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Tasers On Campus

Mobile County School officials reject a proposal that would allow security officers to carry tasers on school campuses. more »
Jun/29/09 8:08 PM
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By WKRG Staff
Comment by cmb1: I agree with the councelman who said they need to bring back the paddle! LOL and yes it goes back to how you were raised.  If you are raised like… 16 Responses »

AT&T Raising Rate For Home Phone Service

Alabama's largest phone company to raise the rate for single-line home phone service by 3 percent. more »
Jun/27/09 12:41 PM
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By Associated Press
Comment by wgarey: Two words: Magic Jack. I LOVE MINE!!! I have absolutely NO complaints! All you need is a high speed internet connection. Most homes have that anyway. I… 29 Responses »

Kay Ivey For Governor

State Treasurer Kay Ivey will be in Mobile Wednesday evening to officially announce her candidacy for Alabama Governor. more »
Jun/23/09 12:43 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by Bikermike: Elmer Fudd and the Coyote 1 Responses »

Mobile County Health Department Offering Free STD Tests

"We encourage anyone who is sexually active to discuss testing for HIV/AIDS and other STDs with their health care provider, even if they have no symptoms.” more »
Jun/22/09 11:49 AM
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By WKRG Staff/Mobile County Health Department

Paying It Forward

An Atmore businessman pays it forward, helping an eleven month old baby he had never met. more »
Jun/19/09 4:49 PM
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By Jessica Taloney
Comment by alabamaoutlaw: God bless anyone who would give part of them to save a life. Alabamaoutlaw 2 Responses »

AL Ranked Second In Nation For Gun Deaths

New national study says that Alabama's high gun ownership and weak gun laws could possibly be the cause of such a high gun death rate. more »
Jun/14/09 2:50 PM
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By Associated Press
Comment by alabamaoutlaw: Bought a Franchi years ago good wing gun great balance ,shoots where it’s pointed. I have a daughter that can smoke me with my own gun proud moment… 45 Responses »

Atmore Bank Robber Caught After Stabbing A Police Office

Inglis police say Chad Jeter stabbed an officer four times, including once in the neck. He was finally captured after a three hour search of a marsh. more »
May/21/09 11:02 AM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by southernbelle6913: My head hurts just trying to figure it out. 10 Responses »

Summary Of 2009 Session

With Alabama's 2009 legislative session now over we take a look at the bills that made it the governor's desk. more »
May/16/09 2:33 PM
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By Associated Press

Fish Labeling Bill On The Move

Giving you the right to know where your seafood comes from is one step closer to becoming a new law. more »
May/15/09 5:00 PM
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By Tiffany Craig

Willie McNair Executed

McNair was executed for the 1990 murder of a mother of six whose throat was slashed with a pocketknife. McNair was pronounced dead at Holman Prison near Atmore at 6:17 p.m more »
May/14/09 6:42 PM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by scott45: If you live by the sword you will die by the sword. Bye Bye Willie sounds like a country song in the making. 1 Responses »

Rain Delay For Alabama Farmers

Many farmers are late planting this year because late spring rains are making the ground too wet. more »
May/14/09 5:25 PM
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By Chad Petri

SCOTUS Denies Stay Of Execution For Willie McNair

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to delay tonight's execution for Alabama death row inmate Willie McNair. more »
May/14/09 3:23 PM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by Hate-it: Ms Riley didn’t get a stay of execution, hit him with the big needle. Bye bye murderer. view »

Alabama Supreme Court Won’t Stop Wednesday’s Execution

Willie McNair will be executed for the 1990 murder of 68-year-old Ella Foy Riley. more »
May/13/09 10:32 AM
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By The Associated Press/WKRG Staff
Comment by Snake Hunter: It’s about time!!!!!!!!!!! This piece of garbage has been sitting on his butt for the last 18yrs,at the expense of the Taxpayers of Alabama.The criminal… 1 Responses »

Hundreds Looking For Work

Despite the tough economy, a telecommunications company is hiring Gulf Coast workers. more »
May/12/09 5:40 PM
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By Kimberly Curth

Student Suspended For Having A Gun On Campus

Pastor Doug Odom, the founder of Temple Christian Academy in Atmore, says an upper classman brought a pellet gun to school on Friday. more »
May/12/09 10:58 AM
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By Kimberly Curth

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Atmore, Alabama
Weather Atmore Alabama Temp: 82°
Feels Like: 92°
Humidity: 89%
Dew Point: 59 °
Barometer: 29.91''
Wind: SW 5 MPH
Mostly Cloudy
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