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1 week ago | 
wkrg.com | Thomas Boni |Kathryn Bruch
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile County man accused of stealing a pickup truck and leading law enforcement on a chase is now behind bars, News 5 has learned. Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Semmes police officers arrested Timothy Taylor, 38, of Wilmer, after a vehicle pursuit that began in the Moffett Road area and ended on foot, according to Semmes Assistant Police Chief Jeff Eiland.
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1 week ago | 
cbs42.com | Kathryn Bruch |Thomas Boni |Akievia McFarland
UPDATE (June 15, 6 p.m.): News 5 has an update on the bizarre death of more than a dozen birds in a Mobile neighborhood.
Watch the video in the player above for the latest information on this incident.
We returned to Stuart Drive today to find that the birds have not been cleaned up.
We’re told the birds should be picked up no later than Monday, but residents think that isn’t soon enough.
“We need 911, 311, animal control, the zoo.
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1 week ago | 
newsnationnow.com | Kathryn Bruch |Thomas Boni |Akievia McFarland
Alabama residents see 16 dead pelicans fall out of the sky MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile, Alabama, police recently responded to reports of pelican corpses falling from the sky in one neighborhood, which sat there for days, according to NewsNation affiliate WKRG. WKRG spoke with residents, who believe that a lightning strike might’ve caused the pelicans to fall from the sky.
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1 week ago | 
wfla.com | Kathryn Bruch |Thomas Boni |Akievia McFarland
UPDATE (June 15, 6 p.m.): News 5 has an update on the bizarre death of more than a dozen birds in a Mobile neighborhood. Watch the video in the player above for the latest information on this incident. We returned to Stuart Drive today to find that the birds have not been cleaned up. We’re told the birds should be picked up no later than Monday, but residents think that isn’t soon enough. “We need 911, 311, animal control, the zoo. We need everybody to come get these birds,” Destany Williams said.
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3 weeks ago | 
whnt.com | Evan Marr |Christina Harris |Kathryn Bruch |Pat O'Donnell
UPDATE (6/3 12 p.m.): Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood says he is charging Marcus Sanders with capital murder, and he could potentially face the death penalty. “We are heartbroken and infuriated by the tragic shooting at the historic Saenger Theatre,” said Blackwood. Blackwood said he does not believe Sanders’ self-defense claim will hold in this case due to the recklessness of the incident at a kids’ dance recital.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbs42.com | Evan Marr |Kathryn Bruch |Akievia McFarland |Shamonee Baker
UPDATE (6/2 9:45 a.m.): Mobile Police Department officials have identified the man who was shot and killed inside of the Saenger Theatre.
27-year-old Carl Williams III was shot inside of the theatre while a dance recital was being held.
Officials said the alleged shooter, 27-year-old Marcus Sanders, got into an argument with Williams, which is when Williams, along with another person, was shot.
Sanders turned himself in Sunday night.
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3 weeks ago | 
wkrg.com | Evan Marr |Akievia McFarland |Kathryn Bruch
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police are responding to reports of shots fired Sunday evening at the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile. According to MPD, the shooting happened inside the theatre around 6:30 p.m. Police say there are three people injured, with two suffering from gunshot wounds. Witnesses tell News 5 this shooting happened during a kids dance recital. This is a developing story.
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1 month ago | 
wkrg.com | Pat O'Donnell |Kathryn Bruch
Gadrick Dewayne Overstreet Jr., 19, has been arrested and booked into Mobile Metro Jail. Gadrick Dewayne Overstreet Jr. (Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Jail Management System)Mobile County Sheriff’s Office officials have confirmed he is the second suspect in the May 11 graduation party shooting on Tom Hopkins Road on May 11 around 2 a.m. that resulted in the death of Jaylon Rivers, 19, and injuring Zachary Morgan, 18.
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1 month ago | 
wkrg.com | Pat O'Donnell |Christina Harris |Kathryn Bruch
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile woman received a shocking phone call from her children on Memorial Day. A house fire on Serigny Drive on Monday, May 26, left nothing salvageable for one Mobile family, according to homeowner Emily Gilmore. (WKRG News 5)Gilmore said her family has lived in the home for about a year. Her children were inside when the fire started, and she was not. “They told me, ‘Mama, the house is on fire.’ But by the time I got here, everyone was out,” Gilmore told News 5.
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1 month ago | 
wkrg.com | Thomas Boni |Kathryn Bruch
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A house fire on Heron Lakes Circle is under investigation, News 5 has learned. Firefighters respond to a house fire on Heron Lakes Circle in Mobile, Alabama. (Mason Terrill, News 5)The Mobile Fire-Rescue Department received a report of smoke coming from the roof of a home in that area on Saturday. Firefighters arrived on the scene and put out the fire. The home’s occupant got out safely and was not injured. A supervisor on the scene said they do not yet know what caused the fire.
