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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. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/naked_sex_offender_gets_life/17654/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:51:40 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hundreds_of_nutria_victims_of_gustav/17641/
The dead animals are floating in the waters off the Mississippi coast. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hundreds_of_nutria_victims_of_gustav/17641/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:31:42 +0000 WKRG.com: Steven Norris 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/hurricane/article/hurricane_recovery_fund/17611/
Set up by Governor Haley Barbour to provide relief for those Mississippians impacted by Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters including Hurricane Gustav. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_recovery_fund/17611/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:13:45 +0000 Mississippi Emergency Management Agency http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/coast_guard_working_to_reopen_port_of_mobile/17610/
The Port of Mobile is currently open to vessel traffic with a draft of 35 feet or less, but the Theodore Barge Canal is closed. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/coast_guard_working_to_reopen_port_of_mobile/17610/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:04:33 +0000 United States Coast Guard http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/worker_quits_refuses_to_price_gouge/17609/
The Mississippi Supreme Court has awarded unemployment benefits to a Days Inn worker who quit her job rather than follow orders to charge double for rooms after Hurricane Katrina. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/worker_quits_refuses_to_price_gouge/17609/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:51:52 +0000 The Associated Press 30.4297295750316 -88.52508544921875 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/lady_luck_gustav_spares_mississippis_casinos/17579/
The 11 casinos on the Mississippi Gulf Coast avoided major damage from Hurricane Gustav. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/lady_luck_gustav_spares_mississippis_casinos/17579/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:06:42 +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/hurricane/article/shipbuilder_suspends_work_at_gulf_coast_yards/17509/
Northrop Grumman is suspending production at its Gulf Coast shipyards because of Hurricane Gustav. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/shipbuilder_suspends_work_at_gulf_coast_yards/17509/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:33:36 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hancock_county_orders_mandatory_evacuations/17485/
Hancock County is issuing a mandatory evacuation for all areas south of Interstate 10 and areas north of Interstate 10 that flooded during Hurricane Katrina More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hancock_county_orders_mandatory_evacuations/17485/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:13:10 +0000 Mississippi Emergency Management Agency http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/mccain_gets_gustav_prep_briefing_in_mississippi/17474/
The McCains and Palin were invited to Mississippi by the state's Republican governor, Haley Barbour. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/mccain_gets_gustav_prep_briefing_in_mississippi/17474/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:50:16 +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/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/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/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/mississippi_coast_not_taking_chances/17339/
A tropical storm not yet in the Gulf already has some Mississippi coast residents concerned. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/mississippi_coast_not_taking_chances/17339/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:38:48 +0000 WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney Mississippi Coast Not Taking Chances WKRG.com biloxi,diberville,gustav,hurricane,hurricane katrina,jessica taloney,katrina,mississippi coast,tropical storm,tropics, WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney no http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/biloxi_student_contracts_meningitis/17296/
Parents are being notified about the viral case of meningitis diagnosed this weekend. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/biloxi_student_contracts_meningitis/17296/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00:31 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/4_arrested_in_long_beach_church_vandalism/17258/
Four people were arrested over the weekend in connection with recent vandalism at First Baptist Church in Long Beach. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/4_arrested_in_long_beach_church_vandalism/17258/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:33:14 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/keesler_evacuating_aircraft/17188/
To get out of TS Fay's path, Air Force moving planes to South Florida and Texas. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/keesler_evacuating_aircraft/17188/ Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:48:13 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/fay_facts/17118/
Fay's rain may be good for the Florida Panhandle. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/fay_facts/17118/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:12:45 +0000 WKRG.com: Jene' Young http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/bush_still_work_to_be_done/17096/
President Bush visited the Gulf Coast, having dinner in Gulfport with Mississippi leaders. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/bush_still_work_to_be_done/17096/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:33:38 +0000 WKRG.com: Diana Lucio Bush: Still Work To Be Done WKRG.com brent warr,bush,gulf coast,gulfport,haley barbour,katrina,mississippi,new orleans,president, WKRG.com: Diana Lucio no http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/weird_hurricane_tracks/17090/
