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Fears of Children Getting Fingers Amputated Sparks Recall Dating Back to 1999.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/maclaren_to_recall_1_million_strollers/515507/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:07:49 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/la_governor_declares_state_of_emergency/511927/Nov-08-2009_3-00-pm/
Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Ida. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/la_governor_declares_state_of_emergency/511927/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:57:24 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/still_waiting_for_your_tax_refund/511865/Nov-08-2009_2-11-pm/
The Internal Revenue Service is trying to deliver $1.85 million to Alabamians that it can't locate. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/still_waiting_for_your_tax_refund/511865/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:20:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama_ethics_commission_found_weak/511802/Nov-08-2009_1-16-pm/
A national survey says Alabama is one of only three states that gives no subpoena power to its ethics commission. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama_ethics_commission_found_weak/511802/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:11:48 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/eufala_mans_son_wounded_in_fort_hood_shooting/509874/Nov-07-2009_2-56-pm/
A Eufaula man says his son is recovering after being hit in the shoulder during a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/eufala_mans_son_wounded_in_fort_hood_shooting/509874/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:59:45 +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/crime/article/shots_fired_at_orlando_office_building/507754/Nov-06-2009_3-34-pm/
Former Employee Opens Fire in Offices of Firm that Sacked Him; Asked Why He Did It, Gunman Said: "They Left Me to Rot".. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/shots_fired_at_orlando_office_building/507754/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:00:01 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/officials_swine_flu_confirmed_in_iowa_cat/507735/Nov-06-2009_11-46-am/
A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, and it is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/officials_swine_flu_confirmed_in_iowa_cat/507735/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:40:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/alabama_guard_member_injured_in_fort_hood_shooting/507629/Nov-06-2009_3-01-pm/
The Alabama National Guard has identified the soldier who was injured in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/alabama_guard_member_injured_in_fort_hood_shooting/507629/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:49:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/financial/article/unemployment_rate_highest_since_1983/507628/Nov-06-2009_10-55-pm/
The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/financial/article/unemployment_rate_highest_since_1983/507628/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/answers_sought_in_ft._hood_shooter_rampage/507438/Nov-06-2009_8-55-am/
Army Psychiatrist Reportedly Upset Over Deployment Is Lone Suspect in Shooting That Killed 13; In Stable Condition.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/answers_sought_in_ft._hood_shooter_rampage/507438/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:32 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/report_7_killed_at_ft._hood_army_base/505897/Nov-05-2009_5-25-pm/
31 Others Wounded; Shooter Killed by Police; Two Other Soldiers Held as Suspects. Updated 5:21p.m. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/report_7_killed_at_ft._hood_army_base/505897/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:40:15 +0000 31.149356922488074 -97.877197265625 http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/elvis_is_coming_to_the_strip/505804/Nov-05-2009_1-32-pm/
Cirque du Soleil announced Thursday that its new show in Las Vegas will be called "Viva ELVIS." ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/elvis_is_coming_to_the_strip/505804/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:30:20 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/man_in_breathalyzer_costume_gets_dui/505617/Nov-05-2009_10-38-am/
Cops: Man Dressed as Device Used To Prove Drunk Driving Drives Drunk Himself.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/man_in_breathalyzer_costume_gets_dui/505617/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:36:36 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/police_to_tear_down_walls_of_rapists_home/504108/Nov-04-2009_5-29-pm/
Convicted Rapist Denied Bail on Five Murder Charges; 11 Corpses Were Found in and Around His Cleveland House.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/police_to_tear_down_walls_of_rapists_home/504108/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:56:18 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/3_missing_n._dakota_students_found_dead/503662/Nov-04-2009_11-33-am/
Police: Softball Players Found in Vehicle Pulled from Pond Two Days after Women Disappeared.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/3_missing_n._dakota_students_found_dead/503662/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/drunk_woman_calls_911_says_shes_driving/501285/Nov-03-2009_12-18-pm/
Mary Strey told the dispatcher "I don't want to hurt anybody. I'm drunk." ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/drunk_woman_calls_911_says_shes_driving/501285/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:44:23 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/warship-built-with-twin-tower-steel-in-nyc/500418/Nov-02-2009_11-01-am/
