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Officer is a five year veteran. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_motorcycle_officer_hurt_in_accident/541829/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:43:22 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/whos_hiring_along_the_gulf_coast/541734/Nov-24-2009_9-55-am/
With recent news of job losses, we wanted to know which companies on the Gulf Coast are hiring. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/whos_hiring_along_the_gulf_coast/541734/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:14:49 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/catholic_social_services_adoption/541594/Nov-24-2009_4-48-pm/
CSS matches babies whose birth parents have voluntarily given up their parental rights with adoptive parents. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/catholic_social_services_adoption/541594/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:09:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/arms_smuggler_changes_plea/541593/Nov-23-2009_7-05-pm/
The man accused of being one of the world's biggest arms smugglers says he's guilty in Mobile federal court. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/arms_smuggler_changes_plea/541593/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/arrest_made_in_pensacola_murder/541545/Nov-23-2009_6-27-pm/
Police say they have made an arrest in the murder of a pregnant Pensacola woman. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/arrest_made_in_pensacola_murder/541545/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/killed_by_a_drunk_driver/541544/Nov-23-2009_6-54-pm/
Gulf Shores couple whose son was killed by a drunk driver tells their heartbreaking story to News 5 in hopes of saving lives this holiday season ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/killed_by_a_drunk_driver/541544/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:45:55 +0000 30.26974231529823 -87.703857421875 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/woman_steals_ambulance_police_fire_shots/541542/Nov-23-2009_5-43-pm/
The Mobile Police Department is conducting an internal investigation after at least one officer fired shots at a runaway ambulance during a bizarre chase through downtown Mobile. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/woman_steals_ambulance_police_fire_shots/541542/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:13:49 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/is_anyone_hiring/541445/Nov-23-2009_5-35-pm/
The competition is bigger and the jobs harder to find. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/is_anyone_hiring/541445/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:00:48 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/matt_walker_in_ca_rehab/541272/Nov-23-2009_1-07-pm/
The man accused in the high dollar antique heist is reportedly in a California rehabilitation center. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/matt_walker_in_ca_rehab/541272/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:42:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/h1n1_flu_shot_clinic_to_be_held_at_west_mobile_church/541168/Nov-23-2009_11-10-am/
The Mobile County Health Department will offer free vaccinations to protect against the 2009 H1N1 influenza to people in high priority groups on Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/h1n1_flu_shot_clinic_to_be_held_at_west_mobile_church/541168/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:08:35 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/feds_strong_association_with_drywall_corrosion/541207/Nov-23-2009_11-52-am/
The Federal Government Says It Finds A "strong Association" Between Problematic Imported Chinese Drywall And Corrosion Of Pipes And Wires. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/feds_strong_association_with_drywall_corrosion/541207/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:01:43 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/throng_shows_up_in_birmingham_for_palin_huckabee/541115/Nov-23-2009_12-08-pm/
Hundreds Have Lined Up At A Birmingha-area Book Store In Hopes Of Meeting Two Key Republican Players In Last Year's Presidential Race. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/throng_shows_up_in_birmingham_for_palin_huckabee/541115/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:36:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/financial/article/monday_consumer_headlines_black_friday/541059/Nov-23-2009_9-07-am/
Black Friday is just around the corner and stores are pulling out all the stops to get you to shop, even on Thanksgiving Day! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/financial/article/monday_consumer_headlines_black_friday/541059/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:54 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/helping_teenagers_cope_with_divorce/541060/Nov-23-2009_9-02-am/
A new program is helping teenagers who feel caught in the middle of their parents' divorce. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/helping_teenagers_cope_with_divorce/541060/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:50:32 +0000 30.689887857721206 -88.01284790039062 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/authorities_investigation_death_of_atmore_dentist/540584/Nov-22-2009_10-47-pm/
Authorities investigate the Saturday death of Tom Rice Jr. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/authorities_investigation_death_of_atmore_dentist/540584/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:38:41 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/open_studio_by_mobile_artists/540583/Nov-22-2009_10-30-pm/
It’s an annual gathering for a handful of local artistic professionals. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/open_studio_by_mobile_artists/540583/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:06 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/victorian_era_christmas/540542/Nov-22-2009_10-37-pm/
Several kids were getting ready for Christmas the old fashioned way at the Ben May Main Library. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/victorian_era_christmas/540542/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:20:24 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_medical_professionals_watch_healthcare_legislation/540541/Nov-22-2009_10-51-pm/
Professionals are keeping close tabs on the healthcare reform package moving through Congress. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_medical_professionals_watch_healthcare_legislation/540541/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:09:20 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_sets_house_on_fire_after_stabbing_woman/540497/Nov-22-2009_11-08-pm/
Mobile police say a man walked into a home, stabbed a woman several times and then set the home on fire. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man_sets_house_on_fire_after_stabbing_woman/540497/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:36:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/recession_hits_food_network_hard/540300/Nov-22-2009_5-22-pm/
Mississippi Food Network will not be able to distribute much needed turkeys to communities this year due to the economic downturn. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/recession_hits_food_network_hard/540300/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:07:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama_retains_2nd_spot_in_latest_ap_poll/540241/Nov-22-2009_4-05-pm/
Ole Miss returns to the Top 25 after their 25-23 upset of LSU. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama_retains_2nd_spot_in_latest_ap_poll/540241/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:01:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/reading_proving_difficult_for_al_students/540074/Nov-22-2009_1-22-pm/
Analysis of the Alabama High School Grad Exam shows that many students in public schools are fairing poorly in the reading portion of the exam. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/reading_proving_difficult_for_al_students/540074/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:43:18 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/christmas_open_house/540026/Nov-22-2009_11-59-am/
A Chickasaw florist continues an annual tradition. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/christmas_open_house/540026/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:57:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/preparing_for_black_friday/538949/Nov-21-2009_10-08-pm/
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