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Break in the rain, more to come tomorrow – WKRG News 5
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG)- After this morning’s severe weather things are calming down. Most of the rain is situated off the coast over the Gulf of Mexico. Other than a few stray showers the rest of the evening will be mostly dry as we cool into the upper 50s and low 60s. The unsettled pattern will …
Active crime scene at Meaher State Park – WKRG News 5
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A memorial service for Paul Wesch is set for this Monday at 2 at the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mobile. Wesch died in a vehicle crash two days after Christmas in Theodore. The 66-year-old Wesch had been Mobile’s Finance Director since 2013 and was also serving as Mayor Sandy …
Homicide investigation at Avalon Plaza Apartments – WKRG News 5
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A 5-year-old boy from Milton was seriously injured in a rollover crash on I-10 Monday afternoon. Florida Highway Patrol says a 33-year-old woman was driving west on I-10 near mile marker 8 with her son when their truck left the roadway. The truck started to roll over in the median …
Inmate mistakenly released in Jackson County, MS back in custody – WKRG News 5
(WKRG) — The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will hold a virtual Emergency Board meeting on Monday, Dec. 14, at 9:30 a.m. to consider an amendment to authorize emergency curbside sales. The amendment would allow on-premise licensees to again sell alcoholic beverages to go. The original “Curbside Sales Authorization” expired Sept. 15. The board said …
Shooting leaves one person dead outside McDonald’s in Jackson, AL – WKRG News 5
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG)- Good Morning Gulf Coast! Most of the region will wake up to 30s and 40s this morning morning under a mostly clear sky. Have the jackets as you head out early this weekend. By lunchtime we will be in the mid 50s with nothing but sunshine! There may be a few clouds …
Mobile Police searching for missing juvenile – WKRG News 5
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — There’s a new way for people to get across one of the busiest streets in Downtown Mobile. This week, city officials activated a new pedestrian crosswalk on Water Street near the new Meridian at the Port Apartment complex. “We see it as a sign of the continuing residential growth in downtown …
Bus carrying 40 passengers, semi-truck crash on I-10 – WKRG News 5
CRESTVIEW, Fla. (WKRG) Interstate 10 has reopened following a crash involving a semi-truck and a bus with 40 passengers onboard. The driver of the semi-truck, a 70-year-old man from Dundee, Fla., was airlifted to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. Two passengers on the bus were taken to Okaloosa Medical Center with minor injuries. According to …
Fatal crash on Hwy. 21 Bypass in Monroeville – WKRG News 5
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WKRG) — The court system is not known for moving fast and while these new procedures may slow things down even more, it may be better than a complete standstill. Starting this morning, in-person hearings for traffic, drug, probation, and child custody cases will resume. However, no jury trials will resume just …
“Thank God for technology,” Pastors discuss the change to Easter Sunday services amidst coronavirus pandemic – WKRG News 5
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — It was an Easter like no other in Mobile County and churches across the country. Social distancing guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19 meant churchgoers were either online or in their cars. I hopscotched to drive-in services around Mobile County. Car horns replace Hallelujahs at Forward Church in Irvington. …
State Rep. Dexter Grimsley loses sister to COVID-19 – WKRG News 5
HENRY COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) — The sister of Rep. Dexter Grimsley, D-District 85, has passed away from COVID-19. The news came through social media posts, including a tweet from Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth expressing his condolences to the Grimsley family. “Thoughts and prayers to the family of Rep. Dexter Grimsley (Dist. 85) on the passing …
