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People on Hollingers Island get a surprise when they wake up to find a 9-foot alligator in the yard. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/ida_washes_in_gator/516231/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:50:19 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_islands_big_cleanup/515771/Nov-10-2009_12-58-pm/
For the folks on Dauphin Island, Tropical Storm Ida didn't pack the powerful punch they were expecting but they weren't expecting all the sand left behind either. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_islands_big_cleanup/515771/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:45:48 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/ida_knocks_out_power_to_dauphin_island/514611/Nov-09-2009_11-52-pm/
But, the bridge to the island remained open through the evening. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/ida_knocks_out_power_to_dauphin_island/514611/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:29:22 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/atropical_storm_ida_soaks_dauphin_island/514242/Nov-09-2009_7-18-pm/
Some plan to ride out the storm on the Island. News 5's Tiffany Craig caught up with one of them. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/atropical_storm_ida_soaks_dauphin_island/514242/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:58:50 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/swine_flu_shots_announced_for_al_schools/513930/Nov-09-2009_2-56-pm/
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/bad_news_about_red_snapper/500864/Nov-02-2009_10-53-pm/
Could tougher restrictions be on the way? ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/bad_news_about_red_snapper/500864/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:13:10 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free-exploreum-admission/425027/Oct-09-2009_9-47-pm/
Free Friday has the rundown of all kinds of events across the area for the entire family to enjoy!! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free-exploreum-admission/425027/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:08:26 +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/drugs-may-have-washed-up-on-dauphin-island-beach/371581/Sep-19-2009_10-34-pm/
Authorities say someone discovered what they believe is cocaine along the beach. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/drugs-may-have-washed-up-on-dauphin-island-beach/371581/ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:31:16 +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/hurricane/article/30th-anniversary-of-hurricane-frederic/343206/Sep-12-2009_5-40-pm/
Three decades ago today Hurricane Frederic roared through Mobile and the Alabama Gulf Coast. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/30th-anniversary-of-hurricane-frederic/343206/ Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:00:01 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/health-care-reform-town-hall-meetings/265230/Aug-15-2009_7-04-pm/
Congressman Jo Bonner will hold town hall meetings around south Alabama next week to discuss President Obama's controversial health care reform plan. Click here to find the date/time of the one nearest you. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/health-care-reform-town-hall-meetings/265230/ Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:03:01 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/keep-an-eye-out-for-1200-pounder/262157/Aug-14-2009_4-31-pm/
Marine experts are in town looking for the gentle giants that visit our waters this time of year. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/keep-an-eye-out-for-1200-pounder/262157/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:20:00 +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/weather/article/dauphin-island-settlement/237499/Aug-05-2009_2-13-pm/
Dauphin Island property owners have reached a settlement with the federal government that would give the island $1.5 million to restore beaches left bare by chronic erosion. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/dauphin-island-settlement/237499/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:12:48 +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/two-local-lighthouses-featured-on-new-stamps/203982/Jul-23-2009_1-02-pm/
Two new postage stamps feature the Biloxi Lighthouse and the Sand Island Lighthouse (off the coast of Dauphin Island) which were both battered by Hurricane Katrina. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/two-local-lighthouses-featured-on-new-stamps/203982/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:02:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fire-lights-up-the-night-on-dauphin-island/199359/Jul-21-2009_9-18-pm/
Two buildings caught fire on Bienville Boulevard. Both are near the U.S. Coast Guard Station. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fire-lights-up-the-night-on-dauphin-island/199359/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:04:25 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fishing-rodeo-angles-in-tough-economy/191709/Jul-17-2009_5-51-pm/
Organizers say it was hard to find sponsors this year. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fishing-rodeo-angles-in-tough-economy/191709/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:39:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/deep-sea-fishing-for-science/191591/Jul-17-2009_2-04-pm/
Researchers are using the annual tournament to augment their understanding of fish life in the gulf. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/deep-sea-fishing-for-science/191591/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:50:41 +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/dauphin-island-police-getting-tasers/147415/Jun-29-2009_3-11-pm/
Dauphin Island police will buy the tasers and other equipment with a $25,000 grant from the state. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/dauphin-island-police-getting-tasers/147415/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:11:19 +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/chopper-makes-emergency-landing-in-gulf/100815/Jun-13-2009_1-14-pm/
UPDATED WITH PHOTOS The helicopter was carrying four passengers from an oil rig. The pilot had to put the chopper down just south of Dauphin Island. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/chopper-makes-emergency-landing-in-gulf/100815/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:12:16 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_on_its_own/73751/Jun-01-2009_5-22-pm/
With out a protective barrier the island could be dealt another massive blow this hurricane season. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_on_its_own/73751/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:15:06 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_dauphin_island/73653/May-28-2009_5-11-pm/
