Dauphin Island News

Emma Lynn Strange shrieks with joy as she is showered with goodies from the Krewe de la Dauphine parade on Dauphin Island.

MOBILE, Alabama -- The Dauphin Island Police Department announced Wednesday, Feb.

It could be the shortest snapper season ever. Federal officials say this year's snapper season, which starts June 1, may only be 40 days.

If you stop by Sekul's Art Gallery on Government Street in Ocean Springs, you'll see art that represents an artistic adventure.

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.

Marla Valentine weighs a red snapper on a research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico.

While crowds of people in downtown Mobile gathered to celebrate Senior Bowl the Mardi Gras faithful packed Dauphin Island to watch the Island Mystics make their 20th procession.

Skies clear today and sunshine expands, our afternoon highs will be a little cooler in the mid 60s.

Student filmmakers from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, film in Washington Square in downtown Mobile on Jan.

The next 24 hours will be quite stormy across the Gulf Coast. An area of low pressure with a cold front will track across the region on Thursday.

Cornbread is a very versatile dish that goes well with just about anything. But is it better than a a biscuit for all-purpose dining? There has been a great deal of discussion lately about food and Alabama and you can expect a lot more for the remainder of the year.

Don't let politicians use the BP money for pet projects instead of restoring the Gulf Coast; build more boat ramps; and set aside funds for long-term monitoring of the coast.

The Gulf of Mexico laps against a seawall constructed in October. While offering some protection to the house behind it, the wall has already caused significant beach erosion, scientists said.

A The Krewe De La Dauphine kicked off the Mardi Gras parades this season on Dauphin Island.

The Krewe De La Dauphine's annual Mardi Gras parade happens a full month before Fat Tuesday.

Wet weather is back in the forecast as that moist flow from the Gulf of Mexico becomes more pronounced today.

Using state-of-the-art chemical forensics and a bit of old-fashioned detective work, a research team led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution confirmed that the flotsam were pieces of material used to maintain buoyancy of the pipe bringing up oil from the seafloor.

The Mobile County Commission won the Norman J. Walton Sr. Regional Award for innovative problem-solving announced at a regional meeting on Thursday, county officials said Tuesday in a news release.

Imagine walking on the white sandy beach, the moon shining bright and reflecting on the breaking waves.

The USS Hartford, with the gunboat Metacomet lashed to her port side, steams across the Confederate torpedo field at the Battle of Mobile Bay.