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Prichard Police are still looking for an accused killer. Jeremiah Lee has been one of their most wanted since last summer. But, police say he shot three people Saturday.One of the victims died.That victim's sister talks exclusively with News 5's Kimberly Curth. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/accused_killer_still_on_the_run/14082/ Mon, 19 May 2008 22:27:47 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/news_five_investigates_cost_vs_benefit/13942/May-16-2008_10-04-am/
Insurance companies continue to use Hurricane Ivan to justify dropping thousands of Gulf Coast customers, but is there something you can do to help yourself? ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/news_five_investigates_cost_vs_benefit/13942/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:20:00 +0000 32.37068286611427 -86.319580078125 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/news_5_investigatesinsurance_questions/13892/May-14-2008_5-32-pm/
News 5 took your tough questions to Montgomery and we're back with answers. Plus, A North Alabama Senator explains why he's still talking insurance and lives 400 miles from the coast! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/news_5_investigatesinsurance_questions/13892/ Wed, 14 May 2008 22:30:02 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/news_five_investigates_insurance_crisis/13857/Jul-31-2008_12-48-am/
News Five investigates skyrocketing insurance premiums. Who's affected? What's being done about it? ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/news_five_investigates_insurance_crisis/13857/ Tue, 13 May 2008 22:55:20 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/crime_on_the_rise/13871/Jul-31-2008_1-06-am/
A crook snatched a purse from a Mobile woman on Mother's Day right in front of the woman's 8-year-old daughter. News 5 investigates whether crime is up in the area where it happened. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/crime_on_the_rise/13871/ Tue, 13 May 2008 22:52:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_shot_inside_nightclub/13829/Jul-31-2008_1-07-am/
Mobile Police need your help finding out who shot a man inside a nightclub. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_shot_inside_nightclub/13829/ Mon, 12 May 2008 22:34:04 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/school_suicide_shooter_what_went_wrong/13614/Jul-31-2008_1-08-am/
Jajuan Holmes had his an entire life ahead of him, but he decided to kill himself in front of his classmates at Davidson High School. What went wrong with Holmes and how do we make sure something like this never happens again? ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/school_suicide_shooter_what_went_wrong/13614/ Tue, 06 May 2008 22:04:04 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/septic_troubles_spill_over/13365/Apr-30-2008_3-34-pm/
A West Mobile couple is swimming in sewage. For two years, they say they've fought to get an overflowing septic tank fixed. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/septic_troubles_spill_over/13365/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:38:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/why_did_career_criminals_get_out_on_bond/13321/Apr-29-2008_3-34-pm/
Two brothers who police say are serial robbers will not be getting out of jail for now. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/why_did_career_criminals_get_out_on_bond/13321/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:57:02 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/cyrus_photo_new_the_idea_old/13314/May-03-2008_11-06-am/
News 5 did a little digging and discovered this is not the first time celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has draped a singing star in a bed sheet for Vanity Fair. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/cyrus_photo_new_the_idea_old/13314/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fake_foreclosure/13225/Jul-31-2008_12-53-am/
A Grand Bay family got a letter saying their house was going on the foreclosure auction block. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fake_foreclosure/13225/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:57:58 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/jailed_for_kids_cutting_class/13179/Apr-24-2008_6-12-pm/
News 5 Investigates parents getting into trouble because their kids are skipping school. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/jailed_for_kids_cutting_class/13179/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:50:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/dramatic_911_calls_from_school_suicide/13173/Jul-31-2008_1-08-am/
News 5 Exclusive: Dramatic 911 calls from a school suicide show the raw emotion that sent the campus into chaos. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/dramatic_911_calls_from_school_suicide/13173/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:01:59 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/underage_drinking_what_is_the_problem/13112/Apr-23-2008_4-05-pm/
Many parents would like to think their child does not drink. But 48% of high school students in Alabama say they've had at least one drink in the past month. Click here to find out how you can keep alcohol out of your child's hand. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/underage_drinking_what_is_the_problem/13112/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:27:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/teen_drinkers_caught_on_camera/13128/Jul-31-2008_12-54-am/
News 5 goes undercover with ABC agents as they crackdown on underage drinkers. Watch our exclusive video of kids getting busted! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/teen_drinkers_caught_on_camera/13128/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:57 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/accused_killer_has_chilling_past/12898/Jul-31-2008_1-19-am/
