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Gulf Shores News and Weather
Space Center Layoffs
Shuttle contractor letting workers go in Florida, Texas and Alabama.
WKRG.com at Thursday, July 29, 2010 6:09:10 AMGoodbye Ivy Bean!
'World's oldest tweeter' Ivy Bean dies at 104
WKRG.com at Thursday, July 29, 2010 6:03:38 AM Feds, Farmers Create Habitats For Migrating Birds
Water Gurgling From A Well Is Flooding Craig Gautreaux's Rice And Crawfish Fields, Turning The Farm Into A Wetland For Migratory Birds Whose Usual Gulf Of Mexico Wintering...
WKRG.com at Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:48:27 AM 16 Cleaned Birds Released In SW La
Sixteen Birds Washed Of Oil From The Gulf Of Mexico Spill Are Free In Southwest Louisiana State And Federal Biologists Released 13 Laughing Gulls, Two Royal...
WKRG.com at Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:40:21 AM California Delegation Visits Gulf Coast
Californian Conservation Specialists Are Offering To Help The Gulf Coast Deal With The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill During A Trip To Louisiana On Wednesday, California...
WKRG.com at Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:50:50 AM US Panel Asked To Consolidate Oil Spill Lawsuits
More Than 2,000 Miles From The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill, A Federal Judicial Panel In Idaho Is Being Asked To Consolidate More Than 300 Spill-related Lawsuits Against Bp And...
WKRG.com at Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:31:13 AM Gulf Spill Lacks Societal Punch Of Santa Barbara
In 1969, Sen Gaylord Nelson Was So Moved After Seeing The Devastation Of An Oil Spill Off The California Coast Near Santa Barbara That He Called For A National Teach-in On...
WKRG.com at Thursday, July 29, 2010 3:02:00 AM Country Superstar Clay Walker Added To BayFest Lineup
Walker has Walker has eleven number one hits including “ Live Until I Die ,” “ Dreaming With My Eyes Wide Open ,” and “ Rumor Has It .”
WKRG.com at Thursday, July 29, 2010 2:35:12 AM Miree Suspects Not Part Of A Gang
Mobile's police chief talks about Kyser Miree arrests at a neighborhood meeting.
WKRG.com at Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:00:45 AM EPA: Mich. Oil Spill More Than 1 Million Gallons
The Environmental Protection Agency Says It Believes More Than A Million Gallons Of Oil May Have Leaked This Week Into A Major Southern Michigan Waterway That Leads To Lake...
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:51:04 PM Local Governments: We Want More Say In Oil Cleanup
Seven Parish Presidents Call For More Influence In What Happens Next In The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill They Say The Coast Guard And Bp Ignore Local And State Authorities ...
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:45:59 PM Mich. Gov.: Spill Cleanup Resources ‘inadequate’
Gov Jennifer Granholm Says More Resources Brought By A Pipeline Company And The Environmental Protection Agency To Fight An Oil Spill Making Its Way Down The Kalamazoo River...
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 7:25:37 PM Feinberg To Return To The Coast
Kenneth Feinberg to meet with the public Friday morning in Orange Beach.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 7:15:56 PM 100 Days, the Cost of Disaster
It's hard to put a price tag on a way of life but there are some numbers that can give you an indication of how damaging this disaster has been, so far.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:52:08 PM Oil Slick Threatens Orange Beach
Crews scrambled to soak up an oil slick about a quarter-mile off the coast of Orange Beach.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:47:49 PM Peyton Report: Random Acts Of Violence
The random murder case of a Midtown Mobile man still has some people living in fear, but Mobile Police say the chances of someone becoming a victim of a violent crime are almost zero to none.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:41:41 PM Minimal Oil Along Mississippi Coast
News 5 takes aerial tour along Gulf Coast...minimal surface oil spotted west of Fort Morgan Wednesday.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:40:49 PM Enviros: Want $5B From BP For Coastal Restoration
Environmentalists Are Calling On The White House To Speed Up Restoration Of The Oil-damaged And Eroding Mississippi River Delta By Getting Bp Plc To Pay $5 Billion Now For Environmental...
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:16:03 PM Fairhope's school system study moves forward
FAIRHOPE, Ala. - Supporters of an independent school system in Fairhope got some good news Monday, after some of their hopes might have been dashed last week.
Baldwin County Now at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:05:06 PM Gulf Spill Raises long-term Beach Safety Questions
It could be years before some Gulf of Mexico beaches recover fully from BP Plc's massive oil spill and are declared free of toxic pollutants, including heavy metals, that can make people sick
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:11:45 PM No Decisions On Oyster Death Compensation
Oyster Fishermen Don't Know If They'll Be Paid By Bp For The Shellfish Deaths Caused By Opening The State's Freshwater Diversion Structures In A Bid To Flush Out Oil Encroaching...
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 4:01:46 PM Fate of Fairhope K Center topic of Baldwin BOE meeting
LOXLEY, Ala. — The future of the Fairhope K Center was among the main topics of conversation at the Baldwin County Board of Education’s special meeting Wednesday morning at the Loxely satellite location. Although the meeting was called to discuss and approve various personnel issues, the K Center issue took center stage.
