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Swine flu shots to be available at schools at the end of November. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/swine_flu_shots_announced_for_al_schools/513930/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:48:02 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gov._riley_declares_state_of_emergency/513726/Nov-09-2009_11-26-am/
Governor Bob Riley on Monday declared an official state of emergency in Alabama due to the imminent threat posed by Tropical Storm Ida.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gov._riley_declares_state_of_emergency/513726/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:23:11 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/still_waiting_for_your_tax_refund/511865/Nov-08-2009_2-11-pm/
The Internal Revenue Service is trying to deliver $1.85 million to Alabamians that it can't locate. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/still_waiting_for_your_tax_refund/511865/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:20:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/illegal-worker-accused-of-counterfeiting-cash1/466954/Oct-21-2009_9-26-pm/
Employees say he was an illegal contract worker at ThyssenKrupp Steel. The feds believe he was also using fake money! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/illegal-worker-accused-of-counterfeiting-cash1/466954/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:55:29 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sneak-peek-at-thyssenkrupp-steel/424387/Oct-09-2009_5-39-pm/
What does the 4.2 billion dollar steel mill look like 2 years after groundbreaking? Click on the story to check it out! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sneak-peek-at-thyssenkrupp-steel/424387/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:55:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/school-lengthening-too-pricey-for-al-schools/411364/Oct-04-2009_2-55-pm/
Education officials facing budgets with million dollar shortfalls say they simply can't afford the President's suggestion of lengthening school days. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/school-lengthening-too-pricey-for-al-schools/411364/ Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:46:52 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tk-building-honors-late-executive/356986/Sep-15-2009_5-06-pm/
The life of a former Thyssenkrupp executive killed in the Air France crash last June is celebrated, as company officials name a learning center in his memory. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tk-building-honors-late-executive/356986/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:26:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabamas-children-insurance-program-expanding/350170/Sep-13-2009_1-15-pm/
Because of funds raised in the federal tobacco tax, publicly funded health insurance for Alabama children will expand to many middle-class families. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabamas-children-insurance-program-expanding/350170/ Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:57:29 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/back-to-school-supplies-tax-free/237660/Aug-05-2009_4-10-pm/
Parents shopping for back to school bargains can buy supplies tax-free this weekend. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/back-to-school-supplies-tax-free/237660/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:54:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama-justice-patti-smith-wont-run-again1/213444/Jul-26-2009_1-40-pm/
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Patti Smith says she won't seek re-election next year. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama-justice-patti-smith-wont-run-again1/213444/ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:35:14 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sessions-makes-his-decision-on-sotomayor/211236/Jul-25-2009_7-22-pm/
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions says he has made up his mind on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, but not ready to make his decision public. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sessions-makes-his-decision-on-sotomayor/211236/ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:37:31 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/driver-licenses-to-increase-by-50-cents/210654/Jul-25-2009_2-11-pm/
Alabama Department of Public Safety says starting next week the cost of driver licenses and non-driver licenses will increase by 50 cents. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/driver-licenses-to-increase-by-50-cents/210654/ Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:40:33 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tasers-on-campus/147908/Jun-29-2009_7-22-pm/
Mobile County School officials reject a proposal that would allow security officers to carry tasers on school campuses. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tasers-on-campus/147908/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:08:18 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/att-raising-rate-for-home-phone-service/141010/Jun-27-2009_12-11-pm/
Alabama's largest phone company to raise the rate for single-line home phone service by 3 percent. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/att-raising-rate-for-home-phone-service/141010/ Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:41:13 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/al-ranked-second-in-nation-for-gun-deaths/100862/Jun-14-2009_1-57-pm/
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. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/al-ranked-second-in-nation-for-gun-deaths/100862/ Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:50:15 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/wanted_bear_killers/70822/May-20-2009_9-17-pm/