Do you remember an odd hurricane or tropical storm track? With Fay's fickle forecast, local Meteorologists remember a few other strange storms. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/weird_hurricane_tracks/17090/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:41:49 +0000 WKRG.com: Jene' Young Weird Hurricane Tracks WKRG.com alabama,dr keith blackwell,forecast,gary beeler,hurricane betsy,hurricane ivan remnants,hurricane juan,hurricanes,jeff medlin,jene young,national weather service mobile,track,tropical forecasts, WKRG.com: Jene' Young no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/quadruplets_born_in_mobile/17091/
For the first time in nearly a decade, quadruplets were born at USA Children's and Women's Hospital in Mobile. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/quadruplets_born_in_mobile/17091/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:29:41 +0000 WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth Quadruplets Born In Mobile WKRG.com alabama,hurley,mississippi,mobile,quadruplets,usa childrens and womens hospital, WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth no http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/bush_on_gulf_coast_tomorrow/17055/
President Bush says he sees hopeful signs of progress in New Orleans nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina. Bush will be in New Orleans and Gulfport, MS tomorrow. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/bush_on_gulf_coast_tomorrow/17055/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:53:14 +0000 The Associated Press 29.95374469792335 -90.07003784179687 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/mississippi_is_fattest_state_in_us/17032/
When it comes to obesity rates, the Deep South leads the country. Mississippi is number one and Alabama's not too far behind. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/mississippi_is_fattest_state_in_us/17032/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:24:42 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/gulf_dead_zone_suffocating_fish_and_livelihoods/17017/
Fisherman Terry Pizani turns his captain's wheel with a mournful expression on his face. Far below, the fishing grounds off the Louisiana coast where the 63-year-old has made a living for five decades have become an aquatic graveyard known as a "dead zone." More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/gulf_dead_zone_suffocating_fish_and_livelihoods/17017/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:00:58 +0000 CNN http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/jellyfish_threaten_ocean_health/16979/
Scientists trying to find out why there's a rise in jellyfish numbers. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/jellyfish_threaten_ocean_health/16979/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:30:56 +0000 Associated Press 30.2910890570962 -87.59674072265625 http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/catfish_grabblers_needed/16971/
Mississippi State wants to know why people risk injury by catching catfish by hand. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/catfish_grabblers_needed/16971/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:20:36 +0000 Associated Press 33.45894275368764 -88.82583618164062 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/ms_police_officers_to_be_buried_monday/16970/
Gulfport Police Officer Rob Curry died in a motorcycle crash Thursday More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/ms_police_officers_to_be_buried_monday/16970/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:40:35 +0000 Associated Press 30.36813582872057 -89.09637451171875 http://www.wkrg.com/crime_solutions/article/disney_to_allow_guns_in_cars/16959/
Park had claimed it was exempt from new law allowing Florida residents to keep firearms in vehicles at work. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime_solutions/article/disney_to_allow_guns_in_cars/16959/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:34:33 +0000 Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/bush_coming_to_mississippi_next_week/16934/
President Bush will visit New Orleans and the Mississippi Coast on Wednesday to check out the recovery from Hurricane Katrina, just days before the 4 year anniversary. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/bush_coming_to_mississippi_next_week/16934/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:19:22 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/charging_premium_prices_for_regular_unleaded/16895/
A Gulf Coast gas station owner has been fined $1,000 for selling cheaper gas from higher-octane tanks. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/charging_premium_prices_for_regular_unleaded/16895/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:50:40 +0000 The Associated Press 30.417887641071157 -89.4342041015625 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/ms_family_caught_in_the_conflict/16867/
The conflict between Russia and the former Soviet Republic of Georgia has hit home for one Mississippi mother. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/ms_family_caught_in_the_conflict/16867/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:46:41 +0000 WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth MS Family Caught In The Conflict WKRG.com fighting,former soviet republic,georgia,georgian,mississippi,ocean springs,russia, WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth no http://www.wkrg.com/education/article/gulf_coast_among_worst_act_scores_in_the_country/16850/
Mississippi students had the worst average score on the college entrance test. Florida and Alabama did not fare much better. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/education/article/gulf_coast_among_worst_act_scores_in_the_country/16850/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:22:43 +0000 The Associated Press