http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/video/logo_small.png http://www.wkrg.com/ Florida Mobile News Alabama and Pensacola Florida News and the Gulf Coast Region News Video en-us Copyright WKRG http://www.wkrg.com/ http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/logo.png Florida - WKRG.com News - Mobile Al - Pensacola Fl - Gulf Coast Florida Get the latest Video News Weather and Sports and more WKRG.com podcast WKRG.com WKRG.com drencher@gmail.com Florida,mobile alabama, mobile al, mobile news, mobile alabama news, mobile al news, wkrg mobile, WKRG, Mobile, Alabama, news, weather, sports no http://www.wkrg.com/feeds/pod/category/florida/ 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 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/cops-searching-for-missing-fl-girl-find-a-body/466823/Oct-21-2009_2-58-pm/
Detectives searching for a missing 7-year-old north Florida girl say they have found the body of a young girl in a Georgia landfill. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/cops-searching-for-missing-fl-girl-find-a-body/466823/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:56:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/teacher-sentenced-for-having-sex-with-four-teenage-boys/466187/Oct-21-2009_10-22-am/
Danielle Jones, a middle school science teacher, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for having sex with four teenage boys, including two of her former students. She had faced up to life in prison. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/teacher-sentenced-for-having-sex-with-four-teenage-boys/466187/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:22:10 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/alleged-leader-in-couple-deaths-calm-in-interview1/463995/Oct-20-2009_3-27-pm/
The alleged ringleader of group of men charged in the July home-invasion deaths of a Panhandle couple appears confident and relaxed in an lengthy videotaped interview with detectives. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/alleged-leader-in-couple-deaths-calm-in-interview1/463995/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:20:11 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/hundreds-search-for-endangered-child/463932/Oct-20-2009_3-14-pm/
A daylong search for a missing 7-year-old North Florida girl who vanished on her way home from school has produced more than 150 leads, but the child remained missing. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/hundreds-search-for-endangered-child/463932/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:12:29 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/milton-home-invasion-victim-talks/460755/Oct-19-2009_5-29-pm/
Home invasion victim turns the table on one of his attackers and stabs the suspect in self-defense ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/milton-home-invasion-victim-talks/460755/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:36:41 +0000 30.643819780284907 -87.03781127929687 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/silent-march-loud-message/454277/Oct-17-2009_10-16-pm/
Friends and family said goodbye to a Pensacola teenager through a silent march. 17-year-old Victor Steen was killed by a police cruiser two weeks ago. His funeral was today, but a march was held before the service. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/silent-march-loud-message/454277/ Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:01:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/preview-silent-march-for-pensacola-teenager/453010/Oct-17-2009_10-17-pm/
Friends and family held a protest march for Victor Steen before his funeral today. The Pensacola teenager was killed by a police cruiser two weeks ago. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/preview-silent-march-for-pensacola-teenager/453010/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:47:47 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/apartment-fire-sends-woman-to-hospital/453009/Oct-17-2009_1-50-pm/
A woman is in critical condition following a late night apartment complex fire near Pensacola. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/apartment-fire-sends-woman-to-hospital/453009/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:32:32 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/stripper-ruins-judges-career/445951/Oct-15-2009_12-41-pm/
The Florida Supreme Court has disbarred a former judge who resigned in February after a stripper claimed he helped her evade creditors by putting her money in his bank accounts. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/stripper-ruins-judges-career/445951/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:40:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/cocaine-did-not-kill-tv-pitchman-billy-mays/445949/Oct-15-2009_12-32-pm/
The widow of TV pitchman Billy Mays says an independent medical examiner found no evidence of chronic cocaine use. The physician classified his death as "natural." ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/cocaine-did-not-kill-tv-pitchman-billy-mays/445949/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:32:17 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/obamas-on-the-gulf-coast/445754/Oct-15-2009_6-48-pm/
President Barack Obama made his first presidential trip to hurricane-battered New Orleans. Michelle Obama visited with military families from Hurlburt Field and Eglin Air Force Base. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/obamas-on-the-gulf-coast/445754/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:16:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/mom-in-court/443380/Oct-14-2009_7-46-pm/
Bond set at 1 Million for Mom charged in death. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/mom-in-court/443380/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:27:16 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/whataburglar-on-the-run-from-pensacola-police/443302/Oct-14-2009_6-55-pm/
Police say a man wearing a black zipper mask, black hoodie and black pants tobbed the Whataburder on Burgess Road. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/whataburglar-on-the-run-from-pensacola-police/443302/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:55:43 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/bond-set-at-1-million-for-mom-charged-with-death-of-her-infant/442840/Oct-14-2009_6-16-pm/
Christian Woods is accused of starving her 18-month-old daughter to death and then throwing her body in the trash. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/bond-set-at-1-million-for-mom-charged-with-death-of-her-infant/442840/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:49:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/web-wednesday-fixing-the-problem-of-teenage-violence/441126/Oct-14-2009_9-20-am/
Five Florida teenagers are behind bars this morning after police say they doused a 15-year-old with rubbing alcohol and set him on fire. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/web-wednesday-fixing-the-problem-of-teenage-violence/441126/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:13:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/pensacola-baby-death/440396/Oct-13-2009_10-18-pm/
18 month old baby dead, Mother is charged in case. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/pensacola-baby-death/440396/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:28:51 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sec-the-toughest-conference-in-college-football/440145/Oct-13-2009_6-43-pm/
