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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/financial/article/monday_entertainment_headlines/541058/Nov-23-2009_8-33-am/
New Moon takes a bite out of the box office and Taylor Swift wins top honors at the American Music Awards! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/financial/article/monday_entertainment_headlines/541058/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:06:25 +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/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/crime/article/3_killed_in_bank_robbery_shootout/534931/Nov-19-2009_5-40-pm/
Police in Denver shoot, kill 3 alleged bank robbers in Denver, Colorado ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/3_killed_in_bank_robbery_shootout/534931/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:21:51 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/web_wednesday_sarah_palins_controversial_cover/532225/Nov-18-2009_10-48-am/
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is on her nationwide book tour, but it's the cover of a magazine that has been of the topic of discussion lately. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/web_wednesday_sarah_palins_controversial_cover/532225/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:32:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/guaranteed_paid_sick_leave_could_be_coming/519124/Nov-11-2009_10-47-pm/
But what do the owners of small businesses in Mobile think about the idea? ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/guaranteed_paid_sick_leave_could_be_coming/519124/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:45:27 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/caught_on_camera/article/web_wednesday_unsportsmanlike_conduct/517651/Nov-11-2009_9-36-am/
It seems like we're seeing more and more bad behavior at sporting events. But it's not the fans who are getting out of control, but the players and they're as young as high school students. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/caught_on_camera/article/web_wednesday_unsportsmanlike_conduct/517651/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:54:58 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/international_adoption/515997/Nov-10-2009_5-47-pm/
Traveling to Russia to adopt children is the perfect fit for some local familes. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/international_adoption/515997/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:20:33 +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/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/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/national/article/6-year-old-boy-floats-away-in-homemade-balloon/446037/Oct-15-2009_6-21-pm/
The boy has been found safe at his home, hiding in a cardboard box in the garage attic. The boy's brother had said he saw 6-year-old Falcon Heene get in the balloon before it took off. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/6-year-old-boy-floats-away-in-homemade-balloon/446037/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:59:00 +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/caught_on_camera/article/tasered-grandmother-says-next-time-shell-say-nothing/439298/Oct-13-2009_12-16-pm/
Kathryn Winkfein was stopped for driving 60 mph in a 45-mph zone. The 4-foot-11 grandmother got out of her truck, argued with the officer and swore at him. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/caught_on_camera/article/tasered-grandmother-says-next-time-shell-say-nothing/439298/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:00:22 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/herman-thomas-trial-begins/428751/Oct-09-2009_7-02-pm/
A jury has been seated and the first witness called in the sex trial of former Mobile Circuit Court Judge Herman Thomas. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/herman-thomas-trial-begins/428751/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:30:05 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/obama-surprised-about-winning-the-nobel-peace-prize/427367/Oct-09-2009_10-58-am/
President Barack Obama says he's honored to win the Nobel Peace Prize, but says he isn't sure he's done enough to earn it. Click here to listen to his reaction. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/obama-surprised-about-winning-the-nobel-peace-prize/427367/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:58:47 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/hellen-keller-statue-unveiled-in-washington-d.c/420503/Oct-07-2009_12-26-pm/
The Hellen Keller statue is the first in the National Statuary Hall Collection depicting a person with a disability and the only one of a child. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/hellen-keller-statue-unveiled-in-washington-d.c/420503/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:29:26 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/letterman-i-was-target-of-extortion/404676/Oct-02-2009_9-50-am/
TV Host Acknowledged Sexual Relationships with Female Employees, Said Someone Tried to Extort Him over Affairs. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/letterman-i-was-target-of-extortion/404676/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:03:33 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/hero-pilot-returns-to-the-cockpit/402690/Oct-01-2009_9-59-am/
The last time Chesley Sullenberger flew a jetliner, US Airways Flight 1549 didn't last long after hitting birds. Sullenberger guided his suddenly powerless plane safely into the freezing Hudson River. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/hero-pilot-returns-to-the-cockpit/402690/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:01:35 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/becoming-a-saint/399102/Sep-29-2009_8-39-pm/
