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Brush Fire Forces Evacuations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: April 5, 2007 @ 4:55 PM Mobile County EMA Release # 1 (Brush Fires-2007) BRUSH FIRE EVACUATION Mobile County Emergency Management Agency is issuing this Pr.... more »
Apr/5/07 7:04 AM
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Mary Byrne Smith Update: Bossier City Police News Conference

Bossier City, Louisiana Police say they believe Mary Byrne Smith left on her own. They have released new details in the case. The police chief held a press conference Thursday afternoon. Mary Byrne Sm.... more »
Apr/5/07 6:04 AM
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AL Katrina Tax Deadline

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A tax due date is looming for Hurricane Katrina victims in Alabama. The Internal Revenue Service in Birmingham said the April 17th tax deadline is the last chance for taxpayers.... more »
Apr/5/07 2:04 AM
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Congressman Visit

Some Foley High School students got a first hand lesson on how Congress works. Congressman Jo Bonner made a visit to the campus, speaking to students in the freshman gifted class. The Congressman talk.... more »
Apr/5/07 2:04 AM
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Education Rally

Students from the University of South Alabama are in Montgomery this afternoon for a rally to support higher education. They left the USA campus about 8:00 am this morning. Students will join supporte.... more »
Apr/5/07 2:04 AM
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Missing Woman’s Family Makes Public Plea

The family of a pastor's wife, missing for almost two weeks, made a public statement Thursday afternoon. The press conference was held at 2pm at the First Baptist Church in Summerdale. Mary Byrne Smit.... more »
Apr/5/07 12:04 AM
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By News 5

Guard Shot During Bank Robbery

News 5 has confirmed a security guard was shot during a morning bank robbery. Prichard Police Department spokesperson Nona Simmons tells News 5 the shooting happened during an armed robbery at Commonw.... more »
Apr/5/07 12:04 AM
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By News 5

Christian Heritage Week Bill

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Legislation to create Christian Heritage Week in Alabama's public schools stalled in a Senate committee yesterday. Members of the Senate Education Committee delayed action on t.... more »
Apr/4/07 6:04 PM
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Gambling Machines

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A House committee has approved a bill that would legalize high stakes electronic bingo games at greyhound race tracks in Birmingham and Mobile. The bill is sponsored by Represe.... more »
Apr/4/07 6:04 PM
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Old Jail Turned Into Home

Hurricane Katrina destroyed her house, so she now lives in jail and that's exactly where Hazel Raley wants to be. The 79 year old Bayou La Batre woman is snug as a bug in the city's old jailhouse. The.... more »
Apr/4/07 12:04 PM
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By News 5

Ice Cream Man Worries

An ice cream man who was accused of child molestation but cleared of the charge last year now has parents worried again. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office says they have received complaints about.... more »
Apr/4/07 12:04 PM
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Northrop Grumman Workers Approve Contract

Wednesday night, Union workers at Northrop Grumman in Pascagoula ratified a three year contract. The workers had been on strike for almost a month. The contract was approved by a 60% majority. The agr.... more »
Apr/4/07 12:04 PM
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Northrop Contract Vote

One family stuck between the union picket line and a Northrop Grumman pay check lives in Irvington. Keith Collins got out of a union a few years ago. Collins has been honoring the picket line for a mo.... more »
Apr/4/07 7:04 AM
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By Tiffany Craig

Pastor Arrested

He's one of those people you're taught to respect and to go to for guidance and help. But police say this Pensacola preacher took advantage of his position and that's why he's in jail. He is a Pensac.... more »
Apr/4/07 7:04 AM
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By Debbie Williams

Dumb Criminal-

Here's a local story that could make the list on "America's Dumbest Criminals!" Sheriff's deputies in Baldwin County say a man wanted on larceny charges applied for a job as a corrections officer in B.... more »
Apr/4/07 6:04 AM
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By Pat Peterson

Bank Robbery Bag Deemed Safe

A remote control robot has determined a suspicious bag does not contain an explosive device as claimed by a bank robber. FBI Special Agent Tim White tells News 5 a man walked into a Regions Bank bran.... more »
Apr/4/07 6:04 AM
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By Rob Blomquist

