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  • 1 week ago | wkrg.com | Kathryn Bruch |Pat O'Donnell

    UPDATE (April 14, 8:30 p.m.): The Harrison County Coroner’s Office has identified the boater who was found dead Sunday in Biloxi Bay. The boater was identified as Larry Marreel, 84. PREVIOUS REPORTING: BILOXI, Miss. (WKRG) — A missing man’s body was found in Mississippi’s Biloxi Bay over the weekend. The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call about an empty vessel with the motor running Sunday morning.

  • 3 weeks ago | wkrg.com | Pat O'Donnell |Kathryn Bruch

    MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A car crashed Wednesday afternoon into the exterior of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Driver’s License Office. A News 5 crew on the scene spoke with a witness who said he was waiting for his son to get his driver’s license when a woman drove onto the sidewalk and crashed into the exterior of the building. (Clancy Callahan and Kathryn Bruch/WKRG News 5)According to a Mobile Police Department spokesperson, nobody was injured as a result of the crash.

  • 1 month ago | wkrg.com | Kathryn Bruch |Jeremy Jones |Evan Marr

    WEST MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Your Choice Senior Care’s second annual car show provided an opportunity for senior citizens to reminisce on their past. Automobiles through the decades were parked in front of the Somerby Mobile Assisted Living facility, Saturday morning. “It walks down memory lane,” resident Royce Ray said. Somerby’s senior citizens, their families, and facility staff had the chance to get hands on with the running relics. “I like the Ford Mustang,” resident Carole Canfield said.

  • 1 month ago | wkrg.com | Thomas Boni |Taylor Boysen |Kathryn Bruch |Alexa Daly

    Posted: Mar 4, 2025 / 10:46 AM CST Updated: Mar 4, 2025 / 10:46 AM CST MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — If you’re going to live in the South, you’ll need to know about Mardi Gras traditions, and News 5 Sports Director Simone Eli has a unique way to put rookies to the test. It’s called Mardi Gras Boot Camp. Last year, the Boot Camp featured four of News 5’s newest team members; this year, the event featured eight.

  • 1 month ago | wkrg.com | Pat O'Donnell |Kathryn Bruch

    MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two people were injured in a shooting Monday night in Mobile. According to Mobile police officers, one person has life-threatening injuries and another person has non-life-threatening injuries. (WKRG News 5/Kathryn Bruch)The shooting occurred around 10:20 p.m near the intersection of Government Street and Bayou Street. No arrests have been made. This is a developing story. News 5 will provide updates as more information becomes available.

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