Gulf Shores News

A blood drive took place at River City Bank on Tuesday to benefit David Masters who was injured in a May 6 wreck in Gulf Shores, Ala.

More dead fish are washing up on local beaches and biologists are trying to figure out why.

Traffic on Highway 59 was a clear indication that the weekend crowds were headed out.

ORANGE BEACH, Alabama - Locals Rob and Laura Ray didn't want to get stuck in holiday traffic on Sunday so they steered clear of the three-deep row of boats jammed around Robinson Island and pointed their 20-footer to Innerarity Point just over the Alabama line.

Thousands of folks are still enjoying Memorial Day weekend along Gulf Coast beaches.

Editor's Note: West Cobb Patch Editor Michael Stone ventured to Gulf Shores, Alabama last weekend to witness and explore what the Hangout Fest buzz was all about.

Foley City Councilwoman Vera Quaites, second from right, and City Clerk Vickey Southern accept the Alabama Community of Excellence sign.

Local businesses in south Baldwin County aren't banking on Memorial Day weekend, saying they made their money during last weekend's Hangout Music Festival.

Stingrays in the hundreds swim around the Gulf State Park Pier during the Memorial Day weekend Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Gulf Shores, Ala.

One man is in custody and being questioned after an attempted robbery at a local bank.

Flaming Lips mastermind Wayne Coyne took away more than just a vial of blood when he traveled to Nashville to record with Ke$ha . He also left with his first-ever tattoo ... not to mention a newfound respect for the wild-child pop star.

GULF SHORES, Alabama -- Throughout last week's successful Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, as crowds flooded the beaches to hear the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, Alabama Shakes and dozens of other acts, a plane circled the festival grounds trailing a banner that read "Pearl Jam/Foo Fighters Sept.

New Orleans legend George Porter Jr. is shown during a performance at the 2012 Hangout Fest with the Funky Meters.

The sugar-white sand and turquoise waters of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach were voted best family beach in The Weather Channel's third annual poll.

Michael Franti from Spearhead performs May 19, 2012, during Hangout Fest in Gulf Shores, Ala.

The National Weather Service along with lifeguards from the Gulf Coast have been spreading rip current awareness separately for years, especially during the busy summer months.

Baritone Ben Lewis portrays the Phantom and Anna O'Byrne portrays Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Love Never Dies," the sequel to the blockbuster musical "The Phantom of the Opera." Photo by John Tsiavis/© Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Brittany Howard and the Alabama Shakes are festival darlings this year. Here, she performs with the band at the 2012 Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores.

More than 200 businesses and Alabama Christian Academy's faithful family of supporters raised tens of thousands of dollars to purchase two buses this spring, said Irmy Fonville, an assistant at the Wares Ferry Road school.

The Brenau University softball team saw its unbeaten streak in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics tournament come to an end courtesy a 5-1 loss to Shorter College on Tuesday in Gulf Shores, Ala.