Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 20, 2026 UPDATE (3:40 p.m.): Mobile Police Department officials said they have arrested a male juvenile in connection with the chase and crash.

UPDATE (1/5 2:50 p.m.): Mobile Police Department officials have identified the officer shot during a standoff in midtown Mobile on Sunday. According to officials, Lt. Lorenzo Matthews, a 26-year ...

UPDATE (3:30 p.m.): Mobile Police Department officials have confirmed that the shooting on Katye Street is the first homicide of 2026. Officials said a man has died from a gunshot wound. The shooting ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Crime continued to decline across Mobile in 2025, according to the Mobile Police Department's annual crime report. The report shows a decrease in overall crime, violent crime, ...

Five years ago, the Mobile Police Department faced significant staffing shortages, low morale, and a national reevaluation of policing. Mobile was hit hard. The department lost more than 120 officers, ...

UPDATE Oct. 29, 2025: Jerrell Elkins on Wednesday appeared in court, where a judge set his bond at $160,000. His next court appearance is scheduled Friday, jail records show. UPDATE: Mobile police say ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Police are beefing up their presence downtown for the city’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration. That will include officers in patrol vehicles and on foot; in uniform and in plain ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mount Vernon man is charged with manslaughter after Mobile Police said he was driving more than 100 miles per hour before a deadly crash on Airport Boulevard. The crash killed ...

Paul Prine built a passionate grassroots campaign that punched well above its weight. But, he says, money is what played the decisive role in Mobile’s mayoral race where he finished third. The retired ...

Video above: Sights from Bayshore Avenue in Mobile this morning. UPDATE (4 p.m.): The Mobile Police Department has arrested a man in connection with a Tuesday morning shooting on Bayshore Avenue.