According to the cover story in this week's edition of Sports Illustrated, the Southeastern Conference is toughest conference in the nation. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sec-the-toughest-conference-in-college-football/440145/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:43:27 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/18-month-old-baby-found-dead-in-trash-can/439565/Oct-13-2009_6-19-pm/
The baby's twin sister and older brother are hospitalized. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office has arrested their mother on manslaughter and felony child abuse charges. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/18-month-old-baby-found-dead-in-trash-can/439565/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:08:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/15-year-old-boy-doused-in-flammable-liquid-and-set-on-fire/439140/Oct-13-2009_10-22-am/
The teenager was burned over 75% of his body. Police are investigating whether the attack stemmed from the teen stopping the attempted theft of his father's bicycle a day earlier. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/15-year-old-boy-doused-in-flammable-liquid-and-set-on-fire/439140/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:22:29 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/elderly-pensacola-man-murdered/437529/Oct-12-2009_5-35-pm/
Elderly Pensacola man found dead inside his home...homicide investigators haven't made an arrest or released motive ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/elderly-pensacola-man-murdered/437529/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:50:21 +0000 30.44867367928756 -87.2259521484375 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/billings-murder-suspects-face-death-penalty/437394/Oct-12-2009_2-11-pm/
Prosecutors announced Monday they will seek the death penalty for four of the seven men accused of murdering a Beulah, Florida couple during a home invasion July 9. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/billings-murder-suspects-face-death-penalty/437394/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:44:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/third-murder-in-less-than-a-month/435149/Oct-11-2009_3-07-pm/
Escambia County Sheriffs Deputies are investigating another homicide in Pensacola - this is the third in the area in less than a month. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/third-murder-in-less-than-a-month/435149/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:15:05 +0000 30.440978080840146 -87.2187852859497 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/last-fully-guarded-weekend/433113/Oct-10-2009_10-07-pm/
It’s the end of the season for most of Pensacola Beach’s lifeguards after this Sunday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/last-fully-guarded-weekend/433113/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:03:27 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/teens-death-prompts-taser-ban/431555/Oct-10-2009_12-00-pm/
Following the death of a 17-year-old, Pensacola Police have banned the firing of Tasers from moving vehicles. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/teens-death-prompts-taser-ban/431555/ Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:44:08 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/suspect-im-not-a-killer/428564/Oct-11-2009_9-39-am/
After a 2-day manhunt, Bruce Day is in custody and new information comes out about the alleged crime. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/suspect-im-not-a-killer/428564/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:20:04 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/convicted-sex-offender-travels-to-meet-teenage-boy-for-sex/428083/Oct-09-2009_2-33-pm/
A judge sentenced 53-year-old David Girard to 16 years in federal prison saying “this conduct in our society is not tolerated.” ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/convicted-sex-offender-travels-to-meet-teenage-boy-for-sex/428083/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:31:59 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/death-of-17-year-old-leads-to-protests/425276/Oct-08-2009_10-24-pm/
Mother of Victor Steen says she wants to know the truth. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/death-of-17-year-old-leads-to-protests/425276/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:42:57 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/manhunt-over-murder-suspect-in-custody/425028/Oct-08-2009_8-34-pm/
BREAKING NEWS: After a 3-day manhunt and a university campus lockdown, sheriffs deputies say they have arrested Bruce Day, a man wanted for a 2001 murder. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/manhunt-over-murder-suspect-in-custody/425028/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:14:25 +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/florida/article/missing-woman-found-in-her-home-buried-under-8-feet-of-trash/423981/Oct-08-2009_2-03-pm/
Police went to check on 71-year-old Carina Decampo after worried family members called to say they hadn't heard from her in weeks. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/missing-woman-found-in-her-home-buried-under-8-feet-of-trash/423981/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:03:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/pensacola-police-search-for-murder-suspect/423980/Oct-08-2009_2-07-pm/
A Pensacola man dies at Baptist Hospital from gunshot wounds he received on Sunday. Pensacola Police say they now have a homicide on their hands. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/pensacola-police-search-for-murder-suspect/423980/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:54:43 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/man-robs-bar-with-bb-gun-taken-down-by-customers/423757/Oct-08-2009_12-21-pm/
When Mark Freeman made the decision to rob Richey’s Bar in Pensacola, you can bet he never expected to end up the target of a bar brawl. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/man-robs-bar-with-bb-gun-taken-down-by-customers/423757/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:15:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/nationwide-to-drop-florida-homeowners/421830/Oct-07-2009_10-04-pm/
About 60,000 policies in the Sunshine State will be affected ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/nationwide-to-drop-florida-homeowners/421830/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:19:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/murder-suspect-still-on-the-run/421263/Oct-08-2009_9-16-am/
A murder suspect is still on the run, considered armed and dangerous. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/murder-suspect-still-on-the-run/421263/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:00:01 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/investigation-of-teen-run-over-by-officer-could-take-weeks/420942/Oct-07-2009_1-54-pm/
Pensacola Police Chief John W. Mathis said their goal is to keep something like this from ever happening again. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/investigation-of-teen-run-over-by-officer-could-take-weeks/420942/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:31:28 +0000