A News 5 investigation has uncovered disturbing new details about a man accused of murdering his wife and their baby boy. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/accused_killer_has_chilling_past/12898/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:41:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/autistic_boy_abused_at_school/12814/Jul-31-2008_1-19-am/
We have new information in the story of a father who claims his autistic son was molested at Allentown Elementary School in Semmes. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/autistic_boy_abused_at_school/12814/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:35:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/id_stolen_for_hair_weave/12692/Jul-31-2008_1-09-am/
A Mobile woman had her debit card number stolen for hundreds of dollars in hair weaves and cell phones. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/id_stolen_for_hair_weave/12692/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:10:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/police_chase_ends_at_suspects_house/12644/Apr-09-2008_7-18-pm/
WATCH THE VIDEO: Man steals plasma TV's from his hospitalized step-father, then leads police on a high-speed chase that ends at his home. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/police_chase_ends_at_suspects_house/12644/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:04:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/swimming_in_potholes/12589/Jul-31-2008_12-54-am/
A pothole riddled road is a headache for parents and a swimming hole for kids! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/swimming_in_potholes/12589/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:53:02 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/student_brings_loaded_gun_to_school/12588/Aug-14-2008_5-21-pm/
An eighth grade student at Clark School of Math, Science, and Technology in Chickasaw has been arrested for bringing a loaded gun to school. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/student_brings_loaded_gun_to_school/12588/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:31:55 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/whos_enforcing_junk_law1/12389/Apr-03-2008_4-23-pm/
Mobile County's junk law went into effect 6 months ago! News 5 Investigates why the junk keeps piling up. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/whos_enforcing_junk_law1/12389/ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/700_dollar_power_bill/12342/Apr-02-2008_5-58-pm/
A Mobile family got quite a shock when their monthly power service cost more than 700 bucks. News 5 Investigates the big bill and gets answers. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/700_dollar_power_bill/12342/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/is_lam_luong_crazy/12276/Apr-01-2008_5-27-pm/
The father accused of tossing his four kids off the Dauphin Island Bridge in January could be headed for psychological evaluation. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/is_lam_luong_crazy/12276/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:20:01 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fathers_fight_for_his_autistic_son/12279/Jul-31-2008_1-19-am/
We have new information about allegations of sex abuse at a Mobile County elementary school. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fathers_fight_for_his_autistic_son/12279/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:17:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/child_molested_at_school/12221/Jul-31-2008_1-19-am/
A father claims his 7-year-old Autistic son was molested at school. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/child_molested_at_school/12221/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:36:45 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/septic_tank_troubles/12141/Jul-31-2008_1-10-am/
Sewage is taking over one Mobile family's backyard, but it's not even theirs! They called News Five for help. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/septic_tank_troubles/12141/ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:14:00 +0000 30.662186890871325 -88.27853679656982 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/richardson_responds_to_murphy_brawl/12087/Jul-31-2008_1-11-am/
The Mobile city councilman who rallied around two of the kids involved in Wednesday's high school brawl talks to News Five. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/richardson_responds_to_murphy_brawl/12087/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:15:02 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/murphy_brawl_couldve_been_prevented/12026/Mar-29-2008_6-02-pm/
News Five has learned two teens charged in Wednesday's Murphy High School brawl would not have even been at the school if the principal had his way. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/murphy_brawl_couldve_been_prevented/12026/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:25:02 +0000 30.691068801620154 -88.05130004882812 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/potholes_and_promises/12021/Jul-31-2008_12-54-am/
Who can really fix private county roads and who is just talking about helping! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/potholes_and_promises/12021/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:47:06 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/child_falls_in_septic_tank/12028/Jul-31-2008_1-22-am/
