MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) -- Runners from around the region take a unique trip around downtown Mobile to raise money to help the visually impaired. Chad Petri reports on the rare chance to run through the Bankhead Tunnel. It’s not unusual to have a run start on Canal Street in Mobile with a cannon blast. It is unusual to have a round trip in both directions on foot through the Bankhead tunnel. “It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing, right? It's not Everybody gets to do that. You get to do it twice and not get the police called on you. So, yeah, it's a lot of fun. I like to do these original things, like g ..read more

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Mobile Animal Services Department is changing things up to get animals out of shelters ..read more

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that tobacco use is decreasing, but e-cigarette use is increasing. Many companies market e-cigarette use as a safer alternative to smoking, but it comes with significant health risks and can damage more than just the lungs. Nasser Lakkis, M.SC.-M.D., FACC, a cardiologist at USA Health, joined WKRG to discuss a recent study on the health risks of vaping. Dr. Lakkis answers the following questions in the video above:  What does the study say about the dangers of vaping? Is the heart damage from vaping the same as ..read more

CHIPLEY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Florida Department of Transportation issued a traffic advisory as crews prepare to perform construction and maintenance in Okaloosa and Walton counties. According to the release, drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on state roads. There will be five main projects that will cause traffic disruptions in Okaloosa County and two main projects that will cause disruptions in Walton County, the release stated ..read more

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man and a student were injured on Friday afternoon in a crash involving a school bus and a tractor, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on CR 164 and Wilma Road ..read more

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A deputy shot a man at an apartment complex who was armed with a gun, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to Chez Elan Apartments on Racetrack Road around 4:30 p.m. Friday for a disturbance call, according to OCSO ..read more

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man was arrested after deputies pulled him over and allegedly saw him throw out a bag of fentanyl, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office Facebook post. ECSO pulled a car over on Sunday and allegedly saw the driver, identified as 37-year-old David Lee Cordaro Dotson, throw a bag out of the driver's side window ..read more

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — The Ascend Cares Foundation is getting ready to hold its third annual golf tournament this month ..read more

ATMORE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Fountain Correctional Facility security staff member was arrested Wednesday for allegedly promoting prison contraband, according to a news release from the Alabama Department of Corrections. Shemira Jackson was arrested for an incident that happened on April 29, according to the release. A mugshot of Shemira Jackson (Escambia County Sheriff's Office). Mobile man arrested after making threats and exposing himself, police say Jackson was taken to the Escambia County Jail on Wednesday and charged with promoting prison contraband III. The ADOC Law Enforcement Services Divis ..read more

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A woman was arrested Thursday after she was allegedly caught stealing for the second time in a week, according to a news release from the Mobile Police Department. 32-year-old Marilyn Elaine Rivers was arrested Thursday on a retail theft charge. Mobile man arrested after making threats and exposing himself, police say The release said officers were called to the Walmart on the E. I-65 Service Road for a report of a retail theft. INCIDENT LOCATION: A loss prevention officer had stopped Rivers before MPD officers arrived at the store, according to the release. Officers sai ..read more