Natalie Williamson FOX10 News

12/20/2024

🎄Christmas is just days away and the Mobile Animal Shelter is waiving all adoption fees from now until Jan. 2.

Before you decide to bring a furry friend home, the animal shelter wants you to keep these things in mind.🐶🐱

1. Pets are a lifelong commitment
2. Make sure you discuss bringing home a pet with everyone in your household
3. It can cost $500-$1,000 a year to take care of pets (vet bills, food, toys, etc.)
4. Pets require a lot of attention. Make sure you have the time to put into these animals.

I’ll have more on this story on Christmas Eve and you’ll hear from a local pet owner about what all goes into taking care of her 12 pets!

12/20/2024

Daphne Search & Rescue is holding onto hope as their search for little Hunter Slezak continues

Little Hunter went missing almost three weeks ago after his father Michael Slezak and family friend Sam Wooley were involved in a boating accident off Dauphin Island.

12/19/2024

BREAKING: 2 Accel Academy students taken to hospital after an unknown substance was passed around campus. STORY: https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/12/18/accel-academy-said-2-students-taken-hospital-after-an-unknown-substance-was-passed-around-campus/

12/18/2024

After multiple Saraland residents said they woke up to brown colored water, I immediately started asking questions. Some tell me this isn't the first time they've experienced this issue.

On the morning of Dec. 17, some residents woke up to brown colored water coming out of their faucet, shower and toilets.

12/17/2024

Today marks three weeks since I first broke the story about a Mobile woman who said her EBT account was drained by fraudsters.

As I continue to investigate this, more people have come forward, saying they are victims of EBT fraud.

I will not stop looking into this until we get answers.

Alabama DHR said $6.7 million has been reimbursed since November.

12/14/2024

Check out this sunset!!

My fiancé and I are on the way to Point Clear to see some Christmas lights and I couldn’t help but take a photo of this view!

Share your sunset photos in the comments! 🌅

12/14/2024

It’s been nearly three weeks since my first report on EBT fraud and more people have come forward saying their funds have been stolen more than once.



Some even saying their accounts have been wiped by fraudsters more than once.

12/11/2024

12/11/2024

Mobile Police Chief William Jackson tells me this violence has got to stop. 15 people, including teens, have been shot in less than a week.

The violent crime wave started Friday night at a bonfire in Theodore when police say shots were fired near Bellingrath and Laurendine Road, leaving 31-year-old Dante Desantis dead and seven others injured. The youngest, just 13 years old.

12/06/2024

It’s been over a week since my first phone call to Mobile County DHR’s automated line for EBT issues was abruptly ended. That’s when I went to the office in person to ask if they were aware of any issues. They told me they’d look into it. A week later, the problems continue.

This happening after thousands of people across Alabama reported their EBT funds have been stolen, leaving them with nothing.

12/04/2024

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING🚨🚨🚨

After five days of searching, Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch says they have located the 22-foot boat, but still no sign of 7-year-old Hunter Slezak.

Searchers had hoped to find Hunter in the cabin of the boat, but Burch says the cabin was detached.

The boat was located a mile offshore.

On Friday, the little boy, along with his father, Michael Slezak, and Sam Wooley went sh*****ng near Pelican Bay in a 22-foot boat named Marty Ann.

That night, the three boaters were nowhere to be found. That’s when law enforcement, search and rescue teams and the U.S. Coast Guard began frantically searching.

Slezak, who was the baseball coach at Semmes Middle School, and Wooley, a Vietnam Veteran, husband and grandfather, both found dead just south of Dauphin Island over the weekend.

12/03/2024

Please keep the families and friends impacted by this in your thoughts and prayers🤍

On Nov. 30, the little boy, along with his father, Michael Slezak and Sam Wooley were sh*****ng near Pelican Bay on a 22-foot boat named “Marty Ann.”

11/29/2024

Good morning from Grove Hill, AL! 🪵🌲

I hope you and yours had a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving!

This morning, I’m enjoying the low temperatures and can FINALLY bundle in warm clothes!

Do you prefer cold or warm temperatures? Let me know in the comments! 🔥❄️

11/28/2024

We are continuing to investigate the EBT fraud that's left thousands of families without food assistance. We will not stop until we get answers.

This all happening while thousands of Alabama families struggle to provide food after Alabama DHR says fraudsters have drained millions of dollars from EBT accounts.

11/27/2024

Today marks 6 months of working at FOX10! 🥳

I’ve covered over 100 stories to make sure you’re informed, your voice is heard and we get the answers.

Thank you for trusting me to tell these stories with care. The Lord has truly blessed me and I can’t wait to share many more stories.

Now, let’s go break some news! 🚨

11/27/2024

This okra plant is huge!! Have you ever seen an okra plant this tall? Check out this story I got to cover.

Standing tall in Terry and Candace Stevens’ backyard garden, planting okra started out as a hobby, but now their goal is to put this plant in the Guinness Book of World Records.

11/26/2024

One Mobile woman tells me she was left with almost nothing after EBT hackers drained her account

According to Alabama’s Department of Human Resources, hackers have stolen millions of dollars from EBT users so far.