Think You Know Alabama Business? Take the August 2026 Quiz
Test your knowledge of Alabama business news old and new, from a Luverne family company to a $1.5 billion data center deal and a Bayou La Batre shipyard's billion-dollar Coast…
Salvage Crews Work to Raise Sunken Tugboat Off Mobile Bay’s Eastern Shore
Salvage crews worked Monday to raise a small tugboat that sank off Mobile Bay's eastern shore near Mullet Point Park after two crew members were safely rescued Friday night.
Coast Guard Air and Sea Crews Rescue Two Kayakers After One Capsizes Near Dauphin Island
Two kayakers who found themselves in trouble off Dauphin Island owe their lives to quick action by Coast Guard air and boat crews — and to the life jackets they…
Coast Guard Helicopter Hoists Man and Dog to Safety as Hurricane Ida Nears Gulf Coast
A boater and his dog were airlifted to safety by a Coast Guard helicopter crew south of Dauphin Island late last month, as the aircrew was already transiting to avoid…
Coast Guard Helicopter Rescues Overdue Boater Off Dauphin Island After Personal Watercraft Capsizes
A Father’s Day fishing trip on a personal watercraft turned into a rescue mission when the operator failed to return as expected, prompting a multi-asset Coast Guard search that ended…
Coast Guard Boat Crew Rescues Swimmer Caught in Current Off Pelican Island
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…
Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer Pulls Unconscious Woman From Rip Current Off Dauphin Island
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.…
Good Samaritans on Mobile Bay Rescue Man Overboard After Personal Watercraft Capsizes
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…
Coast Guard Crews Tow Disabled Vessel to Dauphin Island After Offshore Breakdown
A boater whose vessel became disabled far offshore got a hand from the Coast Guard over the weekend, with crews towing the boat safely back to Dauphin Island. The rescue…
‘I Accept the Challenge’: Mobile Answers a Senator Who Said Alabama Builds Nothing
A Washington senator told NPR she had never seen anyone in Alabama build anything. Mobile's mayor, a county commissioner and a candidate for governor lined up to correct her, and…