Baldwin County Now at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 3:28:14 PM Mobile Native Closing In On 4th State Junior Championship
UMS Wright's Bobby Wyatt is 12-under after 13 holes in the final round of the 65th Boys' State Junior Championship at the Country Club of Mobile.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:24:26 PM ‘Orphaned,’ Breached Well Could be Capped Soon
A well leaking oil and gas after being struck by a vessel off the southeastern Louisiana coast Tuesday could be capped Wednesday if all goes as planned
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:12:59 PM Officials Ready Criminal Probe of Oil Spill
Several U.S. government agencies are preparing a criminal probe of at least three companies involved in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:57:17 PM Saints Championship Tour In Mobile
You can see the Lombardi Trophy or Saints' Super Bowl ring until 6:00 p.m. at the Mobile Convention Center.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:39:57 PM Judge Blocks Sections Of Controversial AZ Immigration Law
Officers will not be required to check a immigration status while enforcing other laws. Immigrants will not have to carry their papers at all times and undocumented workers will not be banned from soliciting employment in public.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:26:26 PM Scientists’ Dispersant Concerns Remain
Over 1.8 million gallons of dispersant chemicals have been added to the Gulf of Mexico to break up oil flowing from the Deepwater Horizon's ruptured well.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:07:59 PM UGA Oceanographer Going Back To Gulf Of Mexico
A University Of Georgia Oceanographer Says A Research Team Will Return To The Gulf Of Mexico Next Month To Map Underwater Plumes Of Oil And Gas A Team Led By...
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:36:40 PM National Park Service Will Waive Fees on August 14 & 15
There are 391 national parks located across the country in 49 states.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:08:59 PM 2 Cases Of West Nile In Mobile County
Mobile County Health Department says there are two confirmed cases of human West Nile virus.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:50:14 AM Oil Causes 2,200 Gulf Beach Closings, Warnings
Gulf Beaches From Louisiana To The Florida Panhandle Have Been Closed Or Slapped With Health Warnings Nearly 10 Times More Often This Year Than Last Because Of Oil From Bp's...
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:40:16 AM Testing the Waters: Which Beaches Measure Up?
Group Scores Top Beaches for Water Quality; See How Your Favorite Stacks Up.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:39:36 AM Company Doubling Workforce On Mich. River Spill
A Company Operating A Pipeline That Dumped An Estimated 877,000 Gallons Of Oil Into A Southern Michigan River Says It's Doubling Is Work Force On The Containment And Cleanup...
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:17:32 AM Perfect Day of the Week to Adopt a Puppy
Our Pet of the Week is named "Saturday," but he is available today!
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:40:50 AM Swimming advisories elsewhere under evaluation; Eastern Shore still without restrictions
DAPHNE, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Public Health said this week will be an evaluation period for Dauphin Island, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach where swimming advisories exist. After examinations, officials will decide if swimming advisories can be lifted.
Baldwin County Now at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:57:58 AM Tools for School Drive is Underway
Attention Shoppers! You can help children in need, by donating school supplies.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:36:55 AM Tools For School Drive
The Assistance League of Mobile is hoping you can help them collect school supplies for needy children in Mobile County.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:16:34 AM Marijuana For Grandma
Suspicious package caught the attention of postal inspectors.
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 7:02:36 AM “It Touched Me”
A Gulf Coast visitor says a story she saw on News Five inspired her to help children in need. It's not too late for you to help!
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:55:42 AM 100 Days Of Oil: Gulf Life Will Never Be The Same
It's Been 100 Days Since An Oil Rig Exploded In The Gulf Of Mexico, Killing 11 Workers And Setting Off The Worst Oil Spill In U S History For The People Along...
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:28:10 AM BP Says SEC, DOJ Looking At Securities Matters
Bp Says The Securities And Exchange Commission And The Justice Department Are Conducting Informal Inquiries Into Securities Matters Arising From The Gulf Oil Spill ...
WKRG.com at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:02:04 AM State Legislative Candidate Arrested
Candidate from northwest Florida charged with doctor shopping.
WKRG.com at Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:29:42 PM State’s Top Junior Golfers In Mobile This Week
Bobby Wyatt and Robby Shelton highlight impressive field. See Randy Patrick's report.
WKRG.com at Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:48:13 PM New Duck Stamp Sold For Gulf Conservation
The Interior Department Is Selling A New Duck Stamp Envelope To Raise Money For Conservation In The Aftermath Of The Gulf Oil Spill The New Duck Stamp Envelopes,...
WKRG.com at Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:43:32 PM BP Scores $10B Tax Credit by Offsetting Cash
Pretax Provision to Cover Entire Cost of Gulf Spill Means Oil Giant Will Slash Its U.S. Tax Bill
WKRG.com at Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:45:44 PM Coastal residents eye two-step spill kill
DAPHNE, Ala. — More than three months after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion blew out BP PLC’s well, officials are cautiously optimistic the kill process to shut off spewing oil at its source can begin within the week.
Baldwin County Now at Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:56:35 PM Diners Grilling Restaurants Over Seafood Sourcing
Distance Seems Not To Matter Regardless How Far They Are From The Gulf Of Mexico, Waiters And Waitresses Around The United States Are Getting The Same Grilling By Diners ...
WKRG.com at Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:06:58 PM Obama Pledges Swift Response After Mich. Oil Spill
President Barack Obama Has Pledged A Swift Response To Requests For Help In Dealing With A Spill That Dumped More Than 800,000 Gallons Of Oil Into Waterways In Southern Michigan...
WKRG.com at Tuesday, July 27, 2010 7:19:22 PM County Fights Oil Spill Waste Dumped in Landfill
It's being dumped in nine landfills along the Gulf coast. But some communities are not happy about it, amid fears of soil and water contamination, and one local government is fighting back.
WKRG.com at Tuesday, July 27, 2010 7:12:35 PM
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