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Retailers are hoping this year’s shopping season will be better than last year in light of the recession. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/preparing_for_black_friday/538949/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:05:18 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/day_in_the_park_for_penelope_house/538948/Nov-21-2009_9-56-pm/
A day out to raise money for a Mobile charity. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/day_in_the_park_for_penelope_house/538948/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:54:52 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free_turkey_giveaway_draws_a_crowd/538524/Nov-21-2009_4-12-pm/
Hundreds came out to get a little Thanksgiving help from the JaMarcus Russell Foundation ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free_turkey_giveaway_draws_a_crowd/538524/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:04:18 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_international_festival_flourishes/538522/Nov-21-2009_4-03-pm/
Hundreds packed the Civic Center for a look at world cultures. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_international_festival_flourishes/538522/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:02:50 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/saluting_veterans_in_robertsdale/538521/Nov-21-2009_3-59-pm/
It’s a day to say thanks to the veterans of Baldwin County. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/saluting_veterans_in_robertsdale/538521/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:57:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/driver_loses_control_hitting_10_people/538406/Nov-21-2009_11-48-pm/
Police are questioning a driver in Fairfield, Alabama, after they say she lost control of her car hitting 9 children and killing an adult outside of a school. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/driver_loses_control_hitting_10_people/538406/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:17:55 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/victims_identified_in_explosion/538352/Nov-21-2009_2-04-pm/
Two men killed in a ship explosion in Escatawpa have been identified. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/victims_identified_in_explosion/538352/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:45:18 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/store_clerk_shot_during_attempted_robbery/538299/Nov-21-2009_1-36-pm/
A store clerk is shot during an attempted robbery, now sheriff's deputies need your help in finding the suspect. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/store_clerk_shot_during_attempted_robbery/538299/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:20:03 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/high_school_football_scores2/537089/Nov-20-2009_10-44-pm/
3 State titles decided in AISA and week 3 of the AHSAA football playoffs. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/sideline/article/high_school_football_scores2/537089/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:40:10 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/hospital_releases_two_people_hurt_in_tugboat_explosion/537088/Nov-20-2009_11-01-pm/
Two people were killed, four people were hurt. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/hospital_releases_two_people_hurt_in_tugboat_explosion/537088/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:30:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/wkrg_digital_signal_upgrade/536895/Nov-20-2009_8-56-pm/
WKRG digital signal upgrades affect some reception for those using digital antennas. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/wkrg_digital_signal_upgrade/536895/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:46:48 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free_friday2/536825/Nov-20-2009_7-48-pm/
Holiday Freebies Include Pic With Santa! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free_friday2/536825/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:56:14 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/baldwin_school_closing_a_possibility/536753/Nov-20-2009_6-58-pm/
Baldwin County Board of Education says more layoffs, school closings could happen to help offset major budget shortfall ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/baldwin_school_closing_a_possibility/536753/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:43:01 +0000 30.750097569581616 -87.7862548828125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/jobless_but_not_hopeless/536750/Nov-20-2009_5-57-pm/
Unemployment numbers in Alabama are at a 25 year high. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/jobless_but_not_hopeless/536750/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:40:17 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/child_rape_arrest/536677/Nov-20-2009_6-57-pm/
A 31-year-old Mobile man is accused of raping two young girls for more than a year. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/child_rape_arrest/536677/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:43:03 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/ship_explosion_claims_at_least_two_lives/536673/Nov-20-2009_7-33-pm/
One person is dead, another believed to be dead following an explosion at a Mississippi shipyard. Updated 7:30pm ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/ship_explosion_claims_at_least_two_lives/536673/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:34:40 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_pleads_guilty_to_hitting_cyclists/536595/Nov-20-2009_3-58-pm/
Bradford Maples of Fairhope entered a plea Friday morning in a Baldwin County courtroom. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_pleads_guilty_to_hitting_cyclists/536595/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:47:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/siran_stacy_sues_dothan_911_board_after_fatal_wreck/536594/Nov-20-2009_3-45-pm/
