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Updated at 9:00 a.m.Ida's winds have diminished to 70 mph. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/tropical_depression_11_forms_in_the_caribbean/503567/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:47:59 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/escambia_county_florida_prepares_for_ida/512380/Nov-08-2009_11-36-pm/
Officials are taking special caution as the storm approaches. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/escambia_county_florida_prepares_for_ida/512380/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:57:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_ida_closings/512161/Nov-09-2009_9-56-am/
Click here for all of the latest information regarding closures caused by Tropical Storm Ida. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_ida_closings/512161/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:41:45 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/santa_rosa_preps_for_hurricane_ida/511988/Nov-08-2009_4-22-pm/
Santa Rosa county emergency officials say sandbags will be available for residents starting on Monday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/santa_rosa_preps_for_hurricane_ida/511988/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:51:40 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurlburt_field_preparing_for_ida/511928/Nov-08-2009_3-34-pm/
Hurlburt aircraft are being evacuated as a precaution in advance of Hurricane Ida. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurlburt_field_preparing_for_ida/511928/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:06:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/bond_denied_for_office_shooter/509873/Nov-07-2009_12-47-pm/
A man charged with killing a worker and wounding five others in the Orlando engineering firm where he once worked has been denied bond. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/bond_denied_for_office_shooter/509873/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:44:52 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free_friday/508225/Nov-06-2009_9-44-pm/
Free Burger, Exploreum Admission for Veterans, and Fun for Children! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free_friday/508225/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:34:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/guilty_verdict_florida_man_not_too_fat_to_kill/508049/Nov-06-2009_3-44-pm/
A jury rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law because and make a quick getaway. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/guilty_verdict_florida_man_not_too_fat_to_kill/508049/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:36 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/jury_deliberates_fat_defense_trial/507436/Nov-06-2009_8-43-am/
Jury deliberations resumed Friday in the murder trial of a Florida man who claims he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/jury_deliberates_fat_defense_trial/507436/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:43:50 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/missing_baby_found_alive_mother_arrested/506392/Nov-05-2009_10-33-pm/
NEW VIDEOThe desperate search for a missing 7 month old baby is over. Investigators found the infant in a small, cedar box under a bed. The baby's mother and aunt are in jail. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/missing_baby_found_alive_mother_arrested/506392/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:22:03 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/missing_baby_found_alive/505254/Nov-05-2009_3-55-pm/
Police say Shannon Dedrick's mother secretly turned her over to her baby sitter in the middle of the night. The baby was found in a 2' x 3' cedar chest hidden under the babysitter's bed. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/missing_baby_found_alive/505254/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:39:00 +0000 30.670990790779168 -88.04443359375 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/billings_autopsy_reports_released/503909/Nov-04-2009_2-48-pm/
The Florida State Attorney's office has released the autopsy reports on Byrd and Melanie Billings who were killed July 9th at their home in Beulah. Click here to read the reports ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/billings_autopsy_reports_released/503909/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:48:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/too_fat_to_kill/503810/Nov-04-2009_1-58-pm/
Edward Ates claims he was too fat and didn't have the energy to shoot his former son-in-law and make a quick getaway. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/too_fat_to_kill/503810/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:58:24 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/pregnant_woman_found_dead/502246/Nov-04-2009_9-02-am/
The body of a missing pregnant woman washed ashore in Pensacola. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/pregnant_woman_found_dead/502246/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:21:11 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/missing_pregnant_womans_body_found/501837/Nov-03-2009_5-30-pm/
BREAKING NEWS People on a wave runner spotted the body of 25-year-old Samira Watkins' body on the banks of Bayou Grande near Pensacola. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/missing_pregnant_womans_body_found/501837/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:35:56 +0000 30.374615363981352 -87.28483200073242 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/motorcyclist_killed_in_collision_with_teenage_driver/501242/Nov-03-2009_8-44-am/
State Troopers say an 18-year-old in an SUV turned in front of 64-year-old Richard Lacquement. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/motorcyclist_killed_in_collision_with_teenage_driver/501242/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:09:14 +0000 30.431801765693894 -86.86580657958984 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/pregnant-woman-missing1/500602/Nov-02-2009_6-36-pm/
