FEMA Pays For “Extended Stays”

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Wild Monkey Chase

Wild Monkey Chase Posted: 2 hours, 25 minutes ago

Tokyo's most-wanted fugitive continues to evade the police. monkey chase tokyo more

Elvis’ Fingerprints, Hendrix Guitar Up For Bid

Elvis’ Fingerprints, Hendrix Guitar Up For Bid Posted: 3 hours, 37 minutes ago

Beatles contract, Hendrix guitar and set of Elvis' fingerprints available to the highest bidder. auction beatles elvis elvis presley hendrix jimi hendrix the beatles more

Mother of Missing Girl Out Again

Mother of Missing Girl Out Again Posted: 5 hours, 30 minutes ago

Casey Anthony has posted bond for a second time. casey anthony caylee anthony florida missing girl orlando more

Woodward Blasts Bush in New Book

Woodward Blasts Bush in New Book Posted: 5 hours, 35 minutes ago

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Mother of Missing Girl Out Again

Mother of Missing Girl Out Again Fri, September 05, 2008 - 12:25 am

Casey Anthony has posted bond for a second time. casey anthony caylee anthony florida missing girl orlando more

Woodward Blasts Bush in New Book

Woodward Blasts Bush in New Book Fri, September 05, 2008 - 12:17 am

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Mexico Suspends Meat Shipments

Mexico Suspends Meat Shipments Fri, September 05, 2008 - 12:11 am

Beef and poultry shipments have been suspended to the United States. beef meat shipments suspended mexico poultry united states more

Pensacola Woman Hit By Car

Pensacola Woman Hit By Car Fri, September 05, 2008 - 12:06 am

She was running across Ninth Avenue when she was struck. emily garber florida maria emery ninth avenue pensacola pensacola police more

Disability Home Hurting For Donations

Disability Home Hurting For Donations Thu, September 04, 2008 - 11:16 pm

The Mulherin Home in Mobile says it needs the community's support more than ever. cerebral palsy developmental disability diana lucio disability home donations for mulherin home down syndrome easter seals group home melody lazauskas mentally handicap mulherin custodial home mulherin home mulherin home mobile united way more

Milton Man Arrested For Helping Inmates

Milton Man Arrested For Helping Inmates Thu, September 04, 2008 - 11:11 pm

Deputies believe Anthony Barnhill helped two men after they busted out of the Santa Rosa County Jail. anthony barnhill david chappel dixon milton ricky dale spears santa rosa county jail more

Mobile Police Jurisdiction To Expand?

Mobile Police Jurisdiction To Expand? Thu, September 04, 2008 - 10:40 pm

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Deadly Accident in Baldwin County

Deadly Accident in Baldwin County Thu, September 04, 2008 - 11:04 pm

A Robertsdale family grieving for two family members killed in a crash. alabama state troopers baldwin county elberta highway 98 old foley road robertsdale more

Former Jags sports star gives back to athletic department

Former Jags sports star gives back to athletic department Thu, September 04, 2008 - 8:43 pm

South alabama graduate, Jim Yance is supporting USA football in a big way. more

Church Uses Pop Song To Spread Message

Church Uses Pop Song To Spread Message Thu, September 04, 2008 - 3:04 pm

Church sign reads: "I kissed a girl and I liked it. Then I went to hell." blacklick i kissed a girl katy perry ohio more

MLK Memorial In Washington Could Be Approved Soon

MLK Memorial In Washington Could Be Approved Soon Thu, September 04, 2008 - 2:49 pm

Design plans for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial are nearing the end of a lengthy approval process. martin luther king martin luther king junior martin luther king memorial mlk more

Viewers Help Evacuee Turned Victim

Viewers Help Evacuee Turned Victim Thu, September 04, 2008 - 7:11 pm

News 5 viewers open their closets and their wallets to help a Theodore family. In 48 hours, their house burned down and someone stole their car. donation fire victim gustav help house fire hurrican evacuee hurricane gustav jacky long nascar old pascagoula road special assignment reporter stolen car storm shelter tiffany craig virginia henson more

Bus Routes Cancelled

Bus Routes Cancelled Thu, September 04, 2008 - 6:40 pm

Hundreds of students are forced to find another ride to school. bus changes bus routes bussing clark school of math dunbar magnet schools mobile county public school system phillips preparatory school more

Sarah Palin’s Speech a Big Hit

Sarah Palin’s Speech a Big Hit Thu, September 04, 2008 - 5:55 pm

60% of Americans give the little known Republican Vice Presidential nominee an 'A' for her speech Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention. alaska campaign 08 campaign 2008 republican republican national convention rnc sarah palin survey usa vice president more

Car Flips 6 Times

Car Flips 6 Times Thu, September 04, 2008 - 5:38 pm

GREAT VIDEO Click here to watch the violent end to a police chase. car flips caught on camera caught on tape houston houston police nissan altima police chase texas more

