didn’t have to look far to find it. According to the Mobile Police Department, officers were dispatched to Fulton Grocery on a theft report. When they got there, they learned the victim’s motorcycle had been stolen from outside the store.

UPDATE: The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said Maxwell Partridge “just flat our ran” Thursday. MCSO said he has outstanding warrants. MCSO said Partridge was not in a stolen vehicle Thursday, but that he had been in a stolen vehicle “LAST time,” according to an MCSO Tweet. MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County Sheriff’s […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Gulf Coast Jeep Outfitters is giving away a Jeep in support of Aubreigh’s Army 328. WHERE: 1020 Schillinger Road S. Suite D Mobile, AL 36695.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 26-year-old who was reported missing on March 8 and last seen in the area of Grelot and Hillcrest Road. Deangelo Laparis Jenkins, 26, “suffers from medical conditions that may impair his cognitive abilities,” and has a history […]

Jacob Matthews was named the Mobile Police Department’s Outstanding Officer of the Month for March 2021 by the Southwest Mobile Chamber of Commerce. Two years later, Matthews, 33, has resigned and is charged with felony domestic violence after a woman accused him of choking her. The MPD announced the...

An attempted murder suspect who was the target during a Wednesday standoff at a Mobile residence is now in custody. Tawanne Lucas was apprehended by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit Thursday, one day after he eluded law enforcement during a standoff on Houston Street. The sheriff’s...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Highs this afternoon will climb to the low 80s. There won’t be any rain today, but there may be a few showers late tonight and into early tomorrow. It doesn’t look like locally we will have a severe weather threat, at least not yet. There will be two rounds of storms to watch out for. The first comes tonight and into early tomorrow for locations well to the west of our area but when that system arrives here we are only expecting scattered showers. The front that’s arriving tonight will stall and we could see that stalled front ramp coverage of rain and storms up locally for us on Sunday afternoon/evening. This will be our best shot for active weather. We are placing rain coverage that day at 70% so make sure you stay weather aware. We’ll go cooler and drier by the middle of next week.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A 28-year-old Prichard man faces an assault charge after he shot allegedly shot a relative, according to authorities. The Mobile Police Department arrested Maurice Fowler on Wednesday in connection with the weekend shooting. According to MPD, officers responding to the 1000 block of St. Stephens Road...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It’s been almost two weeks since a 2-year-old boy was hit by a car and left for dead in Mobile. According to Mobile Police, the toddler ran into the road on Haas Avenue near Hemley Avenue...the driver hit him and kept going. No one has...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Healing Center on Airport Boulevard in Mobile is in need of some healing itself after a car punched into the building Thursday morning. According to the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department, the driver of the car simply drove into the building. The driver was all right and no one inside the building was injured, authorities said.

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — A Mobile City Council member is asking the Altapointe Board to conduct a full investigation into alleged cases of negligence. This comes after Scott Jones called for the removal of the Altapointe CEO two weeks ago during a council meeting. That call to step down...

Four Coast eateries fail their health inspection over the last three weeks, one after a complaint. Here’s what to know.

MOBILE, Ala. (WPM) — The Mobile Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating Deangelo Laparis Jenkins, 26, who was reported missing by his family on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Jenkins suffers from medical conditions that may impair his cognitive abilities, and he has a history of wandering away from his residence.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Police Department is investigating a reported early-morning carjacking. Officers responded to the 1000 block of Central Drive around 4:30 a.m. today. The victim told officers he had given a ride to an unknown male subject, MPD said. Once they arrived at Central Drive, the...