http://www.wkrg.com/news/ Florida Mobile News Alabama and Pensacola Florida News and the Gulf Coast Region News Video en-us Copyright WKRG http://www.wkrg.com/news/category/florida/ http://media.wkrg.com/media/webcast_news.jpg Florida - WKRG.com News - Mobile Al - Pensacola Fl - Gulf Coast Florida Get the latest Video News Weather and Sports and more WKRG.com podcast WKRG.com WKRG.com drencher@gmail.com Florida,mobile alabama, mobile al, mobile news, mobile alabama news, mobile al news, wkrg mobile, WKRG, Mobile, Alabama, news, weather, sports no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/surfers_bitten_in_florida/17725/
Two surfers were bitten by sharks around the same time near Daytona Beach. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/surfers_bitten_in_florida/17725/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:52:37 +0000 The Associated Press 29.219302076779456 -81.01593017578125 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/ike_florida_keys_evacuate/17722/
Evacuations underway in south Florida. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/ike_florida_keys_evacuate/17722/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:00:41 +0000 The Associated Press 24.56086332824029 -81.77947998046875 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/ike_mandatory_evacuation_in_fl_keys/17714/
Governor Crist orders mandatory evacuation as Cat 3 hurricane tracks toward Gulf of Mexico. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/ike_mandatory_evacuation_in_fl_keys/17714/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:04:46 +0000 The Associated Press 24.562112357996902 -81.77947998046875 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/human_bones_on_pensacola_beach/17703/
A sea shell hunt turns into a forensic find along a Gulf Coast beach. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/human_bones_on_pensacola_beach/17703/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:27:02 +0000 WKRG.com: Emily Forrester http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/pensacola_beach_hate_crime/17700/
An assault that left a Mobile man beaten and bloodied is being called a hate crime. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/pensacola_beach_hate_crime/17700/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:07:14 +0000 WKRG.com: Debbie Williams Pensacola Beach Hate Crime WKRG.com assault,escambia county,gary montee,gulf breeze,hate crime,park east,pensacola beach, WKRG.com: Debbie Williams no 30.36465521536717 -86.96219444274902 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/panhandle_city_considers_speed_limit_on_bike_path/17691/
Cyclists aren't happy with plans for an 8 mph speed limit along a popular Walton County walking and bike path. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/panhandle_city_considers_speed_limit_on_bike_path/17691/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:08:10 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/mother_of_missing_girl_out_again/17685/
Casey Anthony has posted bond for a second time. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/mother_of_missing_girl_out_again/17685/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:21:07 +0000 Associated Press 28.560400880492832 -81.37161254882812 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/pensacola_woman_hit_by_car/17681/
She was running across Ninth Avenue when she was struck. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/pensacola_woman_hit_by_car/17681/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:56:42 +0000 Pensacola Police Department Press Release 30.497607899254674 -87.18775749206543 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/milton_man_arrested_for_helping_inmates/17679/
Deputies believe Anthony Barnhill helped two men after they busted out of the Santa Rosa County Jail. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/milton_man_arrested_for_helping_inmates/17679/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:06:03 +0000 WKRG.com: Emily Forrester http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/pharmacy_robbery_caught_on_camera_teen_arrested/17666/
GREAT VIDEO A small town pharmacy is held up by a teenager desperate for drugs. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/pharmacy_robbery_caught_on_camera_teen_arrested/17666/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:07:13 +0000 WKRG.com: Debbie Williams Pharmacy Robbery Caught On Camera, Teen Arrested WKRG.com GREAT VIDEO A small town pharmacy is held up by a teenager desperate for drugs.]]> benzodiazepines,cantonment,escambia,florida,opiates,oxycontin,pharmacy,robbery,sheriffs, WKRG.com: Debbie Williams no 30.6071859028226 -87.33718872070312 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/officer_a_prostitute_stole_my_wallet/17664/
Police can't arrest a Florida man who told them a prostitute stole his wallet. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/officer_a_prostitute_stole_my_wallet/17664/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:38:40 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/cross_dresser_steals_elderly_womans_purse/17631/
Police in Florida say a cross dresser, who snatched a 74-year-old woman's purse, left behind a condom filled with water he had been using as a fake breast. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/cross_dresser_steals_elderly_womans_purse/17631/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:39:28 +0000 The Associated Press Cross Dresser Steals Elderly Woman’s Purse The Associated Press condom,cross dresser,crossdresser,elderly woman,fake breast,florida,purse,snatch, The Associated Press no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/traffic_jams_in_mobile_as_evacuees_go_home/17635/
Interstates 65 and 10 were crowded during the day Wednesday as Gustav evacuees from New Orleans return home. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/traffic_jams_in_mobile_as_evacuees_go_home/17635/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:22:18 +0000 WKRG.com: Steve Alexander Traffic Jams In Mobile As Evacuees Go Home WKRG.com alabama,ascension parish,baton rouge,evacuations,florida,gasoline,grand bay,gustav,highways,hurricane gustav,interstate 10,interstate 65,louisiana,mobile,new orleans,pensacola,roads,st amant,traffic jams, WKRG.com: Steve Alexander no http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/parents_feed_baby_vodka_get_probation/17630/
Florida couple convicted of feeding their 3-month-old baby a lethal dose of vodka will not spend any time behind bars. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/parents_feed_baby_vodka_get_probation/17630/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:36:29 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/fema_to_cover_hotel_costs/17624/
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says FEMA will pay the hotel bills of Hurricane Gustav evacuees as long as they register for assistance. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/fema_to_cover_hotel_costs/17624/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:35:00 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/homeless_beatings_teens_seek_change_of_venue/17606/
Brian Hooks and Thomas Daugherty are charged with the 2006 attacks of three homless men. One of the men died after he was beaten with baseball bats. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/homeless_beatings_teens_seek_change_of_venue/17606/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:35:00 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gustav_evacuees_drive_through_mobile/17598/
