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It's arrest after arrest, and then a get out of jail on bond pass. A repeat offender made an appearance in courtroom in Mobile this morning for a bond hearing. Ricky Ross Harris was on bond for six offenses during his recent arrest.
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It made quite a splash Memorial Day weekend and a month later, Alabama's first diving reef appears to be living up to the hype. More>>
Judge Mark Kennedy and the Alabama Democratic Majority honor the service of Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD MBA, a native of Bayou la Batre, whose resignation will be effective July 16. More>>
On Tuesday, June 18 and Tuesday, June 25, 2013, Mobile Police will be conducting Safety Checkpoints in various parts of Mobile. More>>
Tropical Depression #2 is on the southern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It continues a generally westward path that will put it over water in the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico tomorrow. More>>
The Alabama Accountability Act gives tax credits to parents who send their children to private academies or public schools that aren't failing, however those credits don't apply to students who are already in private schools. More>>
Alabama authorities are looking for a missing infant and a teen-aged girl who may be linked to his alleged abduction.
Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. More>>
People who live on or near Mobile Bay have been concerned since one family's pet was killed last week by an alligator. More>>
A Florida married couple is going to prison for producing child pornography. More>>
Seventy-eight Alabama schools from both urban and rural areas are on the state's list of schools that are failing under a new law. The list released Tuesday includes many schools from the state's Black More>>
New economic impact study proves festival is a huge tourist draw and money maker. More>>
Applications for Mobile Fire-Rescue's next Citizens Academy class, which is scheduled to begin on August 12, are now being accepted. More>>
Judge Mark Kennedy and the Alabama Democratic Majority honor the service of Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD MBA, a native of Bayou la Batre, whose resignation will be effective July 16.
Some downtown streets will be closed this week as crews from the major motion picture, Tokarev, film a chase scene. More>>
Weather permitting, the Bankhead Tunnel on U.S. Highway 98 in Mobile will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, June 21 until 5 a.m. Monday, June 24 to complete work on the tunnel. More>>
Tropical Depression Two was inland over Guatemala this morning and not looking well put-together on satellite scans.
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State to release list of schools failing in Ala More>>
Carnival is seeking about $12.6 million dollars in damages tied to an incident when the Triumph broke free in Mobile River. More>>
What's all this talk about another supermoon on June 23rd? Is it really going to be bigger than normal? More>>
An investigation is underway into a police chase that ended with the suspect being killed. It happened Saturday with the pursuit coming to an end on Government street at the loop. When it comes to police chases, there's a thin line between protecting the public and putting them in danger. We checked-in with local law enforcement agencies on their protocol. More>>
Anyone who has driven Canal Road during tourists season knows how frustrating it can be. A new traffic light is being installed to help ease some of the worries but will it help or just add to the headache? More>>
Jurors in the murder trial of Brandon Estle are expected to begin their deliberations late Monday. Estle is the man accused of the beating death of his one time friend, Justin Hasty. Prosecutors and More>>
Federal Court met today for a status hearing in a case involving one of two Alabama men charged with terrorism. More>>
Alabama Board of Education member Mary Scott Hunter said she's considering entering the Republican race for governor against incumbent Robert Bentley. More>>
A Coast Guard report says a passing tugboat helped spark the massive explosions that rocked the Mobile River and injured three people in April. More>>
For the first time in seven years, most U.S. homebuilders are optimistic about home sales, a sign that construction could help drive stronger economic growth in coming months. More>>
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says a black bear that mauled a man at a campground north of Anchorage won't likely threaten other people. More>>
It has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and is moving WNW at 13 mph. More>>
A 19-year-old Fairhope High School graduate was killed Saturday night in a car crash in Eufaula. More>>
A 25-year-old contestant from Connecticut won the title of Miss USA in Las Vegas on Sunday night. More>>
Apple: 4,000-5,000 requests for data in 6-month period.