Mobilians rejoice in the Canonization of Jeanne Jugan. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/becoming-a-saint/399102/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:09:47 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/somebody-radicalized-him/382486/Sep-24-2009_8-09-pm/
Father of Suspected Terrorist tells WKRG News 5's Mel Showers his son didn't learn radical views in his home state of Alabama. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/somebody-radicalized-him/382486/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:44:33 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile-islamic-leader-calls-hammami-an-outlaw/380884/Sep-23-2009_10-10-pm/
He said Hammami is not associated with the Islamic Society of Mobile. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile-islamic-leader-calls-hammami-an-outlaw/380884/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:24:08 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/suspected-terrorists-father-talks-with-news-5/380735/Sep-23-2009_5-30-pm/
Shafik Hammami says he does not agree with his son Omar's actions. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/suspected-terrorists-father-talks-with-news-5/380735/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:37:10 +0000 30.63318556699761 -87.90435791015625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/trip-of-a-lifetime-for-mobile-area-wwii-vets/360251/Sep-16-2009_10-17-pm/
Veterans return from a free trip to Washington DC to see the WWII Memorial. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/trip-of-a-lifetime-for-mobile-area-wwii-vets/360251/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:53:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/special-honor-for-mobile-area-wwii-vets/358117/Sep-15-2009_10-10-pm/
More than 90 veterans are getting a free trip to visit memorials in Washington DC. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/special-honor-for-mobile-area-wwii-vets/358117/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:43:28 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/kanye-steals-spotlight-from-taylor-swift-at-mtv-vmas/351882/Sep-14-2009_7-28-am/
Kanye West apologized for an outburst at the M-T-V Video Music Awards that was directed at country-pop sweetheart Taylor Swift. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/kanye-steals-spotlight-from-taylor-swift-at-mtv-vmas/351882/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:20:40 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/financial/article/thousands-march-to-protest-spending/347225/Sep-12-2009_1-10-pm/
Thousands march on the nation's Capitol to protest what they call out-of-control spending. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/financial/article/thousands-march-to-protest-spending/347225/ Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:33:58 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/pensacola-firefighter-remembers-9-11/344859/Sep-11-2009_9-38-pm/
Andy Irwin volunteered to help in New York City. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/pensacola-firefighter-remembers-9-11/344859/ Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:44:59 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/people-in-mobile-watch-health-care-speech/341591/Sep-09-2009_9-44-pm/
Some hold viewing parties. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/people-in-mobile-watch-health-care-speech/341591/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:32:52 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/web-wednesday-making-health-care-reform-crystal-clear/339133/Sep-09-2009_7-16-am/
For weeks, some people have said they don't understand what's going on with plans to reform health care in our country. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/web-wednesday-making-health-care-reform-crystal-clear/339133/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:40:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabamas-school-superintendent-liked-obamas-speech/337323/Sep-08-2009_3-52-pm/
Dr. Joe Morton said the speech contained basic principles that everyone can agree on regardless of political beliefs. Click here to listen to the entire speech. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabamas-school-superintendent-liked-obamas-speech/337323/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:49:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/caught_on_camera/article/studio-city-soaker/331073/Sep-06-2009_1-45-pm/
A man-made river runs through Los Angeles following a water main break overnight ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/caught_on_camera/article/studio-city-soaker/331073/ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:09:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/daphne-native-linked-to-al-qaeda-terrorists/324545/Sep-04-2009_1-19-pm/
Omar Hammami has been indicted by a grand jury in Mobile on charges of providing material support to terrorists. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/daphne-native-linked-to-al-qaeda-terrorists/324545/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:53:40 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/dozens-attend-mobile-health-care-forum/322117/Sep-03-2009_9-52-pm/
The forum is held by Senator Jeff Sessions on a day when a compromise is being discussed in Washington. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/dozens-attend-mobile-health-care-forum/322117/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:36:14 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/wildfires-threaten-thousands-in-southern-california/305659/Aug-30-2009_2-42-pm/
