Hal Scheurich

Southbound traffic on State Route 161 now has two lanes open along the new road and Intracoastal Waterway Bridge all the way to Canal Road. The bridge itself opened Sunday and the rest of the road followed on Wednesday.

About 200 supporters gathered at the Tin Top Restaurant in Bon Secour to celebrate Lowery’s victory. The final margin could shift once provisional and absentee ballots are counted.

A boat struck a submerged steel wall Saturday evening at the east jetty of Perdido Pass between the beach and the rocks. The steel wall was built to bolster the jetty and at times lies just below the water's surface where boaters may not see it.

Strong winds and rough seas greeted gulf coast anglers on opening day. Forecasted two-to-three-foot seas were considerably higher, forcing some to abandon their plans.

In Baldwin County, the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery was the backdrop for the annual event. The ceremony began with the singing of the National Anthem by Monika Cosson and ended with the playing of Taps by Walter Butterworth.

After two weeks of interviews with doctors, relatives and Dominick, investigators said they concluded she knew the liquid concoction would harm her son.

Dominick made her first court appearance through video conference Wednesday from the Baldwin County Jail for her bond hearing.

FOLEY, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) - An Alabama mother is facing charges after investigators say she caused the death of her 1-year-old son by giving him a chemical mixture through his feeding tube.

Prosecutors say they believe Dominick knew the injected concoction would cause her son to become ill and to be hospitalized, giving her a break from caring for him.

Lifeguards performed 59 water rescues over holiday weekend in Orange Beach