Orange Beach Alabama News

Welcome Guest | | Register

| Contact Us

Orange Beach Alabama NewsOrange Beach Alabama News

Celeb Chef Fieri Hosts Dinner on Alabama Beach

Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri is hosting a 500-seat dinner on the beach in Gulf Shores this weekend to mark the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion that sent 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

04/15/2011 2:59 PM

Finding Jobs for Ex-Offenders

Bishop State Community College hosts Ex-Offender Job Workshop

04/15/2011 3:49 AM
Experts Say Gulf Oil Spill Could Happen Again

The design flaw in the blowout preventers widely used across the industry has been identified but not corrected. And regulators are allowing companies to obtain drilling permits before approving their updated oil-spill response plans.

04/14/2011 8:50 PM
What's the Real Deal With 4G?

You hear the term "4G" from cell phone TV commercials all the time. But what does the "techy" catch phrase really mean? And is it even available on the Gulf Coast yet? News 5 did some digging to find the answers.

04/14/2011 4:44 PM
File Your Taxes For Free

Monday is the tax deadline. If you make $58,000 or less, you can use free tax preparation software at the IRS website.

04/14/2011 3:02 PM
Mo Shaver Benefit

The Orange Beach community is coming together Thursday night to help one of their own.

04/14/2011 3:20 AM
NODINE: "It Has Been A Very Hard Year"

An ex-Commissioner charged with killing his mistress breaks his silence in his first sit-down interview since his arrest.

04/13/2011 5:33 PM
Mayor: Tarballs Still Hitting Ala., Cleanup Needed

Coastal leaders say tarballs from the Gulf oil spill are still hitting Alabama beaches, and they say daily cleanup work is still needed.

04/13/2011 2:47 PM
State Budget Cuts Slow Wheels Of Justice

Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb predicts defendants will sit in jail longer waiting for trial, people with civil suits and divorce cases will wait much longer to have them heard by a judge, and the courts' ability to generate fines and fees to help fund state government will decline.

04/12/2011 7:02 PM
Lawmakers Debate $1 Tax Increase On Cigarettes

Alabama's current tax of .43 cents per pack is among the lowest in the country.

04/12/2011 6:37 PM
Hazard Alert for Hair Salons

OSHA is warning salon workers about potential exposure to formaldehyde through the use of hair straighteners.

04/11/2011 8:57 PM
Alabamians Applying for Mortgage Aid Program

A federal housing program designed to help the unemployed make mortgage payments is drawing thousands of applications in Alabama.

04/11/2011 2:42 PM
Shutdown To Affect 40K In Alabama

Roughly 40,000 federal employees in Alabama could be affected by a government shutdown.

04/08/2011 11:24 PM
COUNTDOWN to Gov't Shutdown

Democrats and Republicans disagree on what's holding up a deal.

04/08/2011 6:36 PM
Oil Spill Fail-Safe Device Questioned by Feds

A senior official for the maker of the blowout preventer that failed to stop last year's Gulf oil spill says the device hadn't been tested to see if it could cut through a bent drill pipe.

04/08/2011 6:10 PM
Steve Nodine Living in Orange Beach

Steve Nodine has a new home in Baldwin County. He moved in last weekend.

04/07/2011 11:47 PM
New Coastal Insurance Commission

Commission Will Recommend Ways to Lower Insurance Rates in South Alabama

04/07/2011 3:43 AM
Group: Oil Spill Imperiled Inch-Long Seahorses

An environmental group is asking the federal government to list an inch-long seahorse that lives in the Gulf of Mexico, off Florida and in the Caribbean, as endangered or threatened, saying last year's BP PLC oil spill pushed it closer to extinction.

04/06/2011 9:17 PM
Alabama House Votes To Let You Decide Healthcare Debate

Lawmakers in the House voted to let residents decide whether they want the state to opt out of the federal health care program supported by President Barack Obama.

04/05/2011 11:27 PM
Judge Against Dismissing Ala. Gambling Charges

A federal magistrate judge is recommending that the judge presiding in Alabama's gambling corruption case reject the defendants' requests to dismiss several charges.

04/05/2011 5:27 PM
Transocean Apologizes For Calling 2010 'Best Year' Ever

The owner of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig that exploded last year, killing 11 workers and leading to what has been called the worst oil spill ever, said Monday that calling 2010 its "best year" in safety "may have been insensitive."

04/04/2011 5:32 PM
Transocean Gives Safety Bonuses Despite Deadly Rig Explosion

Transocean gave its top executives bonuses for achieving the "best year in safety performance in our company's history" - despite the explosion of its oil rig that killed 11 people and spilled 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

04/04/2011 3:15 PM
Alabama Power Offering Businesses A Break

Businesses helping the state to recover could get a price break.

04/02/2011 8:19 PM
Grouper Season Brings Promise of Good Fishing

April first maybe April Fool's day for most but for folks on the gulf coast it marks the beginning of grouper season and a growing anticipation of what could be a great fishing season.

04/01/2011 10:44 PM
Bill To Shorten School Year Stalls In Alabama Senate

Senator Trip Pittman of Daphne proposed starting school no earlier than August 22 and ending before Memorial Day to help becah businesses recover from the oil spill and create more tax revenue for the state.

03/30/2011 11:26 PM