Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Oct. 7, 2026 DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) — Officials with the Town of Dauphin Island have issued an evacuation notice for the west end of the island ahead ...

A man was reportedly on a boat off the east end of an Alabama island as Hurricane Isaias drew closer to landfall.

Ethan Warren said his experience living on the water for six years helped shape his decision to stay aboard his 22-foot sailboat near the east end of Dauphin Island. Warren, originally from Texas, ...

Organizers of a major Gulf Coast sailboat race are making changes to improve safety a year after the regatta ended in chaos and death when a powerful storm struck Alabama's Mobile Bay while dozens of ...

Hurricane Isaias brings the threat of dangerous storm surge, high winds and heavy rainfall to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm prompted preparations across the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and ...