Gas prices are down from where they were a year ago, but boat captains are taking a hit again this year. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_dauphin_island/73653/ Thu, 28 May 2009 21:32:19 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/how_far_will_20_bucks_go/73652/May-28-2009_5-47-pm/
Who says you have to break the bank to have fun? We took a little cash to Dauphin Island to see how far we could stretch a dollar. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/how_far_will_20_bucks_go/73652/ Thu, 28 May 2009 20:44:24 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/summary_of_2009_session/56286/May-16-2009_2-09-pm/
With Alabama's 2009 legislative session now over we take a look at the bills that made it the governor's desk. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/summary_of_2009_session/56286/ Sat, 16 May 2009 19:33:10 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fish_labeling_bill_on_the_move/55401/May-15-2009_4-59-pm/
Giving you the right to know where your seafood comes from is one step closer to becoming a new law. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fish_labeling_bill_on_the_move/55401/ Fri, 15 May 2009 22:00:57 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/jemisons_wont_be_a_parking_lot/49666/May-13-2009_4-33-pm/
The county will no longer pave Jemison's Bait Shop to put up a parking lot. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/jemisons_wont_be_a_parking_lot/49666/ Wed, 13 May 2009 22:30:48 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/tornado_sirens_but_no_tornadoes/43007/May-11-2009_4-58-pm/
Tornado sirens sounded in south Mobile County, but the National Weather Service says there was never a tornado in the area. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/tornado_sirens_but_no_tornadoes/43007/ Mon, 11 May 2009 22:58:25 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/finding_a_job/26308/May-05-2009_11-33-pm/
In a News 5 Special Report we show you the best tips on how to land that perfect job. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/finding_a_job/26308/ Wed, 06 May 2009 04:08:50 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_levee_controversy/26307/May-06-2009_11-49-am/
Protecting Dauphin Island when hurricanes hit, there's a new plan buzzing around town. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_levee_controversy/26307/ Wed, 06 May 2009 04:02:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/dauphin_island_arts_festival/25812/May-03-2009_7-30-pm/
It’s the second year for this new festival on this island. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/dauphin_island_arts_festival/25812/ Mon, 04 May 2009 01:28:31 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/six_rescued_from_sinking_boat/25806/May-03-2009_1-35-pm/
U.S. Coast Guard says they have rescued six boaters after their craft started taking water near Dauphin Island. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/six_rescued_from_sinking_boat/25806/ Sun, 03 May 2009 19:27:58 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tax_refund_delays/25799/May-02-2009_2-20-pm/
Alabamians expecting a tax refund this year may have to wait a little longer than expected... ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tax_refund_delays/25799/ Sat, 02 May 2009 19:24:40 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/lam_luong_sentenced_to_death_penalty/25734/Apr-30-2009_3-17-pm/
Luong, the Irvington father who threw his four young children off the Dauphin Island Bridge, turned to his wife, started crying and said he was sorry. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/lam_luong_sentenced_to_death_penalty/25734/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:13:49 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/more_tackling_over_bait_shop/25503/Apr-21-2009_7-02-pm/
The battle over Jemison's Bait and Tackle shop is headed to Government Plaza ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/more_tackling_over_bait_shop/25503/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:00:15 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/flood_mapping_to_benefit_mobile_baldwin/25071/Apr-03-2009_3-18-pm/
Mobile and Baldwin counties are among seven Alabama counties to benefit from some $5.8 million in federal money for flood map modernization. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/flood_mapping_to_benefit_mobile_baldwin/25071/ Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:10:03 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/coast_guard_rescues_man_from_cruise_ship/24941/Mar-30-2009_9-11-am/
A passenger aboard Carnival's 'Fantasy' started having chest pains about 270 miles south of Dauphin Island. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/coast_guard_rescues_man_from_cruise_ship/24941/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:11:47 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/power_lines_down_in_elsanor/24868/Mar-27-2009_12-25-pm/
Click here to see the rapidly growing list of damage reports. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/power_lines_down_in_elsanor/24868/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:23:01 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/he_got_luongs_1st_confession/24716/Mar-24-2009_6-11-pm/
The lead investigator of the Bridge Tragedy Trial gives his first interview after the trial. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/he_got_luongs_1st_confession/24716/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:09:36 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/defense_asks_jurors_to_show_lam_luong_mercy/24648/Mar-20-2009_4-28-pm/
It took the jury about an hour to recommend Lam Luong die for throwing his four kids off the Dauphin Island Bridge in January 2008. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/defense_asks_jurors_to_show_lam_luong_mercy/24648/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:10:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/mardi_gras/article/baldwin_school_closing/24636/Mar-19-2009_8-32-pm/
Fairhope's Alternative School facility to close. School Board to decide on Vaughn later ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mardi_gras/article/baldwin_school_closing/24636/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:20:50 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/bridge_tragedy_trial_goes_to_the_jury/24619/Mar-19-2009_2-01-pm/
It took them about 45 minutes to convict Luong on all five counts of capital murder for throwing his four kids off the Dauphin Island Bridge. CLICK HERE FOR REACTION FROM THE FAMILY. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/bridge_tragedy_trial_goes_to_the_jury/24619/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:58:13 +0000