*A historic moment was marked, as the Pollee and Rose Allen School of Logistics and Trade concluded its inaugural semester in celebration of National Logistics Day, symbolizing not just the close of a ...

Two researchers who’ve revolutionized what’s known about a key piece of Alabama history say it holds both warnings and inspiration for people grappling with the current state of American society. One ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 27, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Africatown Redevelopment Corporation will host an open house to showcase its new affordable “forever homes.” ...

For the Africatown community and its supporters, the July 4 weekend promises to be a blockbuster: The Clotilda Descendants Association has combined its two biggest events into one multi-day ...

In honor of Black History Month, New York Met great Cleon Jones, who caught the last out of the 1969 World Series, shares his incredible story: from his friendship with Jackie Robinson as a player to ...

Elected officials will join other community leaders and stakeholders at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 19, to break ground and celebrate the center’s construction. The event will take place at 1959 Bay Bridge ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Residents of Africatown had the opportunity to preserve history at a photo scan event. The event was hosted by UCLA Ph.D. candidate Madison Aubey in partnership with All Things ...

AFRICATOWN, Ala. (WKRG) — After years of planning and preparation, community leaders broke ground Monday on a new Africatown Welcome Center. City of Mobile, Oak View Group set groundbreaking for new ...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The remaining descendants of the last ship carrying enslaved Africans to land in the U.S. in 1860 met Saturday in Mobile, Alabama, for a memorial ceremony. Attendees, many of them ...

UPDATE (11:35 a.m.): Mobile police have provided more information on an Africatown crash. According to officials, the driver of the vehicle has serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The crash ...