USS New York Sails Past Ground Zero; 7.5 tons of World Trade Center Steel Used on Ship.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/warship-built-with-twin-tower-steel-in-nyc/500418/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:49:08 +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/weather/article/tornadoes-sweep-through-louisiana-and-arkansas/494365/Oct-30-2009_1-21-pm/
One Man Killed as Violent Storms Damage Homes, Down Trees and Power Lines; Steeple Blown Off Church Crushes Car, Driver Saved.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/tornadoes-sweep-through-louisiana-and-arkansas/494365/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:19:25 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/worlds-largest-cruise-ship-sets-sail/494330/Oct-30-2009_1-17-pm/
Environmentally Friendly 1,200-Foot "Oasis of the Seas" Features Theater, Ice Rink and Bar which Moves Up and Down 3 Decks.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/worlds-largest-cruise-ship-sets-sail/494330/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:15:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/obama-honors-fallen-soldiers/491307/Oct-29-2009_9-33-am/
President Makes Overnight Dash to Dover Air Force Base to Greet Americans Killed in Action.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/obama-honors-fallen-soldiers/491307/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:24:52 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fda-gulf-of-mexico-oysters-unsafe/488125/Oct-28-2009_9-20-am/
Officials Plan to Ban Sales of Raw Oysters Unless Shellfish Treated to Destroy Dangerous Bacteria.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fda-gulf-of-mexico-oysters-unsafe/488125/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:17:27 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/swine-flu-cases-overestimated/486133/Oct-27-2009_6-21-pm/
CBS News Exclusive: Study Of State Results Finds H1N1 Not As Prevalent As Feared. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/swine-flu-cases-overestimated/486133/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:06:08 +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/technology/article/facebook-keeps-profiles-of-the-dead/485326/Oct-27-2009_12-21-pm/
Social Network will "Memorialize" Profiles of the Dead if their Friends or Family Request It ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/facebook-keeps-profiles-of-the-dead/485326/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:21:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/convicted-sniper-will-die-by-lethal-injection/485031/Oct-27-2009_10-20-am/
John Allen Muhammad declined to choose between lethal injection and electrocution, so under state law the method defaults to lethal injection. Muhammahd killed 10 people in four states, including Alabama. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/convicted-sniper-will-die-by-lethal-injection/485031/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:20:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/haunted-house-scare/483949/Oct-27-2009_3-00-am/
Boo! Cop accused of pulling gun at haunted house ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/haunted-house-scare/483949/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:58:58 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/disney-offers-baby-einstein-refund/483948/Oct-27-2009_2-53-am/
Company offering refund program for educational DVDs aimed at babies and toddlers. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/disney-offers-baby-einstein-refund/483948/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:48:28 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/mark-mcgwire-joins-cardinals-as-hitting-coach/482102/Oct-26-2009_10-45-am/
McGwire hit a then-record 70 home runs in 1998 and retired with 583 homers in 2001. He refused to answer questions about steroids use during a congressional hearing, saying he wasn't there to talk about the past. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/mark-mcgwire-joins-cardinals-as-hitting-coach/482102/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:45:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/salvaging-the-titanic/481437/Oct-26-2009_6-33-am/
Salvage expedition planned for 2010. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/salvaging-the-titanic/481437/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:27:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/brewed-awakening-man-busted-for-drinking-coffee-naked-in-his-own-house/471951/Oct-23-2009_3-11-pm/
All Eric Williamson wanted was a cup of coffee to start his day. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/brewed-awakening-man-busted-for-drinking-coffee-naked-in-his-own-house/471951/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:06:05 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/facebook-restructures-news-feeds/471879/Oct-23-2009_2-44-pm/
Allows Users to Switch Between Two Different Views.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/facebook-restructures-news-feeds/471879/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:40:59 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/pilots-miss-their-destination-by-150-miles/471435/Oct-23-2009_11-43-am/
Could they have fallen asleep? The Northwest Airlines pilots were out of contact with air traffic controllers for more than an hour. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/pilots-miss-their-destination-by-150-miles/471435/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:15:50 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/soupy-sales-dead/470910/Oct-23-2009_5-47-am/
Pie-splattered comedian dies at 83 ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/soupy-sales-dead/470910/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:42:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/google-to-unveil-music-search/466479/Oct-21-2009_12-22-pm/
