Alabama beaches

Gulf Shores locals are preparing for big crowds and lots of music this weekend. The Hangout Music Festival starts today. It’s a three-day event on the public beaches that host live performances.

A judge has blocked Alabama from building a new bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway to state beaches. The judge said Wednesday that the project was unneeded and motivated by the state transportation director's "personal vendetta" against a toll bridge company.

There are plenty of alligators in Alabama. But how many enjoy a day at the beach? One such unlikely critter was spotted riding the waves recently on Dauphin Island, bobbing calmly near the human beachgoers.

The initiative is Alabama's sea turtle conservation program which protects and promotes the livelihood and habitat of sea turtles along the Alabama Coast. Training sessions are scheduled this month at Dauphin Island and Gulf Shores.

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG-TV) — Large crowds have returned to Alabama beaches as the state loosened restrictions on restaurants and social gatherings.…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabamians filed onto beaches and into previously shuttered retail stores as a state stay-home order expired. A state stay-home…

A nonpartisan organization said many of Alabama's beaches need to be cleaned up.Environment America released a report concerning dangerous pollution at…

This year’s Alabama’s Coastal Cleanup event is set for this weekend.Volunteers will be combing Alabama’s beaches and waterways tomorrow morning removing…