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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/medical/article/health_care_bill_clear_first_senate_hurdle/538818/Nov-21-2009_7-43-pm/
Sweeping health care legislation has cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on a party-line vote. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/health_care_bill_clear_first_senate_hurdle/538818/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:20:34 +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/entertainment/article/santas_helpers_try_to_save_letter_service/536194/Nov-20-2009_10-58-am/
U.S. Postal Service Cancels Mail Program Answering Letters to Kris Kringle But "Elves" Won't Give Up Quietly.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/santas_helpers_try_to_save_letter_service/536194/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:43 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/oprah_to_end_her_talk_show_in_2011/536193/Nov-20-2009_10-54-am/
Iconic Talk Show Host to Announce Friday that "The Oprah Winfrey Show" Will End its Run after 25 Seasons on the Air.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/oprah_to_end_her_talk_show_in_2011/536193/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:14 +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/entertainment/article/miley_cyrus_tour_bus_accident_kills_1/536108/Nov-20-2009_10-12-am/
Driver Reportedly Dead after Vehicle Overturned; "Hannah Montana" Star Not on Board at Time of Accident.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/miley_cyrus_tour_bus_accident_kills_1/536108/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:35 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/whats_in_the_senate_health_bill_for_you/536107/Nov-20-2009_10-05-am/
2,074-Page Reform Package Would Expand Health Coverage for Americans, Fine Those Without Insurance, and Ban Insurer Abuses.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/whats_in_the_senate_health_bill_for_you/536107/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/change_ahead_for_cervical_cancer_detection/536024/Nov-20-2009_8-44-am/
Women in their 20s Should Get Pap Smear Every Two Years, Not Annually, OB/GYN Organization Says.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/change_ahead_for_cervical_cancer_detection/536024/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:39:40 +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/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/crime/article/christmas_bongs_seized_in_los_angeles/534930/Nov-19-2009_5-27-pm/
Customs officials say they got a surprise when they found 316,000 glass bongs disguised as Christmas ornaments at the Los Angeles harbor. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/christmas_bongs_seized_in_los_angeles/534930/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:21:02 +0000 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/hurricane/article/katrina_ruling_could_bring_new_deluge_of_lawsuits/534877/Nov-19-2009_4-40-pm/
Now that a federal judge has blamed "monumental negligence" by the Army Corps of Engineers for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina, thousands of storm victims could be lining up for money. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/katrina_ruling_could_bring_new_deluge_of_lawsuits/534877/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:24:13 +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/technology/article/faa_says_computer_glitch_fixed/534542/Nov-19-2009_10-34-am/
FAA Says Glitch Fixed; Air Traffic Union Spokesman Says Controllers Still Entering Flight Plans Manually..Mobile Regional is experiencing some delays.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/faa_says_computer_glitch_fixed/534542/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:27:20 +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/national/article/santas_mail_canceled/534334/Nov-19-2009_6-25-am/
Privacy concerns put end to popular Santa letter program. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/santas_mail_canceled/534334/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:19:32 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/eggo_shortage/534315/Nov-19-2009_6-16-am/
Breakfast tables may not have Eggo waffles for a few months! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/eggo_shortage/534315/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:10:20 +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