Mobile to have its first ever LEGO convention

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Join us every Wednesday as we focus on the progress and diversity ofBlack History Month!. Feb. 1st, 6PM at Thomas Sullivan Community Center (351 N Catherine Street) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Seminar. Join us as we create a space for people to learn, listen, and...

The City of Mobile Parks and Recreation Department Presents: Friday Night Live free quarterly concert series. Kick-off this year's free, family-friendly Friday Night Live Concert Series with six different Brass Bands in celebration of Mardi Gras. Friday, February 10th, 2023 Cathedral Square, Mobile, AL 5:30-10 p.m. Get ready to party...

DAPHNE, Ala. (WPMI) — It's the kind of mystery that troubles the mind and tugs at the heart. A little blue box- one that might easily be mistaken for a fishing tackle box- found on a stretch of beach along the Eastern Shore. Inside, not hooks, nor lures nor...

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — For Derick Payne, Heroes Park on Old Military Road feels more like a forgotten park. The youth coach says the fields aren't safe for young athletes to play or practice on. "If you bring your kid out to train, you wouldn't want him come back...

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The 2023 March for Life Mobile will be held Friday, January 27, 2023 at Cathedral Square in downtown Mobile. The RALLY begins at 9:45 am with live praise and worship music, dynamic pro-life speakers, and prayers for the unborn. The MARCH begins at 10:30 am along designated streets in downtown Mobile.

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Come see history come to life on Saturday, February 11, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at our Living History Crew Drill. Interact with historical WWII re-enactors aboard the USS ALABAMA and the USS DRUM. These historical re-enactors, dressed in WWII period Navy uniforms, demonstrate what life aboard ship was like during wartime. They share stories from our original crewmen, conduct weapons briefings, and demonstrate drills while aboard ship.

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — On Wed., Jan. 25, a graduation ceremony took place for five new experience-giver businesses planning to start tours in Africatown. Over the last four months Visit Mobile, in collaboration with Michelle Browder of More Than Tours, Montgomery, AL, has been working with individuals from the Africatown community on training to become storytellers. The desire of these storytellers is to turn their authentic stories into tours and experiences in order to create their own small businesses around them.

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — Debbie has some time on her hands. "I'm currently unemployed and it’s an opportunity to give back somewhat." And on this morning, she's at the Semmes Public Library, sitting down with some people who are looking for folks just like her. "They enjoy what...

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Americorps Seniors Foster Grandparent program - Mobile County is holding a senior roundup recruiting event for foster grandparents Thursday January 26 at Semmes Regional Library. SENIOR ROUNDUP RECRUITING EVENT. SEMMES REGIONAL LIBRARY THURSDAY JANUARY 26 10:20 AM - 1:30 PM. Must be age 55 or...

FOLEY, Ala. (WPMI) — Folk musicians, Hungrytown, will be performing in person once again at the Foley Public Library on Tues, Feb 7, 2023 @ 6 pm. Seating is limited so reservations are required. After a couple of years of only Zoom performances, Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson—otherwise known...

Foley, Ala. (WPMI) — For the first time in 30 years, high school students taking the ACT college admissions test had an average score below 20... And 42-percent of high school juniors tested met none of the subject benchmarks in English, reading, science and math. Which are indicators of how well students are expected to perform in college courses -- according to a study published in the associated press.

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — A third Mary G Montgomery student faces charges connected to the THC laced candy Semmes Police discovered inside of the school. Police say several students ate the candy and were hospitalized. It's becoming a problem across the nation. In a recent study published by the Journal of Pediatrics from 2017 to 2021, Poison Control saw more than a 1,000% increase in calls about children eating cannabis edibles. Officials say parents need to monitor what their children are buying and eating, but it's very difficult to spot the difference between a harmless snack and one that's infused with THC.

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WPMI) — The City of Gulf Shores is excited to announce the return of the traditional Mardi Gras Parade, which will take place on Fat Tuesday, February 21, at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the intersection of Highway 59 and East Beach Boulevard (Highway 182) and will travel along East Beach Boulevard to the Gulf State Park Pier Road. A parade route map can be found online at www.gulfshoresal.gov/MardiGras.

MOBILE, Ala (WPMI) — Automatic license plate readers or APLRs capture license plate numbers that come into view along with the location, date, and time. Mobile has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to use this technology, and the city council is set to vote on a $262,168 contract renewal with Alabama-based company Protec Video.

DAPHNE , Ala. (WPMI) — There has been reports of Salvinia washing ashore in Daphne all the way up to Meaher State Park in Spanish Fort. Salvinia is an invasive species from southern Brazil. It forms floating mats that shade and crowd out important native plants and in turn, reduces oxygen levels for other species.

SEMMES, Ala. (WPMI) — Semmes Mayor Brandon Van Hook says the city hired a third party to investigate a Semmes Fire-Rescue truck crash that occurred earlier this month. The accident happened during stormy weather, and at the time, the fire chief indicated the weather was major factor in the single-vehicle crash. But a Semmes Fire-Rescue Department source tells NBC 15 News the brakes failed on the ladder truck as a Lieutenant drove it down a hill on Schillinger Road and into a curve.

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — 19-year-old Jimaurice Pierce has been arrested by the Mobile Police Department. He's the third teenager accused of being involved in the shooting at a local Walmart. Pierce was wanted for the December 27th shooting at the Walmart on the I-65 Service Road. He was also...

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — NBC 15 is giving a salute to our veterans. Tonight we honor SSG Walter Eugene Daniels who served in the U.S. Army. He lost his life during the Vietnam War. He was from Mobile. Thank you for your service and for giving the ultimate sacrifice,...

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Mobile Police Department needs help identifying the subjects in the attached photos and video. According to Mobile Police, on Friday, January 20, 2023, at approximately 8:00 a.m., an officer observed significant property damage to an oyster sculpture at 150 Dauphin Street, Bienville Square Park. During the investigation, the officer reviewed surveillance video and discovered two unknown male subjects were walking in the area just after midnight on January 20th. One of the unknown male subjects intentionally damaged the sculpture by kicking it onto the ground.

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — According to Mobile Fire-Rescue, on January 23, 2023, at approximately 6:09 PM, Mobile Fire-Rescue Department companies (E3, E8, E2, E11, E14, R3, R8, T4, T17, FB2, D1, D3) were dispatched to Blakeley Boatworks (401 Cochrane Causeway) for reports of a marine vessel on fire in dry dock.