Pharmacy Robbery Caught On Camera, Teen Arrested

Pharmacy Robbery Caught On Camera, Teen Arrested Thu, September 04, 2008 - 5:37 pm

GREAT VIDEO A small town pharmacy is held up by a teenager desperate for drugs. benzodiazepines cantonment escambia florida opiates oxycontin pharmacy robbery sheriffs more

Officer, A Prostitute Stole My Wallet

Officer, A Prostitute Stole My Wallet Thu, September 04, 2008 - 4:48 pm

Police can't arrest a Florida man who told them a prostitute stole his wallet. florida fort pierce prostitute stanley copling stole wallet more

Chicken Tests Positive For West Nile In Mobile

Chicken Tests Positive For West Nile In Mobile Thu, September 04, 2008 - 4:00 pm

The Mobile County Health Department reports that a sentinel chicken in the Citronelle area has tested positive for West Nile virus.. chicken deet mosquitoes west nile virus more

The Trusted Pen Behind ‘Peanuts’ Dies

The Trusted Pen Behind ‘Peanuts’ Dies Thu, September 04, 2008 - 3:51 pm

Bill Melendez, the only animator Charles Schulz trusted to put the pen to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other "Peanuts" characters, has died at the age of 91. animator bill melendez charles schulz charlie brown peanuts characters snoopy more

Out Of Money?

Out Of Money? Thu, September 04, 2008 - 3:22 pm

The American Red Cross is borrowing money to cover its costs from Hurricane Gustav .. american red cross donations hurricane gustav money more

The Fear Of Getting Cancer

The Fear Of Getting Cancer Thu, September 04, 2008 - 3:08 pm

One out of eight American women will get breast cancer. Women who get regular mammograms lower their risk of breast cancer death by 63%. alabama breast cancer egar velle smith joann dawson mobile stand up to cancer more

Keeping The Faith

Keeping The Faith Thu, September 04, 2008 - 3:07 pm

When someone is diagnosed with cancer their life changes. But the patient is only one of the people affected by cancer. cancer charlie hughes christine hughes lillian hughes mobile myeloma myloma prostate stand up to cancer more

Naked Sex Offender Gets Life

Naked Sex Offender Gets Life Thu, September 04, 2008 - 3:08 pm

A federal judge in Mobile has sentenced a convicted sex offender to life in prison for exposing himself to a boy in a Mississippi ballpark. alabama ball park boy expose life in prison michael mississippi mobile naked sex offender more

BayFest Music Scholarship Program

BayFest Music Scholarship Program Thu, September 04, 2008 - 1:19 pm

Ten talented high school musicians will win a $1,000 scholarship. Click here to find out how to apply. alabama bayfest bayfest music scholarship program blake shelton kid rock mobile ojays puddle of mud more

Another Tot For Tiger

Another Tot For Tiger Thu, September 04, 2008 - 12:30 pm

Tiger Woods' wife is pregnant with their second child. His daughter Sam (pictured) was born the day after the 2007 U.S. Open. elin woods golfer pregnant sam woods tiger woods more

Head Of The Mobile Airport Authority Retiring

Head Of The Mobile Airport Authority Retiring Thu, September 04, 2008 - 11:59 am

Bay Haas is calling it quits after 25 years as Executive Director of the Mobile Airport Authority. alabama bay haas bill sisson eads mobile mobile airport authority northrop grumman tanker contract more

Last Crew Of Wildland Firefighters Return To Ala.

Last Crew Of Wildland Firefighters Return To Ala. Thu, September 04, 2008 - 11:46 am

Since February, Alabama sent 12 separate crews to assist the Texas Forest Service. The commission also sent firefighters to battle wildfires in California and Virginia. alabama california fire firefighter virginia more

Hanna Could Hit Carolinas As A Hurricane

Hanna Could Hit Carolinas As A Hurricane Fri, September 05, 2008 - 4:03 am

Governors of Virginia and North Carolina declare states of emergency. 65 mph winds. 430 miles S of Wilmington, NC. LATEST UPDATE AND PUBLIC ADVISORY atlantic ocean hanna national hurricane center tropical storm more

Hurricane Ike Heading West

Hurricane Ike Heading West Fri, September 05, 2008 - 3:59 am

125 mph winds. Third major hurricane of the season. LATEST UPDATE AND PUBLIC ADVISORY ike national hurricane center tropical storm ike more

Fiery Motorcycle Crash

Fiery Motorcycle Crash Wed, August 27, 2008 - 4:28 pm

Mobile police say the driver was traveling "at a high rate of speed" on the I-65 Service Road when he hit another vehicle. alabama christian henry chrysler malibu crash mobile mobile police motorcycle motorcycle crash more

