Fruitdale High School remains closed as tornado cleanup continues
FRUITDALE, Ala. — Bus drivers had a different job Monday at Fruitdale High School: removing large limbs and debris from campus after a tornado ripped apart trees and buildings last…
Fruitdale High School employees return Monday as tornado recovery continues
FRUITDALE, Ala. — Fruitdale High School in Washington County could reopen to students on Wednesday, Dec. 7, according to school administrators, as recovery crews work to repair damage from a…
Power outage tracker: More than 3K outages in Baldwin County after severe storms
BAY MINETTE, Ala. — Strong storms and possible tornadoes swept across the Gulf Coast on Saturday, knocking out power to thousands of customers in south Alabama, with Baldwin County among…
Spring Hill Avenue Church, Still Repairing Hurricane Damage, Plans Easter Celebration at Home Base
MOBILE, Ala. — More than a year and a half after Hurricane Sally tore shingles from its roof, Spring Hill Avenue United Methodist Church is still working out of a…
Dauphin Island 90% Recovered One Year After Hurricane Sally, Mayor Says
One year after Hurricane Sally battered Alabama’s coast, Dauphin Island is nearly back to normal — about 90 percent recovered, according to the town’s mayor. Mayor Jeff Collier said the…
Tornado leaves trail of damage in Saraland
SARALAND, Ala. — A tornado touched down in northern Mobile County on Monday afternoon, leaving a trail of destruction in its path. News crews on the ground in the storm’s…
Lightning Blasts Bark Clean Off a Tree in Turnerville — and a Reader Caught It on Video
Strong storms swept across the Gulf Coast Friday evening, leaving the usual trail of downed limbs and scattered power outages, but one piece of damage in Turnerville in western Mobile…
East Brewton residents begin to pick up the pieces after tornado
EAST BREWTON, Ala. — A man sat on a blue couch on Andrew Jackson Street, where four walls that once surrounded it are now gone. East Brewton still looked like…
Saraland residents line up for sandbags after last year’s flooding brought a snake indoors
Cars moved in a steady stream through the Saraland Public Works Department as residents loaded sandbags ahead of the region’s first significant tropical weather of the season, with several saying…
Six Months After Sally, One Family Still Waiting on Their Insurer
Half a year after Hurricane Sally tore across the Gulf Coast, a Pensacola-area family says the storm’s aftermath still fills their home — and their insurer still hasn’t paid them…