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43 year-old Terry Adams of Saraland was walking northbound on the I-65 service road with a companion when he was struck from behind as he walked in the roadway. More>>
The suspect in a fatal crash Saturday has been identified as 16 year old Edna Harris III. News 5's Blake Brown has the latest developments. More>>
A New York man who says he caught four boys vandalizing his father-in-law's home has been charged with child endangerment after corralling them in a closet until police arrived. More>>
Environmental advocates and others are questioning the decision to quit using crews to look for tar balls left by the BP oil spill on Gulf Coast beaches in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. More>>
One of the authors of a bipartisan Senate proposal is warning fellow Republicans that if they fail to pass an immigration overhaul, the party's prospects of winning the White House are dim. More>>
On Sunday, Governor Rick Scott met with Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and Alabama Governor Robert Bentley at the Aerospace Alliance meeting in Paris. More>>
Mobile Police tell News 5 a woman was killed Saturday afternoon after fleeing from police in a stolen Nissan Altima. More>>
Officials are building a 4,000-foot-long barrier to protect a runway at New York City's Kennedy Airport. More>>
A Colorado sheriff says firefighters "are getting the upper hand" on the most destructive wildfire in state history as crews expanded containment with no new houses lost. More>>
Volunteers work on Habitat home Saturday, donating their time for community service. News 5's Blake Brown has the story. More>>
The White House is congratulating Iranians on their presidential election but says the Tehran government created an intimidating environment that limited free expression. More>>
A proposed oil pipeline is causing some commotion over just where it plans to be built. It's a plan that according to the mobile area water and sewer board, could put our drinking water supply in danger. More>>
Dr. Benjamin Carson spoke at Friday night's Republican Party dinner in Daphne. News 5's Blake Brown reports. More>>
Friday was a big day for Airbus, but especially for some employees in Mobile. More>>
In a rare move, a murder defendant testifies in his own defense. Brandon Estle took the stand to tell the jury what happened on the night he killed Justin Hasty. More>>
Do you remember when you could show up to catch a plane 15 minutes before your flight, throw you bags on the plane and not go through security? Well it's happening again, in Gulf Shores. More>>
So far, few details have been released but we know at least one person went by ambulance to USA Medical Center. More>>
Reports say Jose Martinez, 52, is behind bars in Alabama after admitting to killing more than 30 people across the U.S., including 10 in California. More>>
A controversial billboard advertising an online dating service is up for debate in Birmingham. More>>
It's going to cost more to attend the University of Alabama and its sister campuses in Birmingham and Huntsville. More>>
Encore! NBA crowd roars for 11-year-old mariachi singer More>>
After announcing she's stepping down as U.S. Surgeon General, what's next for the Baldwin County Native? Could her desire to explore other opportunities and make a real difference send her back to Washington? More>>
Residents in Gulf Shores are preparing for a busy hurricane season. They attended a hurricane expo Thursday hoping to learn new ways to protect their homes. News 5's Blake Brown reports. More>>
A report from a federal agency shows Alabama lagging behind much of the southeastern US in terms of personal income growth. More>>
A local ministry that feeds the homeless and working poor expands to five locations across Mobile County. More>>
When you think firefighters - battling a huge blaze might be the first thing that comes to mind. But most of calls they get nowadays are not fire related. We spent the day at the Central fire station in downtown Mobile. More>>
A Baldwin county woman is recovering after wrecking her SUV in Pole Cat Creek off county road 55 Wednesday night. Two teenagers came to her rescue after she ran off the road, clipped a utility pole and landed in the creek. More>>
In thirty minutes the boys collected this amount of tar.BP announced earlier this week beach cleanup would end for Alabama , Florida and Mississippi by mid-June. While the beaches maybe clean, what about the water? Four brothers say there's plenty and it's closer than you think. More>>
A 70-year-old Mobile woman says she gets at least one call a day from people saying someone has paid for her to have a medical alert device. More>>
According to a news release from the Escambia County, Florida Sheriff's office, shortly after 8:00 Thursday morning an inmate/worker was quickly apprehended after walking away from the county Jail on "L" Street. More>>
A ground-rattling explosion at a chemical plant in Louisiana ignited a blaze that killed at least one person and injured dozens of others. More>>
A media statement released by Providence Hospital in Mobile confirms 35 workers at the medical facility are losing their jobs. More>>
A California couple is offering a reward for a pricey ring that was sold at a garage sale for just $10.
