http://www.wkrg.com/news/ Mobile Mobile News Alabama and Pensacola Florida News and the Gulf Coast Region News Video en-us Copyright WKRG http://www.wkrg.com/news/category/mobile/ http://media.wkrg.com/media/webcast_news.jpg Mobile - WKRG.com News - Mobile Al - Pensacola Fl - Gulf Coast Mobile Get the latest Video News Weather and Sports and more WKRG.com podcast WKRG.com WKRG.com drencher@gmail.com Mobile,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/crime/article/stabbing_at_beverly_motel/19747/
Domestic siuation turns violent at Mobile motel Tuesday morning. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/stabbing_at_beverly_motel/19747/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:53:34 +0000 WKRG.com: Tyler Ludke Stabbing at Beverly Motel WKRG.com alabama,beverly motel,domestic violence,mobile,mobile police,stabbing, WKRG.com: Tyler Ludke no 30.62428589987571 -88.15309524536133 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/child_abuse_charges_dropped_because_of_miscommunication/19743/
Charges later re-instated in cases involving five month old twins. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/child_abuse_charges_dropped_because_of_miscommunication/19743/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:04:44 +0000 WKRG.com: Steve Alexander Child Abuse Charges Dropped For A Time WKRG.com alabama,child abuse,crime,homicide,judge bob sherling,larry west,lawrence battiste,marketa sharpe,mobile,mobile county district attorney john tyson,prichard,twins, WKRG.com: Steve Alexander no http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/last_minute_push/19736/
Less than 24 hours before voters go to the polls in Mobile's controversial annexation plan. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/last_minute_push/19736/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:29:28 +0000 WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney Last Minute Push WKRG.com annexation,mayor sam jones,mobile,mobile county,semmes,theodore,tillmans corner, WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney no http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/adult_flu_shot_clinic_at_hank_aaron_stadium/19723/
The Mobile County Health Department will offer flu shots for people 18 years and older at Hank Aaron Stadium on Tuesday.. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/adult_flu_shot_clinic_at_hank_aaron_stadium/19723/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:19:13 +0000 Mobile County Health Dept. http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/raliegh_court_house_fire/19721/
Fire breaks out at Mobile residence early Monday. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/raliegh_court_house_fire/19721/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:18:25 +0000 WKRG.com: Tyler Ludke Raleigh Court House Fire WKRG.com alabama,house fire,mobile,mobile fire department,raliegh court, WKRG.com: Tyler Ludke no 30.723077946957463 -88.1393301486969 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/bayfest_2008_moves_into_final_day/19706/
Three day music festival draws thousands to downtown Mobile Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/bayfest_2008_moves_into_final_day/19706/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:45:23 +0000 WKRG Staff BayFest 2008 Moves Into Final Day WKRG Staff alabama,bayfest,bow wow,mobile,nelly,sister hazel, WKRG Staff no http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/homeless_teenager_arrested_for_bank_robbery/19681/
Mobile police say 17 year old Joseph Murphy was armed with a gun when he demand money from the teller at the Compass Bank on DIP. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/homeless_teenager_arrested_for_bank_robbery/19681/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:50:17 +0000 Associated Press Homeless Teenager Arrested For Bank Robbery Associated Press alabama,bank robbery,compass bank,homeless teenager,joseph murphy,mobile,mobile police, Associated Press no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/bus_on_interstate_10_catches_fire/19663/ A charter bus headed to Florida burst into flames in Baldwin County. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/bus_on_interstate_10_catches_fire/19663/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:56:24 +0000 WKRG.com: Emily Forrester http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/people_in_mobile_talk_about_vp_debate/19660/
Some hold debate-watching parties. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/people_in_mobile_talk_about_vp_debate/19660/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:34:35 +0000 WKRG.com: Steve Alexander People In Mobile Talk About VP Debate WKRG.com alabama,chatom,debate,environment,health care,joe biden,mobile,nashville,oil drilling,politics,sarah palin,tennessee,vice-presidential debate, WKRG.com: Steve Alexander no http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/bogus_check_maker_buster/19651/
Mobile police say Wiley Wynn Jr. used real routing numbers on the counterfeit checks he made in his home. But who's accounts did he rip off? Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/bogus_check_maker_buster/19651/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:10:46 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch Bogus Check Maker Busted WKRG.com alabama,counterfeit checks,mobile,mobile police,routing number,wiley winn jr, WKRG.com: Jamie Burch no http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/misuse_or_fair_promotion/19650/
Critics of Mobile's annexation plan want to know why city workers are picking up county trash. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/misuse_or_fair_promotion/19650/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:29:06 +0000 WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney Does Annexation Promotion Go Too Far? WKRG.com alabama,annex,annexation,mobile,mobile mayor sam jones,semmes, WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney no 30.75157282566691 -88.18004608154297 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/child_abuse_a_huge_problem/19649/