6,600 homes evacuated as fire scorch the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/wildfires-threaten-thousands-in-southern-california/305659/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:22:52 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/web-wednesday-texting-driving-psa-too-violent/289350/Aug-26-2009_7-52-am/
A public service announcement being shown in Britain is sending a real-life message about how dangerous it is to text and drive. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/web-wednesday-texting-driving-psa-too-violent/289350/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:12:04 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/hurricane-bill-claims-two-lives/284033/Aug-23-2009_9-42-pm/
Dramatic Video Coast Guard rescues 3 people who were swept into the Atlantic ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/hurricane-bill-claims-two-lives/284033/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:24:25 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/man-strips-on-airline-flight/279324/Aug-21-2009_6-26-am/
Authorities say Darius Chappille punched a woman, then stripped on a SouthWest Airlines Flight. Two passengers describe what they saw. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/man-strips-on-airline-flight/279324/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:12:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/what-do-you-think-about-health-care-reform/270319/Aug-17-2009_10-16-pm/
Congressman Jo Bonner holding town meetings on the issue this week. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/what-do-you-think-about-health-care-reform/270319/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:48:55 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/web-wednesday-weighing-in-on-health-care-debate/255079/Aug-13-2009_3-39-am/
The debate over health care reform is heating up and people have strong opinions. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/web-wednesday-weighing-in-on-health-care-debate/255079/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:33:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/sotomayor-sworn-in/245699/Aug-08-2009_1-01-pm/
The U.S. now has it's first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/sotomayor-sworn-in/245699/ Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:56:27 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/crash-on-the-hudson/245698/Aug-09-2009_12-44-pm/
Update: 5 of 9 victims recovered after a tour helicopter and plane collide and crash into New York's Hudson River. Wreckage of plane also located. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/crash-on-the-hudson/245698/ Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:33:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/back-to-school-swine-flu-concerns/243881/Aug-09-2009_3-46-pm/
State health officials say we could be in for another swine flu flare up. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/back-to-school-swine-flu-concerns/243881/ Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:11:11 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/coast-guard-medivacs-man-bitten-by-shark/228093/Aug-01-2009_8-29-pm/
A 56-year old Mississippi man is airlifted by the Coast Guard after they say he was bitten by a shark. WATCH RESCUE VIDEO ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/coast-guard-medivacs-man-bitten-by-shark/228093/ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:52:16 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/space-shuttle-endeavour-headed-home/224498/Jul-31-2009_11-06-am/
Endeavour landed at Kennedy Space Center Friday morning after a 16-day mission that saw them complete all their major construction goals at the international space station. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/space-shuttle-endeavour-headed-home/224498/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:07:13 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/18th-perfect-game-in-mlb-history/204567/Jul-23-2009_5-34-pm/
Mark Buehrle pitched the first perfect game in the major leagues in five years, leading the Chicago White Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Thursday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/18th-perfect-game-in-mlb-history/204567/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:34:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/walter-cronkite-funeral/203528/Jul-23-2009_4-05-pm/
Colleagues from CBS and throughout broadcast journalism gathered at a New York church for Cronkite's funeral. The longtime CBS News anchorman died Friday at 92. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/walter-cronkite-funeral/203528/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:16:54 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/bull-run-rally-passes-through-mobile/189856/Jul-16-2009_10-57-pm/
Fancy race cars too fast on Bayway...citations issued. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/bull-run-rally-passes-through-mobile/189856/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:16:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/beulah-murder-suspect-had-been-given-a-civic-award/184885/Jul-15-2009_7-39-am/
Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Junior was honored for his work helping children. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/beulah-murder-suspect-had-been-given-a-civic-award/184885/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:01:46 +0000