Truck Found in Water

Mobile Police are trying to figure out how a truck found it's way into a Mobile area creek. Police found the pick-up truck this morning around 7:15 am in Three Mile Creek near Doctor Martin Luther Kin.... more »
Apr/4/07 2:04 AM
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By WKRG Staff

Sex Offender

A convicted sex offender awaiting trial on another sex offense is now facing a slew of charges in a third case involving children. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office says Thomas Vandergrifft grabb.... more »
Apr/4/07 2:04 AM
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By WKRG Staff

Accused Murderers in Court

Bond has been set for two 16-year-olds accused of robbing and killing a well known female impersonator. Antwon Dunn and Derrick Dailey are accused of shooting Kent Perry last month. The shooting happe.... more »
Apr/4/07 2:04 AM
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Northrop Grumman Workers On Strike React To New Contract

A new offer from Northrop Grumman is now on the table. But will striking union workers take the deal- The union workers have been on the picket line for almost a month now, fighting for better pay and.... more »
Apr/3/07 12:04 PM
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By News 5

Animals and Junk

Animals and Junk! Those two topics are getting a lot of people talking and in some cases, arguing. In Semmes, both topics were tackled as the Mobile County Commission get closer to adopting new laws. .... more »
Apr/3/07 12:04 PM
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Missing Woman Found Alive

The condition of a missing woman who was found yesterday in Saraland has been upgraded to serious condition. Ambe Luddeke was found alive Tuesday afternoon. She was found in a wooded area near Army .... more »
Apr/3/07 8:04 AM
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Serial Robber

The spree started in Foley, an armed robbery, all recorded on surveillance video but this isn't the only one says District Attorney Judy Newcomb. "They involved cash advance type businesses one in Fol.... more »
Apr/3/07 7:04 AM
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Rebuilding After Katrina

Tuesday, Governor Bob Riley awarded the school with a more than three million dollar grant. The money will be used to rebuild the school's main building and cafeteria. The school has been waiting si.... more »
Apr/3/07 7:04 AM
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By News 5

Attempted Robbery in Baldwin County

A manhunt is underway in two states for a man police say tried to rob a popular Baldwin County restaurant at gunpoint. Sheriff's deputies say the gunman hit Green's Olde Tyme Bar-b-que in Lillian Tues.... more »
Apr/3/07 6:04 AM
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By Pat Peterson

Northrop Grumman Contract Proposal

Contact:Debbi McCallam (228) 935-1690 d.mccallam@ngc.com Northrop Grumman Unions to Vote on New Three-Year Contract Pascagoula, Miss.— April 3, 2007 — A new three year contract will be vot.... more »
Apr/3/07 5:04 AM
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Gator Caught

An alligator... it's probably the last thing you'd expect to find at the beach, but that's exactly what people found this morning in Navarre, FL. They called police to come capture the gator, but whe.... more »
Apr/3/07 3:04 AM
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Remembering Colby

Losing a child is the worst pain a parent can go through, but a Cantonment couple is using their loss to spare two other families the same pain. 16-month-old Colby Hardy was killed Friday in a tragic .... more »
Apr/2/07 12:04 PM
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Mardi Gras or Presidential Primary-

Next year's presidential preference primary election might be held a week earlier than scheduled. Currently, it's set for February 5th, but there's a problem. That's the same day as Fat Tuesday in Mob.... more »
Apr/2/07 12:04 PM
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Large Drug Bust

It's one of the largest drug busts in Baldwin County in over a decade. "This is huge," says Sheriff Hoss Mack. "This cocaine could've been made into crack cocaine, it could've been sold as powder coca.... more »
Apr/2/07 6:04 AM
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By Pat Peterson

Detainees to NAS Pensacola-

Almost 400 suspected terrorists could soon be calling the Gulf Coast home. Pensacola NAS is one of 17 military bases on a list of places being considered by the government which wants to shut down Gua.... more »
Apr/2/07 4:04 AM
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Road Closure

If you regularly drive on Moffett Road you might consider using another route. The Alabama Department of Transportation is closing Moffett Road between Interstate 65 and Western Drive because railroa.... more »
Apr/2/07 2:04 AM
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Prichard City Meeting