Former University of Alabama football player Siran Stacy is suing the Dothan/Houston County E911 Board and the estate of a drunken driver who caused a fatal 2007 crash.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/siran_stacy_sues_dothan_911_board_after_fatal_wreck/536594/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:41:55 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fire_destroys_abandoned_house/536515/Nov-20-2009_3-05-pm/
An empty, single story house was destroyed Friday morning in West Mobile. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fire_destroys_abandoned_house/536515/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:19 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/jr._miss_considers_name_change/536514/Nov-20-2009_3-11-pm/
America's Junior Miss is giving itself a makeover, and it may result in a new name for the scholarship program. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/jr._miss_considers_name_change/536514/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/governor_riley_pardons_clyde_the_turkey/536513/Nov-20-2009_3-16-pm/
The event, held at the Alabama Governor’s Mansion, marks the 60th time an Alabama governor has issued a pardon for a turkey.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/governor_riley_pardons_clyde_the_turkey/536513/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:46:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_charged_with_raping_a_child/536192/Nov-20-2009_10-49-am/
A Mobile man is charged with having sexual contact with a child under the age of 12. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_charged_with_raping_a_child/536192/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:22 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/new_era_workers_worry_about_the_future/535101/Nov-19-2009_10-15-pm/
Company announces its closing its Mobile and Jackson, Alabama plants. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/new_era_workers_worry_about_the_future/535101/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:34:05 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_hurt_in_meth_lab_explosion/534980/Nov-19-2009_6-40-pm/
Baldwin County Sheriff Hoss Mack says Seminole man critically injured when meth lab exploded inside his mobile home ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_hurt_in_meth_lab_explosion/534980/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:51:24 +0000 30.518498237455375 -87.44979858398437 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/the_end_of_new_era/534929/Nov-19-2009_5-26-pm/
New Era Cap Company announces its closing 2 facilities in South Alabama that will leave almost 400 people jobless. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/the_end_of_new_era/534929/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:07:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/report_car_to_blame_for_deadly_school_bus_wreck/534882/Nov-19-2009_4-42-pm/
The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that a passing car that went out of control forced a Huntsville school bus to plunge from an overpass... ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/report_car_to_blame_for_deadly_school_bus_wreck/534882/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:31:06 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_burned_in_suspected_meth_explosion/534823/Nov-19-2009_2-59-pm/
Tony Mitchell of Seminole receives 2nd and 3rd degree burns in explosion, fire at his home. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_burned_in_suspected_meth_explosion/534823/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:32:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/teacher_busted_for_growing_marijuana/534653/Nov-19-2009_5-39-pm/
Narcotics agents busted a Mississippi teacher growing marijuana in his home. UPDATE: Authorities release pictures of the growing operation. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/teacher_busted_for_growing_marijuana/534653/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:19:22 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/road_finally_reopens_after_tropical_storm_ida/534599/Nov-19-2009_11-29-am/
The road connecting Pensacola Beach and Navarre has be reopened to traffic after Tropical Storm Ida made landfall despite still being damaged. Another beachfront road remains closed. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/road_finally_reopens_after_tropical_storm_ida/534599/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:04:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/family_files_claim_in_taser_case/534597/Nov-19-2009_10-39-am/
The family of the deaf man tased after spending too much time in a Dollar General bathroom files claim against City of Mobile. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/family_files_claim_in_taser_case/534597/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:27:14 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/shaping_up_success_erin_akey/534205/Nov-19-2009_4-47-am/
WKRG News 5 This Morning has been shaping up with you all year! We are sharing your success stories. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/shaping_up_success_erin_akey/534205/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:42:02 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/will_your_children_get_a_swine_flu_shot/533777/Nov-18-2009_11-00-pm/
Parents talk about whether to sign permission slips. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/will_your_children_get_a_swine_flu_shot/533777/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:13:32 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/marilyn_wood_im_very_disappointed/533565/Nov-18-2009_8-50-pm/
Mobile County Revenue Commissioner Marilyn Wood says she's disappointed about the money missing from her office and promises accountability. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/marilyn_wood_im_very_disappointed/533565/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:40:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/major_music_festival_planned_in_gulf_shores/533496/Nov-18-2009_10-25-pm/
