2011 Offshore Earthquake Was Felt Along the Alabama Coast
A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck about 10 miles off Baldwin County in February 2011, with residents from Orange Beach to Dauphin Island reporting light shaking.
Volunteers Push to Build 550-Mile Hiking Trail Stretching From Gulf Shores to North Alabama Mountains
A group of dedicated volunteers is working to create an ambitious 550-mile hiking trail that would stretch from the white sand beaches of Fort Morgan all the way to the…
Orange Beach Deep Cleaning Nearing Completion in 2010
A 2010 WKRG report described oil-spill cleanup crews nearing the end of deep cleaning work on Orange Beach.
Dauphin Island Beach Report Held Steady as Oil Spill Worries Lingered in June 2010
In late June 2010, with the BP oil spill dominating headlines across the Gulf Coast, conditions around Dauphin Island remained largely normal — a welcome snapshot of calm for the…
Oil Reached Fort Morgan and Mobile Bay in June 2010
A 2010 WKRG report documented oil reaching Fort Morgan's bay-side shoreline during the Deepwater Horizon spill.
A Fairhope Lawyer’s Campaign to Give Dixey Bar Its Proper Name
In March 2005, Fairhope attorney David Bagwell asked federal geographers to make Dixey Bar official, tracing its name to a clipper ship lost in a hurricane at the mouth of…