Daeshen Smith
Reporter
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Daeshen Smith first joined the Fox 10 team as a photojournalist in 2016 before being moved to a multimedia journalist in 2021. Daeshen is a native of Pensacola, Fl. After graduating from Tate High School Daeshen attended the University of South Alabama (Go Jags!) Where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism before earning a Master’s Degree in Mass Communication.
Daeshen is also a lifelong New Orleans Saints fan. Who Dat!! When he isn’t at work Daeshen enjoys spending time with friends and family as well as doing anything sports related.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 5:43 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Over the last year, the group has had events to rally against gun violence while also offering support to help each other grieve. Now thanks to a partnership with Lifelines Counseling Services they hope to help each other heal.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 5:34 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Officers from Mobile PD, ALEA, and Amtrak Police were stationed at different railroad crossings between Mobile and Pascagoula to pass out information and if need be, issue drivers a citation or a warning if they go around the stop arms.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 4:24 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
With help from Escambia County EMS and local law enforcement they’ll use 16 ambulances to transport roughly 150 patients from 5am to 5pm on Saturday.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The law has ten criteria to identify someone as a gang member. If officers can prove at least three of them the penalties for the crime get enhanced.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2023 at 9:57 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Three different Jaguars score rushing touchdowns in first win of the season.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 5:48 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
AltaPointe Health says they average around 400 calls a month.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 4:45 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The $758 million project first broke ground in 2021 with the Linden bypass which makes up about 8 miles of the project.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2023 at 4:28 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
All proceeds benefit the Optimist Club Perdido Bay which runs different programs like scholarships for Elberta High School students and the Lilian Christmas Parade.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 4:14 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The clear skies and high waves may be the perfect weather for surfers, but beachgoers say they’re hoping for those who took a direct hit from the storm.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 5:02 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Tatum says cracks in the brick are the most common signs of a problem with the house.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 6:10 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
District Attorney Keith Blackwood says his office is still looking to speak with witnesses from the archdiocese.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Chief Prine says this is an ongoing investigation and urges anyone else who may be involved to come forward.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 4:31 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Mayo says she’s humbled to be the first person to receive this award, but she says it wouldn’t be possible without her team.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 4:19 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Larry Ryder with Austal says the company has won more than $6 billion worth of contracts over the last 12-18 months.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 4:47 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Since 2011 the Haugen’s say they have fitted over 7,000 kids in 18 states. Today they came back to Niceville High School to fit Taylor’s former team with rib protecting shirts ahead of the 2023 season.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 4:46 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Deputy Chief Jester says one firefighter was checked out by EMS but was able to go right back to work. Crews were finally able to completely extinguish the fire and leave the area around 11:00 Wednesday morning.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2023 at 6:11 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Sheriff Paul Burch says that initially there would be 12 deputies who wouldn’t be involved in any disciplinary actions for students.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 3:48 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
It works by using a shipping container like this to grow the vegetables. There’s no soil, just water. And it’s inside, which will keep crops safe from the weather.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 4:27 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The society plans to take field trips to expose people to history across the military and beyond.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2023 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Transportation Coordinator Samuel Ellis says drivers are required to stop for a school bus whenever the stop arms are out unless traffic lanes are divided by a barrier.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2023 at 12:56 PM CDT
|By WALA Staff and Daeshen Smith
A Mobile County Public School System official confirmed that one of the chillers is down.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 4:45 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Pensacola Police arrested 17-year-old Waylon Fowler, 15-year-old Wyatt Fowler, and brothers 16-year-old Nicholas Ferry and 18-year-old Kessler Ferry and charged them with felony criminal mischief enhanced to a hate crime.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 5:03 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith and WALA Staff
The Pensacola Police Department arrested four people in the case involving multiple acts of vandalism at Jewish places of worship across Pensacola.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 5:00 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
With some help from rest of the team each player was given a name their teammates felt best described them.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2023 at 6:26 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Councilman WIlliam Carroll says the turf was last replaced around 10-12 years ago. Now that the old turf is up crews hope to tie up some loose ends before putting the new surface down.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 6:27 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The real time data they get from ShotSpotter can help them make those adjustments even faster.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 4:34 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Steven Millhouse with Mobile Fire-Rescue says it’s the third fire in three years at this warehouse. He says that experience could have kept things from getting worse.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2023 at 6:40 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Both school systems say they are having drivers pick up extra routes while they work to fill driver shortages.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 3:47 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The school system says the first priority is turning Ladd into Murphy’s stadium. Down the road, the school system plans to reduce Ladd to 25,000 permanent seats because of capacity and safety concerns.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2023 at 1:11 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Captain Moreno is also retiring after a 30-year career where he started as a carrier-based helicopter pilot onboard NAS Pensacola.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2023 at 8:51 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Those who knew him say he’ll be remembered most for building a personal relationship with every student he met.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2023 at 6:43 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The fire department has been using a MAFT training plane to simulate different types of emergencies from an alert two where a plane might crash or an alert three where then plane did crash.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 6:15 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Some of the players say a tournament like this can help them take their problems out on the court and could be a good first step to turning things around.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 5:48 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
While the stadium would only have 25,000 permanent seats the design would allow for an additional 5,000 temporary seats for bigger events as needed.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 4:49 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
If all four areas vote yes it would bring the city’s population over 200,000 people and make the city eligible for more population-based grants.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2023 at 1:20 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
For its grand reopening, the speedway got things off to a hot start treating fans to races from six different categories.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Bringing a second classic to Mobile is something city leaders have been working on for a couple of years.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 4:29 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Chief of Staff James Barber says the turf still needs to be replaced at Ladd which is part of this deal. Williamson and Murphy are scheduled to play there this fall, but Hatcher says they can adjust if the field isn’t ready.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2023 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The drill also included taking care of injured people. Students volunteered to be victims with different injuries from breathing problems to gunshot wounds.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2023 at 5:27 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The Blues flew for around 30 minutes before storms shut the show down early. Even with a shorter performance, fans say it was still the perfect way to end Red White and Blues week.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2023 at 5:22 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The Blue Angels have a special meaning for most of the people at the beach.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:32 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Learning the different shows is part of a grueling training schedule for the Blues that started two days after last season ended. But it’s also made for an exciting first season for Commanding Officer Commander Alex Armatas.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2023 at 1:19 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The Blues spent about two hours mostly circling the beach and marking coordinates ahead of this week’s show. Those who made the early morning trip still got to see some of their favorite moves.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2023 at 5:01 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Lt. Bennett says while some crashes are caused by alcohol, most of them are caused by the operator not paying attention to where they’re going.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2023 at 6:38 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Mobile Postmaster Paul Birge says are trained in heat illness prevention throughout the year. That training is put to the test during weeks like this.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 7:03 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Beyond the game itself, the Gulf Coast Challenge is one of the biggest events of the year bringing several thousand people to Mobile for a week of events leading up to kickoff.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 6:42 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Cantonment on Wednesday, June 28, according to police.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2023 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
District Two Councilman William Carroll says the council can still make sure things like public use and stadium size will stay as agreed upon which is why they agreed to move forward with the sale agreement.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2023 at 4:36 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Escambia County Fire Rescue brought people to dry land on their rescue boats while the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office used their high-water rescue vehicle to bring several people at a time to safety while neighbors watched on.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2023 at 5:06 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
If all goes well people will spend two months in Road to Work before spending the next three months at Ransom Recycling where a case worker will help them with some of their other needs.