Its your typical neighborhood where youll find kids playing in the street, but John Robinson says when it rains, its another story around Bayou Sara. "Once the Saraland runoff fills up Norton Creek and everything up there its got no place to go so it seeks the low spots,"Said Robinson. Last night Saraland officials say Bayou Avenue looked more like a lake when waters began to rise over 9 feet when they decided to evacuate the area. Saraland Police, Fire and the National Guard used military trucks to bring around 60 people to the Big Lots parking lot off Highway 43. Those… » More
A quickly rising river forced residents from their homes. » More
The family of a driver blamed for a deadly head-on crash says he may have been suffering from a medical condition. » More
Update 1:45 p.m. (Wednesday) News 5 learns a man and his niece were two of the people involved… » More
Sarland voted last year to break away from the Mobile County Public School System. Anxious teachers say they cant wait for Monday. » More
The Mobile County Public School System has a faster way to get information to parents. Every school has a computerized messenger system. » More
Long-time voice man Chris Clausen dies in Florida after suffering a stroke. » More
Alabama Power says 10,000 customers do not have power. » More
Rising rates and skyrocketing premiums are beginning to effect homeowners further north. » More
18 year old from Mt. Vernon died in what Saraland Police called a "huffing" incident » More
Saraland police say a teenager had a heart attack and died after inhaling freon to get high. » More
It doesnt look like gas prices are going down anytime soon and that means youll have to stretch your dollar a little while longer. » More
Federal appeals court has reinstated the civil rights lawsuit of a man who spent 27 years in an Alabama prison after being wrongly convicted… » More
A fourth grade teacher is getting a big award for her work in the classroom. » More
WKRG.com wins prestigious Edward R. Murrow award. » More
Regina Everett, a teacher at Saraland Elementary is one of the final four educators left in the hunt for Alabamas Teacher of the Year » More
Bayou Sara Creek crested above flood stage Saturday morning, flooding Saraland Park and Saraland Avenue. » More
Parts of WKRG viewing area experiencing heavy flooding. NEW VIDEO » More
David Stiles signs contract as superintendent of new Saraland School System » More
Saraland is the first city in Mobile County that will use alternative fuel in Public Work trucks. » More
The Saraland Board of Education hopes to have a new superintendent in place by April 1st. » More
County students who went to Saraland schools last year may not have to go to Shaw High School » More
Police say two men stole car, then robbed Eastern Shore bank » More
Mobile school administrators propose moving Adams Middle School students to Shaw » More
Police say a Grand Jury will decide if charges should be filed in death » More
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