Gulf Shores City Council backs local businessman's proposal to sponsor major music festival at the beach next year ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/major_music_festival_planned_in_gulf_shores/533496/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:12:08 +0000 30.259067203213018 -87.6763916015625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/3_suspects_accused_of_raping_teens/533429/Nov-18-2009_6-06-pm/
Two teenagers and a man are accused of raping two 14-year-old girls. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/3_suspects_accused_of_raping_teens/533429/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:02 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/h1n1_vaccines_to_begin_in_schools/533428/Nov-18-2009_5-43-pm/
Alabama Schools can begin H1N1 vaccinations on November 30th. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/h1n1_vaccines_to_begin_in_schools/533428/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:13:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/husband_and_wife_military_family_deals_with_deployment/533362/Nov-19-2009_8-51-am/
The Woodruffs have survived more than three months apart. Husband Fred was deployed for the first time in their 17-year marriage this year. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/husband_and_wife_military_family_deals_with_deployment/533362/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:28:05 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/home_invasion_suspect_sought1/533347/Nov-18-2009_4-00-pm/
The Jackson County Sheriff's office needs your help to find a man they say is armed and extremely dangerous. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/home_invasion_suspect_sought1/533347/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:42:30 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/local_schools_to_offer_nasal_mist_flu_vaccine/533300/Nov-18-2009_3-33-pm/
School children under 10 years old across Alabama will be offered the nasal mist swine flu vaccine beginning next week. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/local_schools_to_offer_nasal_mist_flu_vaccine/533300/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:30:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/construction_at_keesler_afb/533234/Nov-19-2009_8-48-am/
There are several post-Katrina construction projects happening at Keesler Air Force Base. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/construction_at_keesler_afb/533234/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:16:54 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/weather_training_at_keesler_afb/533099/Nov-19-2009_3-03-pm/
The Weather Training Facility graduates more than 400 people a year. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/weather_training_at_keesler_afb/533099/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:59:28 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_keesler_air_force_base/533020/Nov-19-2009_8-51-am/
Our final Hometown Tour of the season takes us to Biloxi Mississippi, the home of Keesler AFB. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_keesler_air_force_base/533020/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:20:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/you_could_snuggle_this_puggle/532758/Nov-18-2009_8-53-am/
Our Pet of the Week is a "designer" dog looking for a home. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/you_could_snuggle_this_puggle/532758/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:45:41 +0000 30.686344939344202 -88.033447265625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/shaping_up_success_shannon_james/532224/Nov-18-2009_4-51-am/
WKRG News 5 This Morning has been shaping up with you all year! We are sharing your success stories. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/shaping_up_success_shannon_james/532224/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:26:19 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/boom_rattles_windows/531605/Nov-18-2009_12-29-am/
Many people heard a loud boom Tuesday night along the Gulf Coast. What was it? ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/boom_rattles_windows/531605/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:15:16 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sex_offender_living_in_satsuma_arrested/531379/Nov-17-2009_10-31-pm/
Police say he moved to a new location. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sex_offender_living_in_satsuma_arrested/531379/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:07:13 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/woman_grabs_stroller_baby_not_inside/531017/Nov-17-2009_8-11-pm/
A Florida panhandle mother says someone tried to snatch her baby from his stroller. Escambia County detectives are investigating the incident as a kidnapping attempt. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/woman_grabs_stroller_baby_not_inside/531017/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:33:29 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/debt_settlement_company_complaints/530872/Nov-17-2009_6-16-pm/
Some debt settlement companies ask you to stop paying bills, even though you are legally obligated. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/debt_settlement_company_complaints/530872/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:03:40 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/police_investigate_murder-suicide/530871/Nov-17-2009_5-53-pm/
Saraland Police are investigating a murder-suicide. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/police_investigate_murder-suicide/530871/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:44:52 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/horse_sighting_causes_chain_reaction_accident/530799/Nov-17-2009_5-05-pm/
Officials say stray horses along the side of Interstate 10 started a chain reaction accident near the Alabama-Mississippi state line. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/horse_sighting_causes_chain_reaction_accident/530799/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:03:55 +0000