In just a few weeks, we'll be in the heart of hurricane season and the Baldwin County Commission still doesn't have an Emergency Management Director.
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Billy LeGrone went diving Friday morning off the coast of Orange Beach and never resurfaced.
BP is arguing that most victims of last year's Gulf oil spill should not get any more payouts for future losses because the hardest-hit areas are recovering and the economy is growing.
Tourism industry says things are fine after the oil spill. Others say there is more to do.
The Alabama Forestry Commission hopes the Gulf State Park wildfire will be a wake-up call for lawmakers...the agency says they can't handle anymore budget cuts.
Ten days after an ember ignited a fire storm in Gulf State Park fire crews are looking back to see what they did well and what can be improved on.
Parents are starting to shop for back to school supplies, but not everyone can afford them. That's where you come in.
Despite last week's massive wildfire, campers packed Gulf State Park this holiday weekend.
While the fire slowly burns out it has left a big mark on acres of parkland.
Tourism officials report many rooms are booked.
Eleven hundred acres have now burned in Gulf State Park. There had been a plan to shoot flairs into an area of the park Thursday afternoon as part of the burn out but that plan went by the wayside when Mother Nature kicked up the wind.
There are plenty of family friendly activities planned along the Gulf Coast this holiday weekend.
Governor Robert Bentley takes an aerial tour.
A new piece of equipment in the air over Gulf State Park to help burn this fire out sooner rather than later.
Fire crews have a new tool to fight the wildfire in Gulf State Park and without it, the fire could grow much larger.
Heavy smoke and a continued fire threat causing economic problems for some Canal Road businesses.
Fans of Retro Television, which can be seen on our Subchannel 5-3, will notice a new lineup.
From the air you can really see how much of Gulf State Parkk has burned but maybe more importantly how much has not burned.
Crews continue to keep the fire contained and away from homes and businesses.
UPDATE 5:56 p.m. Firefighters say the wildfire started Saturday when an ember from a girll in the campgrounds blew into the woods.
Firefighters still battling massive wildfire in Gulf State Park....the blaze is contained but not yet under control.
O-negative is used by trauma patients, because it is the blood type that can be use by any patient. About 85% of Americans can use O-positive. LifeSouth is holding several blood drives Saturday and Sunday.
Independence Day maybe just around the corner but city leaders in Gulf Shores say they've already had an event that is as big as the fourth economically and maybe bigger.
After nine years at WKRG, Kimberly Curth is headed to Nashville.
Attorney General Luther Strange insists a multi-state lawsuit against BP is his top priority, says claims need to be paid quicker.
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