College Students Die In Crash

College Students Die In Crash Sat, August 30, 2008 - 5:16 am

Two University of Alabama students died Friday night in Interstate 65 crash near Mobile. accident alabama bama beach killed labor day satsuma students university of alabama weekend more

Mobile & Baldwin Co. Schools Closed Tuesday

Mobile & Baldwin Co. Schools Closed Tuesday Mon, September 01, 2008 - 6:01 pm

BREAKING NEWS: Students will get an extended Labor Day holiday. But some employees will have to work. alabama baldwin baldwin county hurricane mobile mobile christian school mobile county parochial schools school school closings more

Halls Mill Creek Before And After Fay

Halls Mill Creek Before And After Fay Mon, August 25, 2008 - 7:14 am

Click here to see a before and after photo slideshow of flooding from the Halls Mill Creek area. dog river fay flooding halls mill creek more

Bank Robber Threatens To Kill Teller

Bank Robber Threatens To Kill Teller Tue, August 26, 2008 - 11:20 am

Mobile police are trying to find a man they say robbed the RBC Bank at Moffet and Schillinger Roads in Semmes and threatened to kill the teller. alabama bank robbery kill mobile police rbc bank semmes stevie mckissick teller threaten more

Gustav Pounds Gulf Shores

Gustav Pounds Gulf Shores Mon, September 01, 2008 - 9:48 pm

Public beach wiped out by storm surge, erosion. alabama beach flooding gulf shores gustav more

Tree Damages Home in Mobile

Tree Damages Home in Mobile Mon, August 25, 2008 - 7:53 am

Mobile family wakes up to tree on roof. alabama fay mcgregor avenue mobile tree falls on house more

Images of Gustav

Images of Gustav Mon, September 01, 2008 - 2:52 pm

Watch the wkrg.com user slideshow from Dauphin Island, Fairhope, Pascagoula, Bayou La Batre and other areas. gustav hurricane photos more

Carnival Fantasy Extends Cruise To Avoid Gustav

Carnival Fantasy Extends Cruise To Avoid Gustav Sun, August 31, 2008 - 4:25 pm

The cruise ship will return to Mobile on Wednesday instead of Monday. alabama carnival cruise lines carnival fantasy gustav mobile more

Tropical Storm Josephine

Tropical Storm Josephine Fri, September 05, 2008 - 3:55 am

45 mph winds. LATEST UPDATE AND PUBLIC ADVISORY atlantic hurricane josephine national weather service tropical storm more

Baby Thrown In Trash: Mom Will Be Tried As An Adult

Baby Thrown In Trash: Mom Will Be Tried As An Adult Tue, August 26, 2008 - 3:14 pm

Judge denies youthful offender status for teenage mother who police say confessed to killing newborn and dumping body in trash. alabama baby prichard trash tyese lewis youthful offender youthful offender status zarial lewis more

Wind, Waves Pound South Mobile County

Wind, Waves Pound South Mobile County Mon, September 01, 2008 - 5:46 pm

Heavy flooding makes clean up on Dauphin Island and in the Fowl River area difficult. alabama alabama port dauphin island fowl river gustav hurricane hurricane gustav jessica taloney mobile mobile county tropical storm more

18 Wheeler Overturned on I-10

18 Wheeler Overturned on I-10 Tue, August 26, 2008 - 7:20 am

Two trucks involved in accident on westbound I-10 in Theodore. 18 wheeler wreck alabama i-10 wreck theodore more

Gas Hoarding Drains Pumps

Gas Hoarding Drains Pumps Thu, August 28, 2008 - 7:21 pm

Two Grand Bay stations ran out of gas after people started filling up barrels with gasoline. alabama barrel drum fuel costs gas prices gas pumps governor bob riley gustav hoarding gas hurricane jug katrina price gouging law special assignment reporter tiffany craig tropical storm tropical weather more

Waterless Bay

Waterless Bay Sun, August 24, 2008 - 12:15 am

North winds from Tropical Storm Fay blow water out of Mobile Bay. bayway causeway fay mobile bay north wind tropical storm fay more

Dauphin Island’s Berm Wiped Out

Dauphin Island’s Berm Wiped Out Wed, September 03, 2008 - 12:51 pm

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Child Hit By Car

Child Hit By Car Wed, August 27, 2008 - 2:09 pm

Update 2:05 p.m. Girl was on her way to school when she was hit by a car on Hwy 90 and Carol Plantation Road in south Mobile County. alabama child hit by car katherine hankins middle school theodore more

Annexation Anger

Annexation Anger Tue, August 26, 2008 - 5:28 pm

So many people showed up, fire marshal had to close the packed City Council meeting. alabama annexation city council government plaza mayor mobile sam jones semmes theodore tillmans corner more

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