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With a tropical system taking aim at the Gulf Coast, Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier is urging both residents and visitors to begin their storm preparations now rather than wait…
Sixteen environmental and recreational projects across Mobile and Baldwin counties are set to receive a combined $26.1 million after Gov. Kay Ivey approved the latest round of funding from the…
A man who attempted to swim from the southern tip of Pelican Island to a nearby sandbar was pulled from the water by a Coast Guard boat crew after powerful…
Voters in Daphne and Foley will head to the polls this month to choose new mayors, while residents of Dauphin Island will skip an election altogether after every office drew…
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer deployed from a helicopter pulled an unconscious woman to shore after she was caught in a rip current off Dauphin Island’s public beach Tuesday afternoon.…
One of the Gulf Coast’s oldest fishing traditions is pressing ahead this summer, with a few changes along the way. The 87th Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is scheduled for…
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Dauphin Island will skip its traditional Independence Day fireworks this year, a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic that will leave the island’s skies dark on the…
A father who fell from a personal watercraft roughly 10 miles offshore in Mobile Bay was rescued by a group of snapper fishermen who spotted the glow of his watch…
Crews on Dauphin Island started pumping out floodwater and clearing debris Monday morning after Tropical Storm Cristobal sent water and sand washing over roads in south Mobile County. The work…
Alabama's Census self-response rate rose to 44.9 percent by April 5, with Baldwin and Mobile counties improving but still trailing the state and national pace; Orange Beach and Dauphin Island…