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Candlelight vigil set Tuesday in Bay Minette for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA) - The Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office is hosting a candlelight vigil in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The vigil will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Baldwin County Courthouse gazebo in Bay Minette. The public is invited to come out...
Faith Time: Why go to Church?
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Joining us this morning is David Roach, with Shiloh Baptist Church in Saraland. We want to talk about this subject. A lot of people are probably getting ready for church right now. Why should somebody go to church? Guest: Well, it’s an obligation, but it’s also a joy, but an obligation […]
Bay Minette woman convicted of financially exploiting elderly
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA) - A Baldwin County circuit judge set a June 12 sentencing date for a Bay Minette woman convicted this week of exploiting the elderly. Fifty-seven-year-old Renee Williams on Tuesday was convicted of one count of first-degree financial exploitation of the elderly, the Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Deadly Bay Minette stabbing over stolen truck, according to investigators
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA) - We’re learning more about what led to a deadly stabbing in Bay Minette last month. A man was found stabbed to death inside a home on Old Daphne Road. Bay Minette Police charged an Atmore woman with the killing. The suspect told police she’d tracked her stolen pickup to that residence, where she ended up confronting the man she said stole it.
Class 6A No. 5 Saraland knocks off Northridge in extra innings, faces rival Spanish Fort next
Class 6A No. 5 Saraland got a strong pitching performance from Cam Laffitte and scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning to knock off Northridge 5-1 in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday morning. The teams split a Friday doubleheader that didn’t end until...
No. 7 Spanish Fort continues win streak, sweeps No. 5 Saraland in Class 6A playoffs
Spanish Fort’s John Henry Winstead struck out the last two batters to escape a bases-loaded jam and end the game as the visiting No. 7 Toros held off No. 5 Saraland 3-1 Friday night to sweep the Class 6A second-round playoff series. Spanish Fort (26-10), which has won 12...
North Baldwin Crawfish Cook-Off
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - May the 4th be with you as you enjoy delicious Crawfish from a variety of teams at this year’s North Baldwin Crawfish Cook-Off. This year’s event will kick off on May 4th at Halliday Park in Bay Minette Al from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm. Local teams from different businesses and organizations will come together to compete in a friendly Crawfish Cook-Off.
Alabama man killed in Hinds County crash
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – An Alabama man was killed during a crash in Hinds County. The crash happened on Sunday, April 28 just after 5:00 p.m. on U.S. 80 near Jones Road. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said a 2017 Ford Focus, driven by 32-yea-rold Curicous Palmer, of Bay Minette, Alabama, was […]
Bay Minette man pleads guilty to federal gun charge, admits packing guns in luggage in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Bay Minette man accused of trying to bring a loaded gun on to a plane pleaded guilty Tuesday to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Montrey Ladon Walter Evans admitted guilt in U.S. District Court as part of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, who agreed to recommend leniency in sentencing and ask that a charge of carrying a weapon on to a plane be dismissed. Senior U.S. District Judge William Steele set the defendant’s sentencing hearing for Aug. 27. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
Scheduled water service interruption for As Perdido on April 17
(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be a scheduled water service interruption affecting customers in As Perdido on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Areas affected: As Perdido Road, Maguro Drive, Nufo Place, and Haiguas Lane. Purpose: To allow CUC water operators to repair a...
Polls open until 7 p.m. for District 2 congressional runoff election
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Voters in Alabama’s second congressional district are going to the polls today for a runoff election. This is the newly drawn congressional district that includes portions of north Mobile, Washington, Monroe and Conecuh counties in the FOX10 viewing area. Vying for the Democratic nomination in...
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