Governor Hopeful Bentley to Tour Oil-Threatened Coast by Boat
Republican governor candidate Robert Bentley planned a visit to south Mobile County, including a boat tour of the Bayou la Batre, Coden and Dauphin Island waters, to see firsthand the…
Mobile Lawyer, Dauphin Island Fix at Center of Spill Response
As the BP oil spill fouled the Gulf, Mobile native Rick Kuykendall emerged as a leading claims attorney while BP agreed to fund a $15 million closing of Katrina Cut…
Mobile Lawyer Leads Oil Spill Claims Fight as Justice Department Opens Criminal Probe
Class action attorney Rick Kuykendall, a Mobile native, drew national notice for his work on Deepwater Horizon claims, as federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation and BP agreed to fund…
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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…
Gulf Coast Braces for Uncertainty as Oil Nears Alabama’s Barrier Islands
As tar balls turn up near Dauphin Island and businesses from the coast to Loxley report falling revenue, Mobile Baykeeper's Casi Callaway urges residents to document local waters ahead of…
Oil Globs Coated Dauphin Island in June 2010
A 2010 WKRG report documented oil globs coating parts of Dauphin Island as the Gulf spill response continued.
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Congressional Challenger Works the Coast as GOP Primary Campaigns Intensify
Peter Gounares carried his challenge to U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner across five counties, Bradley Byrne called a news conference in Orange Beach, and Luther Strange lined up Mobile money.
Tar Balls Reached Dauphin Island in May 2010
A 2010 WKRG report said tar balls believed connected to the Gulf oil spill began washing ashore on Dauphin Island.
Inside the Blowout: What It Would Take to Stop the Oil a Mile Beneath the Gulf
A plain-language guide to the Deepwater Horizon spill: why the blowout preventer failed, the three plans to stop the leak, how crude behaves at sea, and how this spill compares…
Irvington Democrat Scott Buzbee Launches Challenge to State Sen. Ben Brooks
Scott Buzbee of Irvington announced a Democratic bid against Republican Sen. Ben Brooks in District 35, arguing south Mobile County has gotten talk instead of results in Montgomery.