The SS United States is preparing to leave Mobile early next year for its final voyage, but the research tied to the historic vessel is only just beginning. At least one Alabama institution will ...

A 73-year-old man is dead after being hit by a car while crossing a road in the northwest valley Thursday night, police say. A man is in custody after he allegedly broke into a home and threatened to ...

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - A Dauphin Island wildlife ordinance could up before an agenda meeting of the Dauphin Island Town Council scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, December 15. Here is a post on the ...

Two candidates for judge have made Dauphin County history in an upset election Tuesday night. Democrats Katy Kennedy-McShane and La Tasha Williams are both claiming victory in their bids for two open ...

Mobile County Circuit Court Judge Michael Youngpeter will decide whether some red foxes on Dauphin Island can be trapped and removed, in the name of protecting endangered migratory birds and sea ...

Tucked away on the Gulf Coast, where Alabama meets the sea, lies a quiet barrier island that often flies under the radar. But not anymore. Dauphin Island, known for its unspoiled beaches, pastel ...

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - It’s the first thing you see when you drive to Dauphin Island, and the last thing in your rear view mirror as you leave. And after decades of use, it’s time for the ...

A red fox named “Roxy”— and her pups— that has become popular with Dauphin Island residents is likely to be removed from the island, causing fury on social media Wednesday. “Get this… it was decided ...

Aug. 29 marks 20 years since the landfall of Hurricane Katrina—a storm that reshaped the Gulf Coast forever. On Alabama’s Dauphin Island, where the coastline has been steadily eroding from Katrina’s ...

Dauphin Island has been shrinking and is now facing a dire existential crisis. It will take millions of dollars from several grant sources to preserve what's left, but a federal program that provides ...

Hurricane Katrina was a terrifying experience for more than a million people affected across the Gulf Coast region. Nearly 1,400 people died, most of them in New Orleans — and 20 years later, some ...

Island getaways have long captured our imagination. South Pacific landfalls with coral reefs and tropical beaches, European isles bristling with medieval castles, a remote cabin in the woods on a lake ...