Ranger the Dog Becomes Coden Convenience Store’s Repeat, Beloved Shoplifter
A 7-year-old Labrador mix named Ranger has become a beloved repeat shoplifter at a Coden convenience store, sneaking off with snacks and treats.
Improved Delta Port Boat Launch in Coden Set to Reopen Friday
The Delta Port boat launch in southern Mobile County reopens Friday after upgrades funded by fishing license revenue and federal Sport Fish Restoration Program dollars.
Dredge, Pipeline and Support Vessels: Boaters Told to Slow Down Near Fowl River Through November
Dredging for the Salt Aire Shoreline Restoration Project is underway near Fowl River through Nov. 30, with a 16-inch submerged pipeline, a dredge and support vessels in the water. Mobile…
159 Football Fields of Marsh, Gone: Inside Coastal Alabama’s Slow-Motion Erosion Crisis
Between 2009 and 2021, the Mississippi Sound and Portersville and Heron bays lost 210 acres of marsh — about 159 football fields. Scientists, landowners and boaters explain what is driving…
Cedar Point Boat Launch Construction Underway; Fitness Challenge, Junior Sailing Championship Also Set
Construction has started on the new $6.5 million Cedar Point Boat Launch near Coden, a year-long GOMESA-funded project to improve boating access and oyster industry safety. Baldwin County also sees…
On Mon Louis Island, a Husband-and-Wife Chef Team Serves Fifteen Guests at a Time
Once a month on a pier at the edge of Mon Louis Island, chefs Amber and Hunter Harris set a long table for fifteen and serve a five-course menu built…
Limestone Barges Head South to Rebuild the Oyster Reefs of Lower Mobile Bay
Barges loaded with limestone are traveling hundreds of miles down Alabama's rivers to Cedar Point in southern Mobile County, where the rock will be spread across the bay bottom to…
Large Brush Fire Sends Smoke Plume Over Mobile Bay Visible From Daphne
A large brush fire in southern Mobile County sent a towering plume of smoke into the sky Thursday afternoon, visible clear across Mobile Bay in Daphne. Several fire departments responded…
Coden Woman Killed After Exchanging Gunfire With Mobile County Sheriff’s Deputy
A woman died after she fired shots at Mobile County sheriff's deputies from inside a camper trailer on a Coden family property Friday, and a deputy returned fire, according to…
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Oil Spill, Day 50: Containment Cap Pulls Thousands of Barrels a Day
Fifty days into the Gulf disaster, the cap fitted over the failed blowout preventer was recovering more than 10,000 barrels a day, but engineers were still venting oil into the…