Prichard City Council President Troy Ephriam, will hold a meeting on April 3, 2007, in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting will start at6:30pm. The purpose of the meeting is to form a Commu.... more »
Apr/2/07 1:04 AM
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Public Hearing

Tomorrow you will get your chance to speak out about a proposed pet and junk ordinance in Mobile County. The pet ordinance would require animal owners to register their pets and make sure they stay o.... more »
Apr/2/07 1:04 AM
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Northrop Grumman

News 5 has learned a new contract will be offered to union workers at Northrop Grumman in Pascagoula either today or tomorrow. The federal mediator assigned to the negotiations called both sides back.... more »
Apr/2/07 1:04 AM
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Local Soldier Killed

News Five has learned a local soldier has been killed in the war in Iraq. Sgt. Matt McDowell was killed Saturday when his humvee was hit by a roadside bomb. The device went off near their vehicle in B.... more »
Apr/1/07 11:04 AM
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Pet Food Recall Expanded

Just when you thought it was safe to feed your pet, the nationwide pet food scare has expanded again.- Del Monte is recalling some of its products, pulling several brands of jerky treats from store sh.... more »
Apr/1/07 11:04 AM
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Farmers Receive Much Needed Rain

The Mobile area finally got some rain Sunday. And farmers say they need it. Billy Kral is a potato farmer in Baldwin County. He said crops have suffered because of a lack of rain. But now that it .... more »
Apr/1/07 9:04 AM
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By Steve Alexander

Pet Food Recall

WASHINGTON (AP) - Cats may have a greater sensitivity to a chemical found in plastics and pesticides than dogs. And experts say that could explain why they've died in larger numbers after eating.... more »
Apr/1/07 6:04 AM
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No Health Insurance

Medical coverage runs out for about seven thousand Northrop Grumman workers on strike in Pascagoula. Until they go back to work, union employees will have to pay the full premium of $810.00. But some .... more »
Mar/31/07 11:03 AM
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Keesler Construction

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - The largest military family housing project in U.S. Air Force history is under way at Keesler Air Force Base on the Mississippi coast. The one-thousand-67 unit development w.... more »
Mar/31/07 8:03 AM
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Greyhound Bus Crash

- MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Police in Montgomery say a car went the wrong way on a divided Interstate 85 and collided head-on with a Greyhound bus early today. The 23-year-old woman driving the car, ide.... more »
Mar/31/07 8:03 AM
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Pollen Problems

People in Mobile are packing doctors offices and car washes for the same reason: plenty of pollen in the air. It means sneezing and wheezing, and finding a fine yellow dust on your car at the same tim.... more »
Mar/30/07 11:03 AM
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Registered Sex Offender Fired

How did a registered sex offender slip past employment screenings and background checks and land a job with the city of Bay Minette. That's a question city officials are trying to answer. "It was our .... more »
Mar/30/07 11:03 AM
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Grandmother Arrested

The arrest of Margie Steiner was part of the biggest drug round up Bayou La Batre has ever done! All the cases were made after video was recorded reportedly showing them selling crack cocaine to under.... more »
Mar/30/07 7:03 AM
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Cleaning Up Montclair

The best time to catch a drug dealer is when he is sleeping that's what Escambia County Sheriff's deputies headed out early this morning rounding up more than four dozen suspected drug dealers in what.... more »
Mar/30/07 6:03 AM
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Northrop Strike

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Medical insurance for about seven-thousand workers affect by the strike at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' shipyard in Pascagoula will run out tomorrow with no new talks schedu.... more »
Mar/30/07 2:03 AM
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Giuliani to Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is about to make his first campaign visit to Alabama since entering the Republican race for president. Spokesman Elliott Bundy said today Gi.... more »
Mar/30/07 1:03 AM
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Arson Investigation

The Mobile County Sheriff's Department is investigating a case of possible arson. They were called to a home on fire on Canal Drive in Theodore yesterday afternoon. A spokesperson with the Sheriff's D.... more »
Mar/30/07 1:03 AM
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Mobile County Drug Bust

Thirty-seven people are facing charges today as a result of a drug bust in Mobile County. Authorities with the Mobile County Sheriff's Office say the arrests were made in the early morning hours on Th.... more »
Mar/30/07 1:03 AM
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