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Barrow Fine Furniture: Aspen Bedroom
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Chelsey visited Barrow Fine Furniture in Mobile to check out what Aspen has to offer. This bedroom set comes in two different colors, a grey and whitewash. To see this set in person, visit Barrow Fine Furniture today. Barrow Fine Furniture - Mobile. 1784 W. I-65...
Florida’s step-by-step process to buy a gun
How hard is it to purchase an AR-15, the rifle that was used in the attempted assassination of former President Trump, and a gun called a weapon of mass destruction?. In Florida, AR-15s have a similar process of purchase in comparison to other firearms. WINK News visited the Naples Gun...
Readers choose UMS-Wright golfer as top Mobile female athlete; 2 finish tied for best male athlete
AL.com readers chose UMS-Wright golfer Frances Brown as their Press-Register Female Athlete of the Year in an online poll last week. However, they couldn’t quite decide on a Male winner. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive...
Prichard utility working without a certified operator for water or sewer
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - The water and sewer system here continues to run without a certified operator on either its water or sewer side, but the utility’s court-appointed receiver said he is working to fill the vacancies. John S. Young Jr., who assumed control of the troubled utility in...
Second arrest made in May killing of Donte Evans in Prichard
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The Mobile County Sheriff's office confirms an arrest made on Cortez Drive tonight is connected to the death of Donte Evans who died last April from gunshot wounds. The homicide case originated in Prichard, where police found Evans' body in a car on Telegraph Road...
Which former HS stars should have made AL.com’s list of the state’s great wide receivers?
Former Auburn great Terry Beasley was the most common name mentioned by readers in reaction to AL.com’s list of the greatest Alabama high school wide receivers of all-time last week. AL.com named two-time Mr. Football Ryan Williams as its top receiver, topping the list of nine. The other receivers...
Right-wing extremists force cancellation of LGBTQ+ book event in Alabama
Last week, right-wing extremists caused a charityLGBTQ+ book event inAlabama to be canceled after the venue received threats of violence. Josh Coleman, an LGBTQ+ liaison for Birmingham and president of Central Alabama Pride, had organized an event at Oyster City Brewing in Mobile to celebrate his new children’s book, Finding My Rainbow,” Al.com reports. Thebook, which details Coleman’s journey of coming out and finding acceptance, was to be featured in aDrag Queen Story Time session, with proceeds benefiting AIDS Alabama South. The event also included an appearance by prominent Alabama TikTok star Ophelia Nichols, known as “Mama Tot.”
Uptick in 'shooting into' car crimes in Mobile with two more Monday
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Mobile police rushed to the scene of a shooting Monday night, a little before 9 pm, on Senator Street off Dauphin Island Parkway. Police tell NBC 15 News someone shot into a man's car while he was at a stop sign. The driver of the...
With deadline looming, Prichard water system master plan might lack specific recommendation
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - With a deadline fast approaching to submit a master plan for the troubled Prichard water and sewer system, the possibility is rising that the document might lack a key feature – a prescription for the system’s long-term future. That master plan, ordered by Mobile...
Federal court considering ending state’s racial quota on real estate board
Brooke Menschel, counsel for the Alabama Association of Real Estate Brokers (AAREB) and Marcus Brown, chair of the AAREB, answer press outside the Frank M. Johnson federal courthouse in Montgomery. (Jacob Holmes/APR) Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The American Alliance for Equal Rights made its case Thursday in federal...
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