The Australian who had to give up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of jellyfish stings said her run-in with the creatures was unexpected. More>>
The homeowner was hospitalized with unspecified injuries. More>>
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Lawyers representing Harvey Updyke Jr., the Alabama fan who poisoned the Toomer's Oaks at Auburn University, are objecting to the amount of restitution prosecutors want him to pay. The attorneys say in More>>
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. More>>
The Southern Baptist Convention tackled topics at its annual meeting this week that seemed to show a concern for a broadening array of social issues. More>>
Based on what customers have told investigators, the scammers have told customers their power bill is past due and their service is about to be terminated. More>>
ONLY ON NEWS 5: Teenagers say they aren't heroes after an accident victim in Baldwin County. More>>
A Carnival Cruise Lines ship that spent several days adrift in the Gulf of Mexico after an engine fire has been repaired and will resume cruises from Texas. More>>
A Prichard man says an abandoned house next door is attracting all kinds of rodents into his yard. More>>
An eleven year old black lab was killed on Mobile Bay two an a half miles south of the Causeway. More>>
Number signs used on Twitter, Instagram and other services coming to Facebook, too More>>
A man who has served as a Mobile County Constable for thirty years is hoping the next legislative session will set higher standards for the oldest law enforcement office in the state. A bill in the 2012 More>>
Dr. Regina Benjamin plans to re-connect with patients in Bayou La Batre. More>>
Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier addresses several allegations against him. The allegations center around the years he served as manager of the Isle Dauphine Golf Course. News 5's Blake Brown reports. More>>
The troubled Carnival Triumph is trying to live up to it's name, overcoming adversity and gearing up to set sail once again. The ship is back at it's home port of Galveston, Texas - after stops here in Mobile and the Bahamas for repairs. More>>
High praise for Alabama's scrap-metal laws. Law enforcement officials say since the bill passed last August, copper thefts have dropped dramatically. Mobile Police and Mobile's Sheriff agree, this is one of the most effective laws on the books. More>>
Hickory Hollow Jerky, LLC, a Eufaula, Ala. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,800 pounds of flavored beef jerky products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. More>>
Mortgage interest rates have been on a slight increase in recent weeks. Some worry this could hurt the housing market. More>>
The street value ($100/gram) is 2.5 million dollars. More>>
The Alabama Board of Education has delayed releasing a list of schools that are failing under language included in the Alabama Accountability Act. More>>
Police say she injected her 5-year-old daughter with methamphetamine and amphetamine. More>>
The Mobile City Council approved nearly a million dollars in construction change orders Tuesday for the GulfQuest project. Despite the controversy, the museum's director says the negativity surrounding the project will soon fade. More>>
Appointments are now being accepted at the Mobile County Health Department's Immunization Clinic in downtown Mobile for children who need to receive vaccines to update their Immunization Certificate. More>>
Shrimp season is open along the Alabama coast, but some waters remain off limits because the cool, wet spring made shrimp grow slower than normal. More>>
Authorities say 68-year-old Douglas Eugene Cotnam was pulled from the water around 3 p.m. Tuesday. More>>
The 53-year-old woman pleaded no contest to failing to check in with authorities in the Tampa area after leaving the Pensacola area following her April release from jail More>>
Company officials say the nearly 900-foot Carnival Triumph departs Thursday from Galveston on a sold-out cruise to Mexico. More>>
Gov. Robert Bentley has said repeatedly that he won't expand Medicaid as it now exists because the system is broken and too costly. More>>
The lawyer for a man on trial in a violent robbery case is seeking cell phone records possibly produced by a recently revealed National Security Agency surveillance program. More>>
Delegates to the annual meeting of the nation's largest Protestant denomination voted on the resolution on Wednesday in Houston. More>>
Some of the shrimpers who set out at dawn Tuesday with high hopes for a huge catch came in hours later with just enough of the spiny crustaceans for a decent shrimp boil. More>>
"Libby" is waiting for you at the Mobile SPCA. More>>
New study: hands-free texting doesn't make driving safer More>>
Governor George Wallace garnered national attention when he tried to keep blacks from attending the University of Alabama. More>>
A worker in the Mobile Infirmary's psych ward says he did not receive the proper treatments after he was injured by an aggressive patient. More>>
Gulf Shores, AL public beachRip currents are being blamed for at least four drowning's in a 24 hour period in Baldwin county. Would you know what to do if you were caught in a rip current? More>>
Alabama authorities are looking for a missing infant and a teen-aged girl who may be linked to his alleged abduction.
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