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5 Things to Do This Weekend – August 23-25
MOBILE, Ala. (Gulf Coast CW) — Mobile Tiki Week, Atlanta’s Orchestra Noir Y2K Meets 90s Tour, an art show and football highlight your 5 Things to Do This Weekend for Aug. 23-25, 2024! 1. Mobile Tiki Week: The fun and festivities of Mobile Tiki Week continue this weekend. It began Monday and runs through Saturday. […]
High school football forecast and watching the tropics
(WALA) - It’s Friday and high school football has returned to the Gulf Coast! In this edition of Next Weather, we’re bringing you all the forecast details for games kicking off tonight!. Plus, the tropics are quiet, but I explain why we still need to be on alert.
Vehicle damaged after shooting near Theodore: MPD
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Gunfire on Thursday struck a vehicle in motion, but no one was injured, according to the Mobile Police Department. The MPD said in a press release that officers responded to the report of a shooting at the 7300 block of Theodore Dawes Road around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. INCIDENT […]
Mobile man arrested after allegedly leading police on chase
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A local man was arrested after allegedly leading police on a vehicle and foot chase after a traffic stop. The Mobile Police Department said that man was identified as 30-year-old Christopher Bernard Turner of Mobile. According to the department, officers arrested Turner after he refused to stop for officers when they […]
MCPSS safety protocols for football season, what you need to know
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Football season is here, and the Mobile County Public School System wants to make sure you can have fun at these games while being safe. Starting Thursday night, players will take the field as fans cheer for their favorite team. It is important to know the...
Why hazmat crews, Mobile Fire-Rescue responded to I-65 NB near Dauphin Street
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A piece of metal on the roadway led to hazmat units and other authorities responding to I-65 northbound near Mobile on Friday morning, News 5 has learned. According to a press release from the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department, units, including the Hazmat 15, responded to Interstate 65 northbound near Dauphin Street […]
Alabama woman charged with murder after allegedly cutting man with knife, police say
An Alabama woman has been arrested and charged with murder after police said she cut a man she knew Thursday night. Jennifer Heathcoe, 31, of Mobile, Alabama, was arrested on murder charges in connection with the death of Taylor Rawlins, 33. Police were called to an apartment at 2889 Sollie...
Mobile Arts Organizations Launch Social
The Mobile Arts Council, Alabama Contemporary Art Center and Mobile Museum of Art are coming together to present the first of a new quarterly arts networking series, ArtSocial. There will be drinks by donation, conversational games, membership giveaways, and a brief presentation and discussion with the host organizations. The free event is an opportunity to socialize with creatives and is open to all artists and arts workers, collectors and enthusiasts. The two upcoming iterations are August 29, at 5:30-7 p.m. at the Mobile Museum of Art and November 14 at 5:30-7p.m. at the Mobile Arts Council. The organizations will rotate hosting.
New Baldwin County band trucks, an ATM stolen & an update on the Dumas Wesley telethon | Aug. 22, 2024
Editor’s Note: “News 5 Now” streams live Monday through Friday at 5:30 p.m. Watch the video above. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Welcome to WKRG.com’s new streaming show, “News 5 Now,” where we discuss the day’s 5 big stories and interact with you, our viewers. Top 5 Stories 5. Dumas Wesley Telethon Total All day Wednesday, […]
Proposed City of Mobile budget offers increase for first responder starting salary
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — New police officers and firefighters for the City of Mobile could soon receive a higher starting salary. Under the city's proposed budget for fiscal year 2025, first responders could start off making $51,000 a year. Mobile Chief of Staff James Barber says it was common practice for the city to provide incentives to officers and firefighters until a fire union challenged the incentive system. This made the city reconsider the pay plans.
2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Wy’Kevious Thomas, DT, South Alabama
School (Code)University of South Alabama (ALSO) Honors/Captainship2023 Third-Team All-Sun Belt, 2022 Phil Steele All-Conference, 2021 All-Conference honorable mention. Per Year Stats (Most Recent First) 202313 games, 38 TKLs, 2.5 TFLs, 1 Sack. 202213 games, 35 TKLs, 5 TFLs, 3 Sacks, 1 FF. 202112 games, 49 TKLs, 5.5 TFLs, 2.5 Sacks,...
USA Health’s Owen Bailey named to Becker’s Academic Medical Center CEOs to Know list
USA Health and the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama, the flagship of the Gulf Coast, are responsible for a more than $1 billion annual impact on the area’s economy. For the second year in a row, Owen Bailey, MSHA, FACHE, the CEO...
Tyrenda Williams-Reed, 1st Black woman to win America’s Junior Miss, has died
Tyrenda Williams-Reed, who represented Alabama in the America’ Junior Miss program in 1997 and became the first Black woman to win the competition, has died, according to the Distinguished Young Woman program and other sources. America’s Junior Miss, a scholarship competition based in Mobile, became Distinguished Young Women in...
Eight Mile woman sentenced in 2020 murder
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — An Eight Mile woman was sentenced for her role in the 2020 murder of Randal Taylor, according to Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood. DA Blackwood shared on Facebook that a Mobile County Judge sentenced 37-year-old Amy Simmons Palmer to 20 years in prison, split to serve five years for […]
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