gulf shores Travel Guide

Bank regulators should accept real estate values on the Alabama Gulf Coast at their levels before the oil spill in order to allow local banks to stabilize, Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft told Congress this morning.

A large line of emulsified oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is seen near an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana, Wednesday, July 28, 2010.

LOCAL 15 News continues asking questions about the safety of our local beaches. We showed you how much oil is really on the surface.

For weeks, we've seen little to no oil impact on our local beaches, but now LOCAL 15 News is investigating what is lurking beneath the surface.

Ken Feinberg addresses a packed house during a meeting about the BP oil spill claims process Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Town Hall in Bayou La Batre, Ala.

Gulf beaches from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle have been closed or slapped with health warnings nearly 10 times more often this summer than last because of oil from BP's massive deepwater leak, according to a report Wednesday by a national environmental group.

Gulf beaches from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle have been closed or slapped with health warnings nearly 10 times more often this summer than last because of oil from BP's massive deepwater leak, according to a report Wednesday by a national environmental group.

During a flight over the Gulf of Mexico July 28, 2010, aerial spotter Sean Brumley observed 'non-metalic' oil sheen in waters off Baldwin County in Alabama.

The Gulf Shores Golf Association has announced the details of their Play to Win giveaway, a sweepstakes that will run until September 15th, 2010.

Spc. Andrew Hand, 25, of Enterprise was one of 4 Americans killed Saturday while riding in a Humvee in Afghanistan.

Extending the ban on shrimping in Mobile Bay was done as a precaution due to the oil in the Gulf.

As oil hits the gulf beaches, tourists hit the East Coast. Empty chairs and dirty beaches are what were found in Gulf Shores, Al last week during my visit.

A Baldwin County Circuit Court judge last week handed a one-year suspended sentence to Anthony Charles Trepagnier III after he pleaded guilty in a case involving a personal watercraft.

Published: Monday, July 26, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 11:39 p.m. As the summer vacation season winds down, the window of opportunity for family vacations is closing.

Oil is seen on the water from the deck of the Joe Griffin at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill containment efforts in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana Friday, May 7, 2010.

Published: Monday, July 26, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 11:30 p.m. About a month ago, during a conversation with his mother, Spc.

Everything that one might need for their home away from home while they are in this area of Alabama, whether it be for work or for play.

Gulf Shores Tacky Jacks LLC has purchased land on the south side of the Intracoastal Waterway in Gulf Shores and will start construction of a 6,000-square-foot restaurant in August, according to Ken Kichler of Tacky Jacks.

Bonnie is a bust along Alabama's Gulf Coast and that's a good thing for tourists.

Bonnie could have caused real trouble. Instead, she simply postponed work cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.