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Mobile, AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Bishop State 5K Fun Run/1-Mile Walk is happening this weekend. Location: Bishop State Community College - 351 N. Broad Street; Mobile, AL 36603. Costs: 5K Run: $25; 1-mile Walk/Run: $15; Virtual Runner: $15-$25 Link to Register: https://runsignup.com/Race/AL/Mobile/CounselingHealthServices5kRun1mileFunWalk. Bishop State Community College. 351 N. Broad Street; Mobile,...

Bishop State 5k Fun Run

Bayou La Batre, AL

BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (WALA) - A Bayou La Batre couple lost everything in a house fire last week. They say they lived in the home for over 10 years and raised grandchildren there. Now, they have little to spare and need help rebuilding their lives. Fortunately, the couple is...

Bayou La Batre couple loses everything in Memorial Day fire

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - MPD said they are investigating a robbery from Friday, June 2 at a Citgo gas station. Authorities responded to the store located at 811 Dauphin Island Parkway after a report of a robbery, according to police. Officials said they discovered an unknown male suspect approached the...

MPD investigating robbery on Dauphin Island Parkway

Birmingham, AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Presbyterian Home for Children will host the Sweet Home Soirée in Mobile at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at the Country Club of Mobile. The Soirée is the Home’s signature gala that serves as an important fundraiser and as a fun-filled fellowship featuring a plated dinner, live jazz music and silent and live auctions. The Soirées also give the Home the opportunity to recognize individuals who have been faithful and impactful ministry partners, enabling the continuing services for the precious children and youth entrusted in the Home’s care.

The Presbyterian Home for Children to host ‘Sweet Home Soirée’

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Opportunity 4 Entertainers & Performing Arts is hosting a fun event in June!. The organization is inviting the community to its ‘Opportunities Day School Tour Grand Finale.’. The free event will feature some of the most talented youth in the Mobile area and will also...

Opportunities Day School Tour Grand Finale to showcase talented youth in Mobile

Spanish Fort, AL

SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WALA) - A Spanish Fort man is under arrest after Police said he broke into a school, damaging property and injuring himself. Surveillance video from inside Rockwell Elementary left police no doubt who they were looking for. Spanish Fort Police arrested 33-year-old, Zachary Moore Childs of Spanish...

Man charged with breaking into Spanish Ft. school has no memory of being there

Washington State

Fairhope, AL

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA) - A pride event on the Eastern Shore has some folks praising the events, while others are raising concerns. ‘Color Fairhope with Pride’ kicked off Saturday with a festival at South Beach Park. Hundreds of folks gathered for the third annual pride rally held near the...

Locals express varying opinions on Fairhope Pride weekend

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Police said they are investigating a shooting from Sunday, June 4 that killed a 31-year-old man. Police said they responded to the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Hillcrest Road around 1:30 a.m. and found a male victim with a gunshot wound. The victim died at...

1 killed in Sunday morning shooting

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - With school out, the Ben May Branch of the Mobile Public Library still wants children to continue reading during their summer vacation. On Saturday, the library hosted a kickoff party for the Summer Library Celebration. The program will be going on throughout the summer until July 31 and will feature special performers, arts and crafts, games, STEM and book clubs for the kids.

Summer Library Celebration kicks off

Alabama State

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Based in Fairhope, Alabama along the beautiful eastern shore of the Mobile Bay, the Eastern Shore Chamber Music Festival is a two-week-long classical concert series providing intimate and accessible concerts in a relaxed, inviting environment. Accessibility is one of ESCMF’s core values; with all of the 2023 festival concerts being free of charge to audiences.

Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce hosting Classical Concert Series

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The mission of “Wear Orange” to stop gun violence continued this weekend. Part of a bigger network around the country -- local survivors and victims were asking others to join the fight. We were there as they marched through Medal of Honor Park. Among...

Wear Orange Day march to end gun violence asks others to join fight

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Police said they arrested three suspects Sunday, June 4 for robbing a 16-year-old. Authorities said at 6:50 p.m. they responded to a robbery complaint at the intersection of Gulf Dale Drive and Curry Drive. Officers discovered a 16-year-old victim was walking with friends when three known...

Police arrest 3 for robbery of a 16-year-old

Texas State

Theodore, AL

THEODORE, Ala. (WALA) - A fishing tournament to help a woman in Mobile diagnosed with brain cancer was held Saturday afternoon. About a month ago, Justin Fadalla lost a friend. Michael Smith, a well known fishing tournament host in the community, died last month from brain cancer. “I met Michael...

Reelin’ for a Cure fishing tournament help in Theodore to benefit Mobile mom with brain cancer

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - We started off mild this morning, with a mix of sun and clouds. Heading into this afternoon, daytime highs will max out in the mid-to-upper 80s, and the lower-90s. However, high humidity will have us feeling about 3 to 5 degrees warmer. There is a chance for isolated pop-up showers and thunderstorms heading into this afternoon/evening, with the highest chances being for our inland areas.

Some pop-up storms this afternoon

Pensacola, FL

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said they are investigating a shooting that occurred at a large gathering in Pensacola which killed one person and injured another four. Deputies said they responded to a shots fired call at a gathering of 50 to 100 people that...

Shooting at a Pensacola party leaves 1 dead and 4 injured

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Bestselling author and celebrity fitness expert Joey Thurman shows us some of the products and devices this celebrity fitness guru uses to train his A-list clients and why this high-energy exercise expert says summer is the best time to achieve fitness goals. This interview is courtesy...

Workout with Celebrity Trainer Joey Thurman

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Wild video of a gunfight outside a Mobile gas station is captured on surveillance video. Several bullets flying sent innocent bystanders hitting the deck. Mobile police say one of the shooters was hit. In the full video, you see the woman walk up to a parked...

Surveillance video captures gun battle at Mobile gas station

Louisiana State

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Saturday was solemn day for the loved ones of a man who died in a train collision last weekend. Family and friends gathered Saturday to release balloons in 29-year-old James Lett’s memory. Lett lost his life May 27 after a train collided with his vehicle...

Family, friends memorialize train crash victim with balloon release

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile police officials have released a statement regarding the shooting death of a man at the intersection of Airport Blvd. and Hillcrest Rd. early Sunday morning. The statement reads as follows:. “On Sunday, June 4, 2023, at approximately 1:38 a.m., officers responded to a report of...

Man shot and killed on Airport Blvd. early Sunday morning, Mobile police are investigating

California State

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It may be a dying art -- but Louis Benvenuto is a morse code master. “If you don’t practice every day -- you lose it,” said Lou -- as most call him. At 106 years old -- Lou’s still got it. Growing up in...

Man who worked as cameraman for Johnny Carson turns 106

Florida State

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -An Eight Mile man is facing some pretty horrible charges out of Florida. Herman Moore is accused of raping and assaulting a woman for two days in Perdido Key in April. Moore was arrested in Mobile nearly six weeks later and sent to the Escambia County, Florida...

Mobile County man charged with rape, kidnapping after woman claims he wouldn’t let her leave Perdido Key condo

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Prichard water board votes to end new Alabama Village accounts

PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - The Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board voted Wednesday to end service for new accounts in the dilapidated Alabama Village community. Board...

Prichard water board votes to end new Alabama Village accounts

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