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3 arrested in Mobile County motel — found with baby and face drug charges
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Three people arrested at a local motel on Friday face drug charges, and two are accused of chemically endangering a child, according to officials. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that Kaylin Ann Hoffman, Jaden Christopher Little, and Santarius Jaraveon Hines had been arrested. Deputies responded […]
Employee at Mobile restaurant accused of fraudulent credit card use: MPD
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Fry Daddy’s restaurant employee is accused of using a customer’s debit card without their permission, according to the Mobile Police Department. An MPD news release said officers were called to the restaurant on Friday around 8:15 p.m. to investigate a report of fraudulent debit card use. INCIDENT LOCATION Officials said […]
Mobile woman indicted, accused of election fraud
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile woman has been indicted for reportedly taking the hand of someone who cannot vote and having them fill out an application for an absentee ballot in a nursing home in Mobile. 54-year-old Michele Toomey was arrested and charged with voter harvesting, forgery and identity theft. According to the indictment, […]
Alabama high school marching band gets $100,000 donation during unforgettable Friday Night Lights
SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WKRG) — Last week’s Friday Night Lights turned into an evening the Spanish Fort High School marching band would never forget when State Rep. Matt Simpson surprised them with a $100,000 donation. “To you know, see that our effort is appreciated in what we’re doing … really means a lot to me,” […]
Commercial building fire under investigation in Mobile; 1 minor injury reported
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — An early-morning blaze at a commercial building is under investigation, News 5 has learned. Mobile Fire-Rescue Department units responded to the incident, at 2254 Government St., around 1:36 a.m. Monday, according to an MFRD news release. “The single-story, vacant structure had moderate black smoke visible when crews arrived,” the release said. […]
For this St. Paul’s Episcopal School teacher, education is a family affair
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — We found Stacy Fasanello busy with her third graders at St. Paul’s Episcopal School — third-graders who were delighted that the test they were about to take was being delayed. As an elementary school teacher, Ms. Fasanello teaches all the subjects. And teaching those lessons here at St. Paul’s has special […]
Indiana man extradited to Mobile to face capital murder charge
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — An Indiana man accused of killing a man in 2021 has pleaded not guilty after being extradited to Mobile, according to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office. 27-year-old Joshua Smiley allegedly shot 29-year-old Dillon Crum to death in August 2021 on Amsterdam Street, according to previous reporting. In April 2023, a […]
Semi-truck hits power pole in downtown Mobile, starting fire: officials
UPDATE (3:10 p.m.): News 5 has learned more about today’s downtown Mobile fire. Here’s what an Alabama Power spokesperson said: The scene has been cleared. INCIDENT LOCATION: UPDATE (2:59 p.m.): Alabama Power has put out the flames from this afternoon’s fire just off Water Street, News 5 has learned. PREVIOUS REPORTING: MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — […]
2 men, woman convicted on multiple charges including murder-for-hire in Mobile: U.S. DOJ
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two men and a woman were convicted on multiple charges after a three-week trial with a federal jury, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. 30-year-old John Fitzgerald McCarroll Jr., 20-year-old Darrius Dwayne Rowser and 30-year-old Lyteria Isheeia Hollis were found guilty of murder-for-hire conspiracy, murder-for-hire, carjacking conspiracy, interstate transportation of […]
Lavretta Park pickleball courts continue to raise concerns for nearby neighbors
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — What started out as a new recreation center for the City of Mobile has quickly become a big problem, but now city leaders think they have a solution. For a few months, neighbors have been expressing concerns about the noise and rowdy behavior coming from the pickleball courts in the County […]
Man headbutts Mobile police officer during arrest attempt: MPD
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — While being arrested, a man headbutted an officer in the face, according to the Mobile Police Department. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to Dauphin Gates Apartments around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, for a domestic incident report. Officers said they arrived on the scene and found […]
UPDATE: Stolen truck used in attempt to steal money from ATMs at Mobile bank
UPDATE (11:33 a.m.): Mobile Police officials have released more information about an attempted ATM theft Tuesday. According to officials, their officers responded to All In Credit Unit around 4 a.m. after an alarm at the bank went off. Officers arrived and said they found an ATM on the road and a wrecked truck nearby. They […]
Mobile woman sentenced in connection with fentanyl trafficking: U.S. DOJ
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile woman has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to a DOJ news release, court documents show that beginning around July 2023 and until December 2023, 29-year-old Victoria Leshea Wyman “conspired with […]
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