The family of a missing pregnant woman is desperately trying to find their loved one and they're pleading for your help. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/pregnant-woman-missing1/500602/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:10:57 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/search-for-missing-florida-panhandle-baby/500484/Nov-02-2009_12-57-pm/
Police say 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick disappeared sometime between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/search-for-missing-florida-panhandle-baby/500484/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:57:03 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/let-freedom-ring/500481/Nov-02-2009_12-26-pm/
Taco Bell locations in Mobile and Pensacola will collect donations from November 11-24 to benefit military members and their families. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/let-freedom-ring/500481/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:26:14 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/pensacola-has-the-8th-highest-airfares-in-the-country/500417/Nov-02-2009_11-00-am/
New federal statistics show a city in Alabama has the nation's most expensive airplane tickets. Click here for details. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/pensacola-has-the-8th-highest-airfares-in-the-country/500417/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:58:16 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/student-who-had-sex-with-teacher-suing-school-district/500356/Nov-02-2009_9-57-am/
The lawsuit alleges the school didn't properly investigate Jaymee Wallace before her hiring and didn't immediately tell the girl's parents when it discovered the relationship. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/student-who-had-sex-with-teacher-suing-school-district/500356/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:57:11 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/pregnant-woman-missing/499129/Nov-01-2009_8-17-pm/
Pensacola police need your help finding a pregnant woman that relatives say went to visit a friend, but never came home. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/pregnant-woman-missing/499129/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:12:50 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/u.s.-marshals-catch-man-wanted-for-14-year-old-double-murder/494779/Oct-30-2009_5-30-pm/
Charles Tooley is accused of badly beating three people and then leaving them in a building that he set on fire. Two of them died. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/u.s.-marshals-catch-man-wanted-for-14-year-old-double-murder/494779/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:57:58 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/okaloosa-county-deputy-meets-his-kidney-donor/494694/Oct-30-2009_3-55-pm/
A man who works for the Corrections Unit of the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida donated a kidney to Okaloosa County Deputy Johnnie Briggs. The two men met today. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/okaloosa-county-deputy-meets-his-kidney-donor/494694/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:55:18 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a-hurlburt-hello/491996/Oct-29-2009_3-03-pm/
One of the high ranking officials at Hurlburt Field has a preview of what to expect for our Hometown Tour. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a-hurlburt-hello/491996/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/deployment-a-part-of-life-at-hurlburt/491995/Oct-29-2009_2-52-pm/
There are many families that have to cope with the strain of continued deployment of a loved one. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/deployment-a-part-of-life-at-hurlburt/491995/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:48:54 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown-tour-hurlburt-field/491869/Oct-29-2009_2-22-pm/
Officials here say this base is becoming one of the most relevant to the United States Air Force. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown-tour-hurlburt-field/491869/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:45:04 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/some-hurlburt-history/489568/Oct-29-2009_12-31-pm/
The base has undergone quite a few changes since the World War II era. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/some-hurlburt-history/489568/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:58:36 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/combat-weather-squadron/489336/Oct-29-2009_8-24-am/
Weathermen with a bit more punch. Hurlburt Field is also home to the 10th Combat Weather Squadron. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/combat-weather-squadron/489336/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:42:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/halloween-safety-tips/488797/Oct-28-2009_2-04-pm/
Trick or treating on Halloween night is not only a lot of fun for the kids, it can also be dangerous. Click here for safety tips. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/halloween-safety-tips/488797/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:01:06 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/child-struck-killed-in-bus-stop-crash1/488718/Oct-28-2009_1-31-pm/
A six-year-old girl has died after she was hit by a car while walking to a Panhandle bus stop with her 9-year-old brother. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/child-struck-killed-in-bus-stop-crash1/488718/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:29:40 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/robbery-spree-in-pensacola/486061/Oct-27-2009_5-29-pm/
Deputies hunt for two robbery suspects who knocked over two businesses and a truck driver. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/robbery-spree-in-pensacola/486061/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:16:52 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama-unemployment-rate-10th-worst-in-the-country/485468/Oct-27-2009_1-26-pm/
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says Alabama's 10.7 percent unemployment rate for September ranks 10th worst among the 50 states. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama-unemployment-rate-10th-worst-in-the-country/485468/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:26:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/obama-touts-modern-electric-power-grid/485327/Oct-27-2009_12-40-pm/