A reward is being offered for the killing of bears in Mobile County. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/wanted_bear_killers/70822/ Thu, 21 May 2009 02:03:10 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/undocumented_tk_workers_talk_to_news_five/63182/May-18-2009_10-26-pm/
Who is being hired in Calvert? Could the largest private project in United States history be keeping an even bigger secret? ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/undocumented_tk_workers_talk_to_news_five/63182/ Tue, 19 May 2009 01:33:51 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_might_delay_construction_of_steel_mill_in_calvert/46552/May-18-2009_10-14-pm/
Thyssenkrupp, which is on track to lose more than $1 billion this year, says it might delay construction of the $4 billion plant in Calvert and push back the startup scheduled for spring 2010. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_might_delay_construction_of_steel_mill_in_calvert/46552/ Wed, 13 May 2009 00:16:19 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_delaying_production_at_calvert_plant/22914/May-18-2009_10-14-pm/
The German steelmaker will delay the start of stainless steel production for a year because of a "massive drop in demand." ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_delaying_production_at_calvert_plant/22914/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:02:56 +0000 31.15347035661621 -88.01010131835938 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/price_tag_for_thyssenkrupp_plant_rising/16929/May-18-2009_10-15-pm/
The giant steel mill will cost nearly a million dollars more to build than estimated. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/price_tag_for_thyssenkrupp_plant_rising/16929/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:50:24 +0000 31.155233202310452 -88.01078796386719 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/deadly_construction_accident2/15851/May-18-2009_10-16-pm/
A spokesperson for Alabama DOT says a contractor was killed on Hwy. 43 near the Thyssenkrupp construction site. Update 8:00 p.m. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/deadly_construction_accident2/15851/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:16:08 +0000 31.14039489440569 -88.01070213317871 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mass_transit_needed_to_construction_site/15655/May-18-2009_10-16-pm/
A mass transit system may be needed during construction of the ThyssenKrupp steel plant in North Mobile County. Daily traffic on Hwy. 43 could more than double if all the workers drive their own cars. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mass_transit_needed_to_construction_site/15655/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:09:34 +0000 30.739475058679485 -88.06880950927734 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/new_team_hired_at_thyssenkrupp/14996/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
20 new team members will be training here in Mobile before heading to Germany. Find out how you can get in on the action at ThyssenKrupp. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/new_team_hired_at_thyssenkrupp/14996/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:01 +0000 31.154057975490808 -88.00872802734375 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/apply_online_for_jobs_at_steel_mill/14190/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
People who want to train for jobs at the $3.7 billion ThyssenKrupp steel mill can apply online starting Friday at 12 Noon. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/apply_online_for_jobs_at_steel_mill/14190/ Fri, 23 May 2008 01:34:25 +0000 31.154057975490808 -88.01078796386719 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/big_changes_for_small_alabama_town/11279/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
Big change has come to the small town of Calvert since German steel maker, ThyssenKrupp, moved to the neighborhood. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/big_changes_for_small_alabama_town/11279/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:13:35 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupps_future_impact/7298/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
Future impact of ThyssenKrupp steel plant in rural southwest Alabama to be discussed this week. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupps_future_impact/7298/ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:41:37 +0000 30.675715404167743 -88.05267333984375 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/lawmaker_has_concerns_about_new_steel_mill/7237/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
A Lawmaker who represents rural Washington County said schools, roads and infrastructure needs must be addressed in the area before the multi billion dollar ThyssenKrupp steel plant is completed. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/lawmaker_has_concerns_about_new_steel_mill/7237/ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:03:37 +0000 31.097629956393977 -88.02520751953125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_breaks_ground/6536/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
A host of dignitaries, including Governor Bob Riley, travel to Calvert for the groundbreaking of ThyssenKrupp's $3.7 Billion steel mill. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_breaks_ground/6536/ Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:16:38 +0000 31.164634492211114 -88.01422119140625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_groundbreaking_tomorrow/6516/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
Governor Bob Riley will be in Calvert tomorrow to break ground on the $3.7 billion ThyssenKrupp steel mill. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_groundbreaking_tomorrow/6516/ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:57:39 +0000