New Orleans residents begin trying to return home. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gustav_evacuees_drive_through_mobile/17598/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:15:55 +0000 WKRG.com: Steve Alexander http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/man_drowns_in_the_gulf_trying_to_save_a_child/17585/
Police say 38-year-old Tracy Curling of was trying to save a child and another family member struggling with rough surf off Okaloosa Island. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/man_drowns_in_the_gulf_trying_to_save_a_child/17585/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:52:34 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/pensacola_tornado_caught_on_camera/17582/
A pizza delivery driver spotted the funnel cloud near Pensacola NAS. Click here to see it. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/pensacola_tornado_caught_on_camera/17582/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:46:05 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch Pensacola Tornado Caught On Camera WKRG.com caught on camera,florida,kevin rockwell,pensacola,tornado, WKRG.com: Jamie Burch no http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hanna_forces_fl_into_another_state_of_emergency/17578/
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has issued a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Hanna looms. Hanna is the third storm to threaten Florida in three weeks. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hanna_forces_fl_into_another_state_of_emergency/17578/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:56:44 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gustav_causes_up_to_10_billion_in_damage/17576/
A catastrophic risk management company says private insurers could face damages from Hurricane Gustav between $4 billion and $10 billion. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gustav_causes_up_to_10_billion_in_damage/17576/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:40:42 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/images_of_gustav/17544/
Watch the wkrg.com user slideshow from Dauphin Island, Fairhope, Pascagoula, Bayou La Batre and other areas. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/images_of_gustav/17544/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:07:18 +0000 WKRG.com: WKRG Staff http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/two_escapees_arrested/17512/
Two suspects that escaped from the Santa Rosa County Jail in late July are back in custody. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/two_escapees_arrested/17512/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:50:53 +0000 Santa Rosa County Sherrif's Office http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/fl_governor_charlie_crist_declares_state_of_emergency/17498/
Florida Governor Charlie Crist today declared a State of Emergency in Florida that will allow Florida to respond proactively in providing mutual aid to neighboring Gulf Coast states. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/fl_governor_charlie_crist_declares_state_of_emergency/17498/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:14:14 +0000 Florida Governor's Press Office http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gustav_passes_by_florida_keys_quietly/17473/
Hurricane Gustav passed by the lower Florida Keys with little impact. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gustav_passes_by_florida_keys_quietly/17473/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:47:48 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/mccains_palin_going_to_gulf_coast/17466/
Likely GOP presidential nominee John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, are traveling to Mississippi to check on people getting prepared for Hurricane Gustav. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/mccains_palin_going_to_gulf_coast/17466/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:22:00 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gulf_oil_rigs_shutting_down/17449/
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies are wrapping up evacuations and shutting down production as Hurricane Gustav churns into the Gulf of Mexico. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gulf_oil_rigs_shutting_down/17449/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:54:40 +0000 The Associated Press. http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/hs_football_player_injured_dies_after_game/17445/
A Florida Panhandle high school football player has died after he collided with two other players during a game. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/hs_football_player_injured_dies_after_game/17445/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:45:42 +0000 WKRG Staff / The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/transportation_available_if_evacuations_ordered/17405/
Harrison County Mississippi has a plan in place to take people who need a ride away from the coast. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/transportation_available_if_evacuations_ordered/17405/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:26:58 +0000 Harrison County External Affairs Officer http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/cold_case_playing_cards/17399/
Eleven years ago this month, a Fort Walton Beach woman was murdered in her home. No one has ever been arrested in the case. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/cold_case_playing_cards/17399/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:38:49 +0000 WKRG.com: Debbie Williams Cold Case Playing Cards WKRG.com cards,cold case,florida,florida department of law enforcement,murder,pensacola,pluma bell sanford, WKRG.com: Debbie Williams no 30.415519081811506 -86.6217041015625 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_katrina_death_toll/17374/
Half of the victims were 75 years old and above. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_katrina_death_toll/17374/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:15:30 +0000 Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/fire_ants_kill_florida_man/17364/
Colony of fire ants responsible for the death of a Seminole County man. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/fire_ants_kill_florida_man/17364/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:23:24 +0000 Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/fl_woman_in_court_for_treating_adopted_children_like_prisoners/17361/
Frauded system out of over $1 million in subsidies. Woman adopted 11 kids and beat and handcuffed them. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/fl_woman_in_court_for_treating_adopted_children_like_prisoners/17361/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:31:47 +0000 WKRG.com: Steven Norris http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/do_you_think_country_is_in_recession/17348/
Click to see results of latest News 5/Survey USA scientific poll. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/do_you_think_country_is_in_recession/17348/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:26:17 +0000 News 5/Survey USA http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/drivers_start_filling_up_before_gustav/17341/
People in Pensacola say they don't want to wait in long lines. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/drivers_start_filling_up_before_gustav/17341/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:23 +0000 WKRG.com: Steve Alexander Drivers Start Filling Up Before Gustav WKRG.com alabama,economy,florida,gas prices,gustav,hurricane ivan,hurricane katrina,milton,mobile,pace,pensacola, WKRG.com: Steve Alexander no