In Florida, President Makes Pitch for Renewable Energy, Announced $3.4 in Grants from Stimulus Funds ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/obama-touts-modern-electric-power-grid/485327/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:40:49 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alliance-formed-to-land-tanker/483121/Oct-27-2009_8-29-am/
Four state alliance formed to promote Gulf Coast as aerospace corridor. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alliance-formed-to-land-tanker/483121/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:33:48 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/big-snake-seized-from-crestview-home/482835/Oct-26-2009_6-17-pm/
Florida Fish and Wildlife authorities removed 11-foot, 100 pound python from Crestview home...owner charged ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/big-snake-seized-from-crestview-home/482835/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:01:08 +0000 30.774878871959746 -86.56402587890625 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/11-foot-long-100-pound-burmese-python-seized-from-home/481890/Oct-26-2009_10-30-am/
Police say there was no cage for the snake, but there were mattresses on the floor, along with the clothing of small children. "With a snake that size, that’s just a disaster waiting to happen.” ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/11-foot-long-100-pound-burmese-python-seized-from-home/481890/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:44:45 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/downtown-pensacola-shooting/475174/Oct-24-2009_12-05-pm/
Pensacola police say a woman is shot while sitting in a car in downtown Pensacola. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/downtown-pensacola-shooting/475174/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:36:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free-friday1/469833/Oct-23-2009_5-51-pm/
Party with the military, enjoy good music, and learn to defend yourself! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free-friday1/469833/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:00:26 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/bar-patron-shot-killed-during-robbery/471434/Oct-23-2009_3-14-pm/
Police say two black males walked into the Oakcrest Lounge on Fairfield Drive in Pensacola around 1:30 Friday morning, emptied the cash register and shot a customer. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/bar-patron-shot-killed-during-robbery/471434/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:03:26 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/sex-offenders-not-suspects-in-little-girls-murder/471352/Oct-23-2009_9-48-am/
7-year-old Somer Thompson's body was found Wednesday in a landfill. She vanished while walking home from school on Monday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/sex-offenders-not-suspects-in-little-girls-murder/471352/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:47:13 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/satuting-our-troops/470110/Oct-23-2009_7-27-am/
WKRG Takes our Hometown Tour to NAS Whiting Field ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/satuting-our-troops/470110/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:43:32 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/how-do-deployed-families-get-through-it/466615/Oct-21-2009_3-32-pm/
Imagine going weeks without talking to your loved one, wondering if they're okay. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/how-do-deployed-families-get-through-it/466615/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:00:55 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas-whiting-preps-for-66th-anniversary/467077/Oct-22-2009_1-51-pm/
The Milton base celebrates its 66th anniversary this Saturday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas-whiting-preps-for-66th-anniversary/467077/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:48 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas-whiting-is-stormready/466951/Oct-22-2009_1-51-pm/
Whiting becomes the first NAS to receive this designation from the National Weather Service. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas-whiting-is-stormready/466951/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:07:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/fly-in-fly-out/466950/Oct-22-2009_1-50-pm/
The US Navy is holding a fly-in at NAS Whiting. It gives student pilots a chance to sample aircraft they might fly in the field. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/fly-in-fly-out/466950/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobiles-men-among-the-ugliest-in-the-country/468752/Oct-22-2009_10-08-am/
Sorry ladies. There's nothing pretty about this top 10 list. Totalbeauty.com says Mobile has some of the ugliest men in the country. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobiles-men-among-the-ugliest-in-the-country/468752/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:06:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/convicted-killer-on-the-run-for-19-years-spotted-on-gulf-coast/468751/Oct-22-2009_9-49-am/
US Marshals need your help to catch Glen Chambers, who is one of America's Most Wanted criminals. He escaped from a Florida prison in 1990. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/convicted-killer-on-the-run-for-19-years-spotted-on-gulf-coast/468751/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:42:31 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown-tour-nas-whiting-field/467198/Oct-21-2009_8-30-pm/
The men and women on this base are responsible for training many of the military helicopter pilots in service today. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown-tour-nas-whiting-field/467198/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:01 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/emerald-coast-honor-flight/467444/Oct-21-2009_11-14-pm/
World War II Veterans return from a trip to their memorial in Washington. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/emerald-coast-honor-flight/467444/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:43:20 +0000