A Theodore man says his 4-year-old son could have died when he fell into a septic tank. That was the last straw in a months long battle with his landlord. He contacted News 5 for help and we investigated. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/child_falls_in_septic_tank/12028/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:55:23 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/authorities_say_suspect_had_bombs/11963/Jul-31-2008_1-23-am/
A News 5 investigation has uncovered frightening new details about a man Mobile Police say made several bomb threats Easter Sunday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/authorities_say_suspect_had_bombs/11963/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:21:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_charged_with_making_terrorist_threats/11901/Jul-31-2008_1-24-am/
Mobile Police say he made bomb threats against a West Mobile hospital and several local businesses. Now Ronald Thompson is behind bars charged with making terrorist threats. But who is he and what was he planning to do? News 5 investigates. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_charged_with_making_terrorist_threats/11901/ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:40:19 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/councilman_vs_thyssenkrupp/11837/Jul-31-2008_1-11-am/
Mobile City Councilman Fred Richardson and ThyssenKrupp officials explain what the fuss is all about. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/councilman_vs_thyssenkrupp/11837/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:28:24 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tiahrt_talks_to_news_5/11727/Jul-31-2008_1-11-am/
Kansas Congressman Todd Tiahrt has spoken out about his outrage over the Air Force's tanker contract. Now, he talks to our Tiffany Craig. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tiahrt_talks_to_news_5/11727/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:30:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tanker_letter_to_president/11663/Jul-31-2008_1-11-am/
Kansas Congressman Todd Tiahrt got 44 signatures on a harsh letter to the president. It "strongly demands" reversing the tanker decision ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tanker_letter_to_president/11663/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:50:47 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tanker_money_trail/11523/Jul-31-2008_1-12-am/
You've heard all the bickering in Washington about the tanker win. Click here to see who's been lining the campaign pockets of politicians. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tanker_money_trail/11523/ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:20:03 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/check_washing/10101/Mar-19-2008_11-01-am/
Find out how to protect yourself from one of the fastest growing check scams. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/check_washing/10101/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:37:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/recycling_not/10099/Sep-29-2008_2-09-pm/
Our cameras were rolling as a garbage man dumped material from a recycle bin into a garbage can. What's going on here? Click this story. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/recycling_not/10099/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:43:04 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/eyeglass_test/9865/Mar-19-2008_11-02-am/
We put One-Hour eyeglass shops to the test and discovered a lot of factors that could affect your sight, and your wallet. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/eyeglass_test/9865/ Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:00:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/dr_dodge_talks_to_news_5/7443/Mar-19-2008_11-03-am/
Dr. Harold Dodge talks exclusively to News 5 about his topsy turvy 10 year tenure. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/dr_dodge_talks_to_news_5/7443/ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:27:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/whats_on_your_plate/3561/Mar-29-2008_12-37-pm/
Our original testing in February found that out ten grouper samples we purchased, only one D-N-A tested as the real thing. The state promised to crack down and do its own testing. But guess what- A ne.... ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/whats_on_your_plate/3561/ Mon, 21 May 2007 12:05:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/is_it_really_grouper/3557/Mar-19-2008_12-29-pm/
-Back in February, we tested 10 samples from Gulf Coast restaurants and markets. Only one D-N-A tested as real grouper. Read on to see what we reel in this time! When Wintzell's Oyster House in Mobile.... ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/is_it_really_grouper/3557/ Mon, 21 May 2007 11:05:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/grouper_dna_testing/4118/Mar-19-2008_12-26-pm/
This time, you told us to test grouper! It has some of the best tasting seafood that ever was on a grouper." The grouper we get that's imported is pond raised. They swim with grouper in Indonesia and Australia. Our D-N-A results are back and 8 out of 10 did not test as grouper! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/grouper_dna_testing/4118/ Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:50:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/grouper_part_2_dna_test_results/4117/Mar-19-2008_12-27-pm/
We bought a broiled grouper entre at Roussos Seafood Restaurant in Malbis and a grilled grouper entr?e at Hall's Seafood Restaurant in Pensacola. But red snapper is more expensive than grouper! We also DNA tested a grouper sandwich from the Giggling Grouper Restaurant in Orange Beach and a grouper po-boy from the BlueGill Restaurant on the Causeway ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/grouper_part_2_dna_test_results/4117/ Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:44:00 +0000