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He said three men put a gun to his head ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_man_robbed_at_gunpoint_in_home_invasion/544729/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:18:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/community_wants_progress_on_98_bypass/544672/Nov-25-2009_10-05-pm/
Some residents want work on Highway 98 bypass to resume. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/community_wants_progress_on_98_bypass/544672/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:55:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/carjackings_on_the_rise/544466/Nov-25-2009_5-50-pm/
A man is shot during a carjacking in his own driveway. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/carjackings_on_the_rise/544466/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:36 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/gambino_family_talks/544464/Nov-25-2009_6-01-pm/
Family of Fairhope man accused of barricading himself inside his restaurant says standoff could have been avoiding police allowed them to speak to their loved one ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/gambino_family_talks/544464/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:05:10 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/the_cost_of_thanksgiving/544415/Nov-25-2009_4-57-pm/
The Alabama's Farmers Federation says prices on your Thanksgiving feast are down. Really? ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/the_cost_of_thanksgiving/544415/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:42:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/robbery_motive_in_soldiers_death/544414/Nov-25-2009_5-13-pm/
The daughter of a Saraland soldier killed last month is charged with his murder. Police say she and her husband stole $120. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/robbery_motive_in_soldiers_death/544414/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:03:16 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/google_apologizes_for_results_of_michelle_obama_image_search/544253/Nov-25-2009_12-01-pm/
For most of the past week, when someone typed "Michelle Obama" in the popular search engine Google, one of the first images that came up was a picture of the American first lady altered to resemble a monkey. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/google_apologizes_for_results_of_michelle_obama_image_search/544253/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:51:31 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/apps_for_the_road/544201/Nov-25-2009_11-29-am/
With Some Choice Applications Your Mobile Device Can Help You Reach Your Destination More Quickly and Cheaply ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/apps_for_the_road/544201/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:13:04 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/toyota_to_replace_3.8_million_gas_pedals/544110/Nov-25-2009_9-50-am/
3.8 Million Cars Recalled because of Problems Linked to Pedal Sticking to Floor Mat.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/toyota_to_replace_3.8_million_gas_pedals/544110/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:48:08 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/would_your_carry_your_best_friends_baby/544068/Nov-25-2009_11-13-am/
A Mobile woman makes a sacrifice to help her best friend, who could not carry a child. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/would_your_carry_your_best_friends_baby/544068/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:22:31 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/neighbors_shocked_by_new_arrest_in_murder/543192/Nov-24-2009_9-49-pm/
Woman is charged in the murder of her father in Saraland. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/neighbors_shocked_by_new_arrest_in_murder/543192/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:34:19 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/stores_say_they_are_ready_for_black_friday/543190/Nov-24-2009_9-20-pm/
More security, perks while standing in line, even changing parking lot lightbulbs to keep shoppers safe. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/stores_say_they_are_ready_for_black_friday/543190/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:07:14 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/flu_shots_by_the_thousands/542959/Nov-24-2009_7-03-pm/
Mobile County officials have administered almost 10,000 vaccines since the program started last month. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/flu_shots_by_the_thousands/542959/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:54:14 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/foley_has_new_spelling_bee_champ/542957/Nov-24-2009_6-44-pm/
Cooper Dossett takes home the title by spelling R-O-T-I-S-S-I-R-I-E! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/foley_has_new_spelling_bee_champ/542957/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:34:16 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/navy_police_officer_accused_of_murder/542955/Nov-25-2009_8-49-am/
A married Navy police officer who is accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend will stay behind bars for now. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/navy_police_officer_accused_of_murder/542955/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:30:45 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/police_standoff_shuts_down_fairhope/542956/Nov-25-2009_9-07-am/
Life getting back to normal in downtown Fairhope following an intense, six-hour police standoff ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/police_standoff_shuts_down_fairhope/542956/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:28:25 +0000 30.52323029223123 -87.86453247070312 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/woman_recovering_after_being_shot_in_face/542814/Nov-24-2009_4-52-pm/