Google will launch music search pages next week that will come with the ability to purchase songs for download. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/google-to-unveil-music-search/466479/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:19:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/poll-pet-owners-would-go-mouth-to-muzzle/466410/Oct-21-2009_12-16-pm/
58% Say They'd Perform CPR to Save Pet but Few Are Prepared to Handle Emergencies, Survey Finds.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/poll-pet-owners-would-go-mouth-to-muzzle/466410/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:14:10 +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/entertainment/article/writer-of-snappy-addams-family-song-dies/463578/Oct-20-2009_12-06-pm/
Vic Mizzy Created Theme for "Green Acres," Wrote for Billie Holiday, Dean Martin.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/writer-of-snappy-addams-family-song-dies/463578/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:05:46 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/baby-food-recalled-over-botulism-risk/463271/Oct-20-2009_8-57-am/
"Plum Organics" Warns Against Use of Apple and Carrot Portable Pouch Foods from Possibly Tainted Batch.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/baby-food-recalled-over-botulism-risk/463271/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:55:30 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/use-of-military-illegal-in-mass-shootings/461168/Oct-19-2009_6-56-pm/
An Army investigation has found that the use of armed military policemen from Fort Rucker in response to mass murders in Samson violated federal law. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/use-of-military-illegal-in-mass-shootings/461168/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:51:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/scrushy-transfers-millions-in-real-estate/460676/Oct-19-2009_4-15-pm/
Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy reportedly transferred millions of dollars in property to his son-in-law's company before he was convicted of bribery. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/scrushy-transfers-millions-in-real-estate/460676/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:07:28 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile-business-owner-pleads-guilty-to-steroid-distribution/460434/Oct-19-2009_2-25-pm/
Mobile pharmacy owner pleads guilty to steroid charges in a massive distribution network that stretched over several states. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile-business-owner-pleads-guilty-to-steroid-distribution/460434/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:05:54 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/sheriff-rules-balloon-boy-saga-a-hoax/456364/Oct-18-2009_12-34-pm/
A Colorado sheriff says it was hoax when parents reported that their 6-year-old son was in a flying saucer-like helium balloon hurtling away from their home. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/sheriff-rules-balloon-boy-saga-a-hoax/456364/ Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:23:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/uconn-player-fatally-stabbed-following-game/456363/Oct-18-2009_12-17-pm/
A University of Connecticut football player has died following an on-campus stabbing, hours after the team's victory over Louisville. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/uconn-player-fatally-stabbed-following-game/456363/ Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:06:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/charges-to-be-filed-in-balloon-saga/453874/Oct-17-2009_7-34-pm/
Larimer County Sheriff now says criminal charges will be filed against parents who reported their son was set adrift on a homemade helium balloon. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/charges-to-be-filed-in-balloon-saga/453874/ Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:28:18 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/heene-i-want-your-questions-in-the-box/452858/Oct-17-2009_1-13-pm/
Richard Heene, father of the 6-year-old being deemed "balloon boy", tells a crowd of reporters at a press conference to submit written questions. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/heene-i-want-your-questions-in-the-box/452858/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:38:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/public-option-gains-momentum/449617/Oct-16-2009_1-20-pm/
The House of Representatives may unveil a unified health care bill as early as next week, and new cost estimates give moderates in the House a stronger argument for the type of government-run health insurance plan. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/public-option-gains-momentum/449617/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:16:32 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama-court-rejects-verdicts-in-drug-price-cases/449535/Oct-16-2009_12-26-pm/
The Alabama Supreme Court has thrown out jury decisions awarding the state more than $274 million from three pharmaceutical companies. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama-court-rejects-verdicts-in-drug-price-cases/449535/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:23:40 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/study-avoid-tylenol-after-vaccinations/449210/Oct-16-2009_10-24-am/
Giving Fever-Reducer After Shots for Common Childhood Diseases May Rendered Vaccine Less Effective.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/study-avoid-tylenol-after-vaccinations/449210/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:21:00 +0000