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Whooping Cranes Will Stay in Alabama
The nine young cranes and the crew involved in Operation Migration have been in northern Alabama since before Christmas.
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Large 'Dead Zone' Stretches Almost to Dauphin Island
A new study finds that Louisiana's second Gulf of Mexico dead zone stretches at least from the Chandeleur Sound off Louisiana to Alabama's Dauphin Island - and could be bigger.
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Offshore Lease Sale Set For June
The sale will take place in New Orleans on June 20.
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USDA Updates Plant Zone Map
New federal map for what to plant reflects warming
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Solar Storm Hitting Earth Right Now
A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday.
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More Support for Settling BP Lawsuit
Go to court or settle? That's the question facing BP with a court date to determine liabilities in the Deepwater Horizon disaster just weeks away. Coastal mayors in one of the hardest hit counties are in favor of a settlement "if" it is fair.
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Proposed Bridge Through Gulf State Park
It's been talked about for years but now building some sort of roadway through Gulf State Park in Orange Beach has new life. The state of Alabama and the builders of Foley Beach Express want to build an elevated roadway over the state park.
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Confirmed: Martian Rocks Landed in Morocco
Scientists are confirming a recent and rare invasion from Mars: meteorite chunks that fell from the red planet over Morocco last summer.
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Restoring What BP Destroyed
BP has set aside a billion dollars to pay for restoration projects along the Gulf of Mexico. Two of those multi-million dollar projects are here in Alabama and in Baldwin County, it's all about sand.
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New Finding Points To Crowded And Crazy Cosmos
The more astronomers look for other worlds, the more they find that it's a crowded and crazy cosmos. They think planets easily outnumber stars in our galaxy and they're even finding them in the strangest of places.
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Large Sewage Spill Reported in Mobile
More than 19,000 gallons of wastewater overflowed into Montlimar Creek.
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Biologists Report 453 Fla. Manatee Deaths in 2011
State wildlife officials are reporting the third straight year with high numbers of manatee deaths.
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Dead Blackbirds Fall From Sky In Arkansas Town... Again
Game and Fish Commission saying blackbird roost was targeted.
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Beginning of End For Old-Fashioned Light Bulbs
Incandescents being phased out under now-controversial law, starting Jan. 1, in favor of more energy-efficient types.
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New Shark Fishing Limits Set For Florida Waters
The harvesting of some sharks will be prohibited in Florida state waters in 2012.
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2011 Weather Photos
These are just some of the best photos the News 5 viewers have submitted to wkrg.com and to our Facebook page in 2011. Keep them coming!
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Governor Bentley Orders State Agencies to Promote Energy Efficient Practices
Governor Robert Bentley today announced by Executive Order that all state departments and agencies must reduce energy consumption by Fiscal Year 2015.
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Venus, Moon To Put On Twilight Sky Show
Venus will likely catch your eye tomorrow evening.
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Recycle Your Christmas Wrapping
You can drop off things like wrapping paper, boxes and cards at the Recycle Center on Government Blvd.
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Restore Act: Gulf's Crime Victim Compensation
Billions of dollars hang in the balance as the gulf coast waits for congress to take action on the Restore Act. It is a blueprint on how fine money from the Deepwater Horizon disaster will be distributed. The future of the Gulf of Mexico is at stake.
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EPA Tells Nation's Dirty Power Plants to Clean Up
The Obama administration is cracking down on the largest remaining source of uncontrolled toxic air pollution in the U.S. — the nation's power plants.
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Gulf Back Open For Drilling Business
Connoco-Phillips spent 103 million dollars for the right to drill a deepwater oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, near the Texas coast. That was just one of almost 200 tracts up for auction as the federal government opened bids for the first time since the Deepwater Horizon Disaster.
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More BP Oil at Little Lagoon Pass
Routine maintenance of Little Lagoon Pass in Gulf Shores is anything but routine this year. Crews have uncovered much more than just sand and sea shells.
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Scientist: Discovery of Earth-Like Planet "Thrilling"
Scientist reacts to finding a new planet that may be able to sustain life.
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