Police say a Mobile woman is recovering at USA Medical Center after being shot in the face and neck. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/woman_recovering_after_being_shot_in_face/542814/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:46:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/homeowners_charge_u.s._made_toxic_drywall/542813/Nov-24-2009_4-31-pm/
Report Pointed Finger at China for Most Defective Drywall; But Investigation Found Similar Problems in U.S.-Made Product.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/homeowners_charge_u.s._made_toxic_drywall/542813/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:29:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/daughter_charged_with_dads_murder/542811/Nov-24-2009_4-12-pm/
The daughter of a Saraland man found dead in his home last month has been arrested in connection with his death. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/daughter_charged_with_dads_murder/542811/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:04:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/deep_fried_turkey_safety_tips1/542743/Nov-24-2009_3-51-pm/
When using turkey fryers, safety tips are important to brush up on. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/deep_fried_turkey_safety_tips1/542743/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:48:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/black_friday_safety_tips/542742/Nov-24-2009_3-43-pm/
As Black Friday approaches, Attorney General Troy King warns shoppers to be cautious as they shop during the busy holiday season, and gives tips to avoid becoming a victim of consumer fraud or theft. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/black_friday_safety_tips/542742/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:41:39 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/industry_group_end_sobriety_checkpoints/542741/Nov-24-2009_3-36-pm/
American Beverage Institute Says Holiday Alcohol Checkpoints Are an Inconvenience to Legal Drivers. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/industry_group_end_sobriety_checkpoints/542741/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:32:59 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/census_worker_hanged_self_police_say/542614/Nov-24-2009_1-30-pm/
Bill Sparkman, Who Was Found Dead with the "Fed" Etched in Chest, Staged Scene to Look Like Homicide, Authorities Say.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/census_worker_hanged_self_police_say/542614/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:28:30 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/dangerous_batch_of_h1n1_vaccine_found/542542/Nov-24-2009_12-14-pm/
Canadian Doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 doses of swine flu vaccine while authorities investigate reports of allergic reactions among recipients ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/dangerous_batch_of_h1n1_vaccine_found/542542/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:06:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/1_miner_dies_3_others_injured_in_brookwood_coal_mine/542482/Nov-24-2009_11-52-am/
A coal miner inspecting a mine in Alabama has been found dead, and three others were overcome by extreme heat, including two on a rescue mission. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/1_miner_dies_3_others_injured_in_brookwood_coal_mine/542482/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:49:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/follow_her_nose/542303/Nov-24-2009_8-54-am/
Our Pet of the Week hopes you will find her at the Mobile SPCA. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/follow_her_nose/542303/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:43:40 +0000 30.689887857721206 -88.01284790039062 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/Fairhope_Standoff_Situation_Over_at_Ravenite_Pizzeria/542241/Nov-24-2009_5-47-pm/
Mr. Gambino was taken into custody at 10:08 A.M without incident. There were no reported injuries. He was charged with reckless endangerment and booked into the Fairhope Municipal Jail. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/Fairhope_Standoff_Situation_Over_at_Ravenite_Pizzeria/542241/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:35:33 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/early_morning_fire_destroys_home/542180/Nov-24-2009_6-11-am/
Mobile Firefighters called out early Tuesday morning for housefire in D.I.P. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/early_morning_fire_destroys_home/542180/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:56:20 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_motorcycle_officer_hurt_in_accident/541829/Nov-23-2009_11-29-pm/
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/entertainment/article/new_moon_breaks_box_office_record/541221/Nov-23-2009_12-12-pm/
Latest "Twilight" Chapter Destroys Weekend Box Office, Earning $140.7 Million in U.S. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/new_moon_breaks_box_office_record/541221/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:09:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/financial/article/the_cost_of_dying/541220/Nov-23-2009_12-07-pm/
Patients' Last Two Months of Life Cost Medicare $50 Billion Last Year; Is There a Better Way? ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/financial/article/the_cost_of_dying/541220/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:27 +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/consumer/article/massive_crib_recall_set_sources_say/541112/Nov-23-2009_9-55-am/
CPSC About to Announce One of Biggest Such Recalls Ever -- Involving Cribs with Dropdown Sides, CBS News Has Learned.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/massive_crib_recall_set_sources_say/541112/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:46 +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/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/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