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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - MPD said they have made an arrest in the murder of Rodrick Woods II on Center Street. Corey Moorer, 28, has been identified as the subject and is charged with murder, shooting into an occupied dwelling and shooting into an unoccupied vehicle, according to authorities. Police...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A man with 18 outstanding warrants was arrested and charged Thursday night for attempted murder and possession, according to MPD. Police said they attempted to conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at 9:00 p.m. near McRae Drive and Fairway Drive, but the driver refused to stop and a pursuit ensued.

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Vigor High School Principal Gerald Cunningham is on administrative leave, according to a school district spokesperson. Mobile County Public Schools Director of Communication Rena Philips confirmed Cunningham’s status to WKRG News 5 on Friday. Philips said the district could not comment on the reason why Cunningham was placed on leave […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - In downtown Mobile, hundreds attended the 13th annual South Sounds Music Fest, highlighting musicians from across the southeast. From rock to hip hop, country, and more, there’s something to suit any music lover’s fancy. The three-day festival kicks off Friday and goes through Sunday night.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Police Department is investigating a Thursday evening shooting that sent a woman to the hospital with a life-threatening injury, authorities said. The incident happened about 6:20 p.m. in the 1000 block of Partridge Street. Police said no one is currently in custody in connection...

Two men facing attempted murder charges in Alabama are also now accused in the slaying of a man whose body was found outside a casino in Mississippi last year. Karmelo Cortez Morris Derks, an 18-year-old from Prichard, was extradited to Mississippi and formally charged with first-degree murder on Thursday. Derks,...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Police Department said they arrested a man who allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment, assaulted her and prevented her from calling 911, according to a release. Jamon Stegall, 20, was charged with domestic violence burglary, domestic violence harassment and interference with an emergency call. Police were called to Isle […]

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — You've probably seen them popping up all over town: New storage units. It's been the talk of social media for the last few weeks. Folks are wondering why there are so many new places opening up. The sudden surge in storage units has left many...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — One of the suspects accused in the Fall 2021 Ladd-Pebbles Stadium shooting is asking a judge to treat him as a youthful offender. Hezekiah Belfon, 21, was 19 at the time of the shooting in October 2021. He faces five attempted murder charges. Under Alabama law, people under 21 at the […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A federal grand jury has indicted the former president of Austal USA, and two other former Austal executives, with “orchestrating an accounting fraud scheme,” at the Mobile shipyard, according to a release from the Unites States Department of Justice. Craig Perciavalle, 52, Joseph Runkel, 54, a former financial analyst at Austal, and […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Police said they arrested a man who was allegedly riding his bike on the wrong side of the road without lights and was found with three stolen catalytic converters late Thursday night. Joseph Carey, 58, was charged with used detached catalytic converter, possession of burglar tools and possession of […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A weakening band of storms will push south through the area tomorrow morning, and the day will feature a clearing sky and highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s. On Sunday, dry air settles into the state and we are forecasting a mostly sunny sky highs will be in the 70s.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A federal judge on Friday sentenced a former Daphne doctor to four years for willfully failing to pay restitution from a previous health care fraud conviction. Chief U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Beaverstock handed down a two-year sentence to Rassan Tarabein for bank fraud, criminal default and...

Information provided by Covenant Academy of Mobile:. Covenant Academy of Mobile is Mobile’s first K-12 charter school opening in August 2023. We are excited to welcome students in grades K-5th for this upcoming school year. We will add a grade level each year after opening until 12th grade is fully established. We are located at 4568 Halls Mill Rd. in Mobile.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -“No good deed goes unpunished!”-or so the saying goes. One guy found out the hard way, it can be the truth. This is 31-year-old Jeremiah Whitfield. He’s wanted in connection with a carjacking. He also took advantage of a guy who just wanted to help him out, according to Mobile Police Department. They say Whitfield asked a guy for a ride to Center Street, last week. The victim didn’t know the guy, but wanted to do him a “solid.” That didn’t work out so well.

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) - Surf along Baldwin County beaches has been building and is expected to continue to do so into Friday night, March 31, 2023. Red flags were posted Friday morning to start the weekend. Beach safety officials in Gulf Shores have made more than 40 water rescues over the last couple weeks.

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — UPDATE:. A big win Wednesday for the Mobile County Sheriff's Office. Deputies brought in a known drug dealer, seizing several kilograms of illicit drugs in the process, including 30,000 pills of fentanyl, keeping the deadly drug out of our community. The Sheriff says he is relentlessly in pursuit of people that sell illegal drugs, especially fentanyl. The Sheriff laid down the law today, saying if you're selling drugs, his office is coming for you.

PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — Brenda Tucker and her husband Phillip woke up to see water flooding the streets in front to their home. They reached out to the Prichard Water Board for answers, but after learning they would be fully responsible for the leaks, they called Prichard Mayor Jimmie Gardner for assistance. Brenda says she […]

A 62-year-old man died when he stepped in front of a vehicle on Government Street in downtown Mobile on Tuesday morning, the authorities said. After the initial collision, Mobile police said, four more vehicles struck the victim and continued traveling east on Government Street. It happened just after 6 a.m....

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Men United against Violence encourages all men to form a unified attempt to curtail violence in the City of Mobile by being visible role models and through educational interactions with youth throughout the City of Mobile, offering youth alternatives to materialism and violence. Contact John C. Young at 251-513-4179 for more information.