Fairhope Family News

• Food safety alert: Motor City five cheese bread recalled for salmonella at local stores like Publix.
• Hurricane ready: Free weather radio...

Longtime Fairhope boys soccer coach Paul Stroud left for McGill-Toolen just two days after announcing retirement.

• 26-year tenure ended with a...

Strong easterly winds and building waves create dangerous surf conditions through Saturday.

• Rip current risk stays elevated as 30+ mph gusts push...

An 18-year-old Mobile teen died early Tuesday when their Hyundai Elantra left I-65 near Alabama 287 and struck a tree in Baldwin County. This...

Orange Beach City Councilman Jerry Johnson is resigning his Place 3 seat after more than a decade of service to focus on family. The council plans to fill the vacancy in the next 60 days.

Fairhope High School's Austin W. Etheridge earned a Texas A&M University Scholarship through the college-sponsored National Merit program. He joins 75...

Family Benefit Changes

• 🔥 WIC Eligibility Expanded: Alabama raised income guidelines for the WIC program today, allowing more families across...

Alabama has increased WIC income guidelines, potentially expanding eligibility for more families statewide. Updated details and requirements are posted on 12 News.

Baldwin County deputies arrested San Antonio man Marco Tavares on felony charges of trafficking stolen identities and mail theft after finding mail...

Even with storms hitting central Alabama, Fairhope families can apply these insurance and scam-prevention lessons now.

• Act fast on damage: Secure...

Orange Beach and Escambia County officials committed to stopping the transport of homeless individuals across state lines following last week's...

Orange Beach is expanding family recreation options near the Eastern Shore with these key projects:

• New pickleball complex now complete at the...

A new 121-acre industrial park in Foley will receive over $3.3 million in state SEEDS funding to prepare the site at the Foley Beach Express and...

Daphne families can attend the city's regular Coffee with the Mayor events to ask questions and hear updates on major projects like the amphitheater...

Fairhope families must identify their storm surge evacuation zone now. Baldwin County coastal areas fall in Zone 1, with Zone 2 south of US 98, Zone 3...

School resource officers across Alabama are receiving advanced training on threat assessments, digital safety trends, and stronger school-law...

Storm surge remains the top killer in Gulf Coast hurricanes, causing nearly 90% of deaths as water floods streets and homes fast.

• Local risk areas:...

A crash on the Perdido Pass Bridge in Orange Beach left two people hospitalized—one flown out—after two vehicles collided near the top, with one...

Safety Alerts

• 🔥 Asian Longhorned Tick: An invasive Asian longhorned tick species has been identified in Alabama for the first time, with rapid...

The annual Hooked on Fairhope children's fishing tournament on the Fairhope Pier offers a family-friendly way to connect kids with the outdoors.

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