A New Memoir Revisits the Leverett Case and the Long Shadow of Abuse
Phyllis Hain's memoir, Diamond in the Dark, returns to one of Mobile's most sensational cases of the early 1980s and traces how a childhood of violence shaped the choices of…
Ainsworth Says State Has Cash on Hand to Build Mobile River Bridge Without Tolls
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth told a Mobile County Republican Party gathering that Alabama has enough money in its Education Trust Fund and General Fund to build the Mobile River Bridge…
Battleship Memorial Park to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack
Officials at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile will hold a public ceremony Tuesday marking the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the 1941 surprise assault…
Mobile Symphony Orchestra Kicks Off New Season as Local Arts Scene Rebounds This October
The Mobile Symphony Orchestra returns to full strength for its season-opening "Celebrate!" concerts at the Saenger Theatre, while the University of South Alabama's Glass Arts program holds its second annual…
Fire Damages Spanish Fort’s Ed’s Seafood Shed Days After Solid Weekend Breakfast Crowd
A fire heavily damaged Spanish Fort's Ed's Seafood Shed on the Causeway, just a day after the Battleship Parkway restaurant served a packed weekend brunch crowd, with owner Pete Blohme…
Registration Opens for 17th Annual Alabama Coastal BirdFest Across Baldwin County
Registration is open for the 17th annual Alabama Coastal BirdFest, a four-day birding and nature festival running Oct. 6-9 across Baldwin County, from Gulf Shores to Dauphin Island.
Alabama Coast Caretakers Secure West End of Dauphin Island for Public Conservation
The entire undeveloped west end of Dauphin Island — 838 acres of beach and dune stretching more than eight miles beyond Bienville Boulevard — has been transferred to public ownership…
Alabama Tagging Program Tracks Surprising Journeys of Trout and Redfish Through Mobile Bay
A tagging program run by CCA Alabama and University of South Alabama researchers is revealing new details about how speckled trout and redfish move through Mobile Bay, including one redfish…
Dauphin Island Sea Lab study examines how in-water construction affects manatees
A new study from the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is shining a light on how bridge and other in-water construction projects affect some of the Gulf Coast’s most vulnerable wildlife.…
Annual Oath of Enlistment Ceremony Goes Virtual at Battleship Memorial Park
More than 100 young men and women raised their right hands and formally entered the U.S. armed forces during the annual Oath of Enlistment Ceremony at Battleship Memorial Park, held…