Mega millions (still) up for grabs, Mobile police investigate gas station shooting, and Mardi Gras comes early | Aug. 28, 2024
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The Mega Millions jackpot jumped to $627 million after no one claimed the grand prize in Tuesday night's drawing.
No player matched all five numbers, plus the Mega Ball.
If you happen to be the lucky winner, the cash prize is just over $309 million.
This is only the ninth time the Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $600 million since 2002.
The next drawing is Friday night.
A deadly shooting at a Mobile gas station was caught on camera.
Police are asking the public for help identifying the people inside the red vehicle seen here.
The shooting happened on Aug. 15 at a Chevron on Moffett Road.
When officers arrived, they found a man shot inside a vehicle. He later died at the hospital.
Gunfire also struck a gas pump and a nearby home.
If you know anything about this crime, call Mobile Police.
Tate High School students are getting a wide range of hands-on experience in their new agriscience building.
The agriscience building was partially in use last year as construction was underway.
There, students can get experience in things like welding, horticulture and veterinary sciences.
The new building can bring industry standards right to the classroom.
The splash pad at Fairhoper's Community Park is set to reopen just in time for the Labor Day Weekend.
City leaders said the popular cooling spot will reopen Friday and continue operating through Monday.
The splash pad has been closed for the past two weeks after the city issued a water conservation order following the failure of a local water well.
The well has since been repaired.
If you've been missing Mardi Gras a lot lately, you may want to head over to Fort Conde tonight!
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office is hosting a parade with throws, giving law enforcement officers who are visiting the Port City for the National Institute for Jail Operations convention, a taste of Carnival Season, right here where it all began!
If you can't attend the parade, that's OK!
You can see a glimpse of it when it starts tonight at 6:30! News 5's Haylee Kennedy will be there live.
The parade will end at the Carnival Museum.
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