“It goes a lot faster than I expected it to,” first-time rider Jacob Stokes said. “I thought it would be much slower.” Jennifer Kessinger from Kentucky was unsure about a ferry ride. “I was very ...

Mobile? Most know it for its beaches, as the port of the USS Alabama, as the birthplace of Mardi Gras in the U.S., and for its newest major attraction, the GulfQuest/National Maritime Museum of the ...

Andy Depaola looks out across Mobile Bay, where water laps against the once-hidden pilings of his neighbors’ piers. For centuries, the bay’s thriving oyster reefs created prime habitats for hundreds ...

Here is a plan to save Mobile Bay. It starts with the simplest component of the ecosystem, the oyster, and will, in one fell swoop, begin to right a century's worth of wrongs we have inflicted on our ...

MONTGOMERY — Alabama has reopened portions of Mobile Bay that were temporarily closed to the harvesting of oysters. State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris announced Friday the reopened areas include ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Bay and many rivers were on the west side of Hurricane Sally which brought strong northerly winds. The result was water being pushed out of these rivers and Mobile Bay.

UPDATE (4:06 p.m.): The pilot of the aircraft that overturned in Mobile Bay on Friday morning told WKRG that the two people on board walked away with no scratches and were able to “laugh it off.” The ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- The Battleship USS Alabama made its way into Mobile Bay on Sept. 14, 1964 but the trip here was not all smooth sailing. News that the war ship would be scrapped inspired a ...

Researchers in Alabama are trying to toughen up baby oysters so they can better withstand predators. It's all part of an effort to restore oyster reefs around the world. It may not be top of mind when ...