WALA Staff

He is facing two felony charges -- one count of a school employee sex act and one count of a school employee sexual contact with a student under 19.

Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate stood at 2.6%, unchanged from December 2022′s revised rate, and also unchanged from January 2022′s rate, according to an announcement today from Gov. Kay Ivey’s office.

The Mobile Fire-Rescue Department is working a large fire on a platform on the Mobile River.

Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine said the deceased was shot by an officer as police were executing a search warrant at a residence just after 6 a.m.

Dramatic video into the FOX10 newsroom shows a dangerous rescue in the Gulf of Mexico south of Mobile.

Treundous Qwavon Davis, who escaped from the Mobile Community-Based Facility in Prichard, has been captured,

An Alabama man will be spending the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him on Thursday of first-degree rape of a baby, along with other charges.

MPD said they have arrested a man in connection to the death of his 13-month-old daughter from Sunday.

Amtrak continues taking steps to bring passenger rail service back to the Gulf Coast.

Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi has announced that Chad Barwick has been selected as the next superintendent and director of Catholic education for Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Mobile.

Governor Ivy will be in Loxley tomorrow for the grand opening of the Aldi Headquarters and Distribution Center.

An attempted bank robber in Florida was arrested after she left her phone at the bank, allowing police to learn her identity, officials said.

A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4:50 p.m. on Saturday has claimed the life of a Mobile man, according to authorities.

A single-vehicle crash in Monroe County last week has claimed the life of a Selma man.

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The suspect was receiving medical treatment and will be transported to Metro Jail and charged with murder, police said.

Police say Saturday around 11:14 p.m., they received a report that shots had been fired in the 200 block of Dauphin Street.

A second judge has denied prosecution the application of “Aniah’s Law” in the case of a 2014 murder and kidnapping.

An official Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office escort will return fallen OCSO Corporal Ray Hamilton to Okaloosa County from Pensacola.

A saturation patrol on Wednesday netted 11 arrests and took drugs including fentanyl off the streets, according to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man and woman who they say scammed a Walmart cashier out of $1,800.

The Eastern Shore and Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organizations today announced that the Alabama Department of Transportation will move forward with the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project, prior to knowing the results of outstanding applications for federal Mega Grant and Bridge Investment Program funding.

An early morning line of severe weather has caused damage across southwest Alabama.

Local Red Cross disaster responders are providing relief and comfort to people impacted by Tuesday’s string of tornadoes and heavy rains.

Authorities in Prichard have named a suspect wanted in connection with a murder that took place at an apartment complex.

S. Coast Guard crews on Saturday responded to a mayday call from a vessel with eight boaters aboard taking on water 19 miles south of Fort Morgan.

A former Mobile police officer has received a 40-year prison sentence after being convicted of two counts of sexual extortion, according to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office.

Alabama Media Group, which operates AL.com and three Alabama-based newspapers including Mobile’s Press-Register, announced today that early next year it will stop publishing newspapers.

Amazon Air has launched daily cargo service at the Mobile International Airport, with an inaugural flight arriving Thursday morning.

A winning two million dollar Power Ball ticket for Monday’s Powerball drawing was purchased at the Flora Bama Liquor store according to the Florida Lottery.

Police ask that anyone who can help identify the vehicle that left the scene is asked to call the Foley Police Department.

The man who police say threatened to shoot himself and fired shots at officers outside Mobile Government Plaza has died according to the Mobile Police Department

Police arrested a 22-year-old woman wanted in regards to the alleged kidnapping.

Officers had reportedly been called to the woman's address 34 times before the shooting for various reasons.

Mobile Baykeeper has filed a federal lawsuit against Alabama Power over its plan to store coal ash in a pit next to the Mobile River.

On Friday, the state Supreme Court said Alabama’s felony escape statutes apply not only to escapes from correctional facilities, but also escapes from work-release programs.

A teen was arrested Friday night after attempting to take a loaded gun into a high school football game, according to the Bay Minette Police Department.

A 31-year-old Orange Beach man was arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection with the death of a Mount Vernon police officer in a wreck that occurred in Summerdale.

Austal USA and Saildrone Inc. announce a strategic partnership to build cutting-edge, autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles.

A 37-year-old Montgomery man is in custody after an hour-long standoff with police officers in Foley, according to the Foley Police Department.

A Mount Vernon police officer was killed in a two-vehicle wreck Monday evening in Summerdale.

On Monday morning, police named the victim as 32-year-old Jamies Johnson.

One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Bay Minette Saturday, according to authorities.

July’s rate represents 59,419 unemployed persons, a new record low, compared to 60,307 in June and 77,076 in July 2021.

Investigators said Randon Lee, the son of TikTok star Ophelia Nichols, was shot after he met up with two people to sell them marijuana.

The manager of a Family Dollar store in Alabama is in critical condition after police say she was stabbed by a shoplifter.

A Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputy suffered severe injuries to his hand when a flashbang grenade went off while he was still holding it.

Amanda Carroll, 34, is accused of serious charges involving a sexual abuse incident that happened last year.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing child

As of July 23, there have been a total of four cases of vibriosis reported to the Mobile County Health Department for the year 2022, according to a department news release.