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During the pandemic, Prichard received $5,088,767.64 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. Financial reports NBC 15 News obtained show city officials used part of that money to pay themselves. Records show the city formed a COVID team and paid team members nearly $175,000 in six months from June 2021 to January 2022. Prichard's mayor Jimmie Gardner, who was not on the team, defends the payments.

Prichard city officials paid themselves with COVID relief funds

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...

Mobile Councilman calls for full investigation into Altapointe's negligence allegations

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — The Blue Bell Bombers, a local running team, will be taking part in Saturday's Azalea Trail Run. But they'll be missing one of their key members Victor Birch. The 61-year-old was killed last September in a car crash. "It was at the Industrial Canal bridge,...

Local running group to honor slain member during Azalea Trail Run

Alabama State

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Former stakeholders of the China Super Buffet in Mobile, Alabama, were sentenced for harboring aliens who were illegally employed at their restaurant and subjected to hefty forfeiture orders. Zheng Kong Zheng, 57, of Mobile, was sentenced on the charge of harboring aliens to two years’...

Former owners of China Super Buffet sentenced, forfeit over $1.5M for harboring aliens

Foley, AL

FOLEY, Ala. (WPMI) — New routes are giving Foley drivers more north-south options through the city. The extension of North Pecan Street Foley opened Wednesday morning. The project, about 2,000 feet long, creates a new route from East Peachtree Avenue to Fern Street. The extension of Juniper Street from...

North Pecan extension opens in Foley

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Officials with the city of Mobile say the new ShotSpotter system is working. The system pinpoints the location of gun shots using network sensors and software. "If you look at where we were since we started back through January, we were looking at almost 3,900...

Mobile ShotSpotter update: Increase in calls to 911, decrease in shots detected

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A new scam that you might not have heard about, but it’s gaining popularity. We are firmly in the digital age. The time has come where we don’t need to carry around credit cards or cash if we want to pay for something. And, thanks to apps like Venmo or Cashapp, we can even pay each other virtually. But with that power comes responsibility.

Better Business Bureau warns of new Venmo/digital wallet scam

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — A recent Federal court ruling out of Montgomery has impacted the City of Mobile’s panhandling ordinance. A federal judge determined that the State statute prohibiting panhandling was unconstitutional as a violation of free speech in a case brought by homeless residents of Montgomery. That...

Mobile's panhandling ordinance no longer in effect

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band celebrates 140 years with a special concert! The concert is free and open to all; no registration required. A reception will follow in the Armbrecht-Briskman Meeting Room. Performance will be held March 26 @ 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m....

Mobile Excelsior Band 140th anniversary concert at Ben May Main Library March 26

Gulf Shores, AL

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WPMI) — The City of Gulf Shores will host its annual Hurricane Preparedness Expo on Wednesday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Erie H. Meyer Civic Center, located at 1930 West 2nd street in Gulf Shores. This free event offers the public...

Hurricane Preparedness Expo set for April 26 in Gulf Shores

Pensacola, FL

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — NBC 15 is giving a salute to our veterans. Tonight we honor 1stLt Thomas Rainey who served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He lost his life during the Vietnam War. He was from Pensacola. Thank you for your service and for giving the ultimate sacrifice,...

Salute to our Veterans: 1stLt Thomas Rainey

Fairhope, AL

Baldwin County, Ala. (WPMI) — The DEA says fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered. And our area is not immune to this drug threat. Law enforcement and drug education experts are sounding the same warnings: fentanyl is here and the crisis is getting worse.

Police, health officials plead with parents to stay vigilant at Fairhope fentanyl meeting

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.

Have you seen him? Mobile Police Dept. seeks man reported missing by family

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — There are concerns surrounding aging fire stations in the city of Mobile. Half of Mobile's fire stations are more than 50 years old. Eleven of them were built before 1976, when asbestos was banned. However, one of those could soon be getting a facelift. On...

Aging Mobile fire stations raising concerns with union

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — A former Mobile Police Officer has been arrested and charged with domestic violence. According to the Mobile Police Department, former police officer Jacob Matthews resigned from the Mobile Police Department while under a criminal and administrative investigation. Matthews submitted his resignation on March 22, 2023,...

Former Mobile Police Officer arrested for domestic violence

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Flomaton, AL

FLOMATON, Ala. (WPMI) — A young woman killed when her car hit a building at Flomaton High School last week has now been identified. Family members say she's 21-year-old Shaneal Schifano of Georgia. Her parents live nearby in Atmore, and say she had just moved to Atmore for work.

Young woman killed when her car hit Flomaton High School identified

Mobile County, AL

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — A proposed bill Alabama lawmakers are considering would let cities and government entities opt out of hiring and firing employees through personnel boards and adopt their own human resources policies. Mobile Housing Authority Executive Director Michael Pierce said two years ago the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ordered MHA to not use the Mobile County Personnel Board. Pierce says there could be consequences for not following orders.

Newly proposed bill would allow Mobile Housing Authority to opt out of personnel board

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A founder of a business that has become synonymous with Mobile Mardi Gras has died. Ann Toomey, along with her husband jack, founded Toomey's Mardi Gras out of the back of their home in the 1970's. This is video from 2000, when Ann shared with...

Mobile Mardi Gras pioneer Ann Toomey has passed away

FOLEY, Ala. (WPMI) — A new Foley library, twice the size of the current structure will not only be a place to check out books, but a community center and learning facility, city leaders said. The library will be built on city property south of the Foley Post Office,...

Foley making plans for new library twice the size of the current facility

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The Mobile Co. Sheriff's Office was involved in a standoff on Houston St. in Mobile Wednesday afternoon. MCSO received a tip about a suspect with an attempted murder warrant at a home on 1105 Houston Street. MCSO Deputies went to the home and heard movement...

Mobile Co. Sheriff's Office searches for attempted murder suspect after standoff

Saraland, AL

The Pledge of Allegiance 3/22/23 Ms Little's Kindergarten class at Saraland Early Ed. - Sponsored by Eastern Shore Toyota.

The Pledge of Allegiance 3/22/23 Ms. Little's Kindergarten class at Saraland Early Ed.

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Forbes publishes list ranking Mobile 2nd most dangerous city

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — Forbes published a list Tuesday of the most dangerous cities in the country. Mobile ranked second most dangerous city behind St. Louis....

Forbes publishes list ranking Mobile 2nd most dangerous city

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