Gulf Coast

Parts of the Gulf Coast are reeling after a bout of severe weather that caused Governor Robert Bentley to declare a preemptive state of emergency.A storm…

Gov. Robert Bentley is placing the head of Alabama's state law enforcement agency on medical leave.Bentley announced the decision today about Alabama Law…

A state Senate committee has approved a bill to take Alabama probate judges out of the wedding license business.APR’s Stan Ingold reports, this comes…

Lawmakers are back in Montgomery this week to try and find a solution for a 200 million dollar shortfall in the state’s General Fund budget.But one group…

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley put the Yellowhammer State in the national spotlight today. The Governor ordered the removal of the four confederate flags…

Alabama is delaying its planned severe weather preparedness day because of the very real severe weather much of the state is experiencing.Tomorrow was…

The city of Orange Beach has dropped its shark warning and is letting people back in the water.The fire department says the latest aerial observations…

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has declared a state of emergency across the state as Tropical Storm Karen approaches the coast.In a statement Friday…

The beach season didn't end too soon for public safety officials who say they saw an increase in the number of tourist deaths along Alabama's coast this…

More than 100 nonprofit groups and government entities have been picked to get shares of $43.7 million in BP funds to promote the Gulf Coast's tourism and…