Last year, the Child Advocacy Center in Mobile saw more than 900 child abuse cases....some of them were repeat victims. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/child_abuse_a_huge_problem/19649/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:09:23 +0000 WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton Child Abuse: A Huge Problem WKRG.com alabama,child abuse,child advocacy center,mobile,pat guyton,physical abuse,sexual abuse, WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton no 30.687525926582914 -88.04855346679687 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/prichard_police_look_for_child_abuse_suspect/19615/
They want to charge him with abusing five month old twins. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/prichard_police_look_for_child_abuse_suspect/19615/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:42:00 +0000 WKRG.com: Steve Alexander Prichard Police Look For Child Abuse Suspect WKRG.com alabama,child abuse,child advocacy center,child endangerment,child neglect,crime,department of human resources,larry west,lawrence battiste,maketa sharp,pat guyton,prichard,usa childrens and womens hospital, WKRG.com: Steve Alexander no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/same_old_scam_new_twist/19602/
The Mobile office of the FBI wants to advise the public of an online extortion scam in which the e-mail recipients are threatened with death. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/same_old_scam_new_twist/19602/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:43:25 +0000 FBI http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/greater_gulf_state_fair_tickets/19598/
The Molly Ringwalds and Keith Anderson headline this year's Fair entertainment lineup. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/greater_gulf_state_fair_tickets/19598/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:52:45 +0000 Timbes & Yeager 30.687525926582914 -88.05130004882812 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/superferry_almosty_completed/19588/
Boat will be the second of its kind made in Mobile. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/superferry_almosty_completed/19588/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:55:01 +0000 Associated Press 30.600093873550072 -88.154296875 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/train_hit_by_car_may_have_stopped_on_track/19580/
Alabama State Troopers say two dead are from Citronelle. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/train_hit_by_car_may_have_stopped_on_track/19580/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:28:07 +0000 WKRG.com: Steve Alexander Identities Released in Train-Car Fatalities WKRG.com alabama,alabama state troopers,car,cater jenkins general store,fairford,fatalities,jennifer weaver,june weaver,lora head,malcolm,mcintosh,mount vernon,train,us highway 43,usa medical center,washington county,washington county sheriff richard stringer, WKRG.com: Steve Alexander no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/the_family_that_gives_together/19572/
The tough financial times aren't keeping young people of one Gulf Coast family from giving back. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/the_family_that_gives_together/19572/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:13:42 +0000 WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth The Family That Gives Together… WKRG.com africa,alabama,clean water,mobile,uganda,wattier,well, WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth no http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/telemedicine_connects_patients_to_care/19552/
AltaPointe Health Systems is using video conferencing technology to bring mental health specialists to rural South Alabama. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/telemedicine_connects_patients_to_care/19552/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:46:11 +0000 WKRG.com: Chad Petri Telemedicine Connects Patients To Care WKRG.com chad petri,mental health,mobile,telemedicine,video conferencing, WKRG.com: Chad Petri no http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/annexation_fact_vs_fiction/19544/
Not everything you've heard is true. News Five gets to the bottom of claims for and against annexation. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/annexation_fact_vs_fiction/19544/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:28:35 +0000 WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney Annexation: Fact Vs. Fiction WKRG.com alabama,annex,annexation,fact vs fiction,mayor sam jones,mobile,mobile county,semmes,theodore,tillmans corner, WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/mobile_dog_park/19508/
One Mobile man is going to great lengths to open Mobile's first dog park, while paying tribute to a special four legged friend. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/mobile_dog_park/19508/ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:17:39 +0000 WKRG.com: Diana Lucio Mobile Dog Park WKRG.com alabama,danny weemes,dog park,mobile, WKRG.com: Diana Lucio no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/former_president_clinton_to_visit_here/19507/
Bill Clinton will attend a $1,000 a plate fund-raising dinner Thursday in Daphne More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/former_president_clinton_to_visit_here/19507/ Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:37:24 +0000 Associated Press 30.629640569460406 -87.89474487304687 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/mobile_gas_stations_go_green/19479/
Two Mobile gas stations are part of the longest "Clean Corridor" in the country. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/mobile_gas_stations_go_green/19479/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:15:34 +0000 WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney Mobile Gas Stations Go Green WKRG.com alabama clean fuels coalition,alternative fuels,bio fuels,biodiesel,clean corridor,diesel,e85,ethanol,gas,mobile, WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney no 30.686566375551838 -88.20806980133057 http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/high_gas_bill_fires_woman_up/19478/
A woman opens up her gas bill and it's almost one thousand dollars! Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/high_gas_bill_fires_woman_up/19478/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:10:05 +0000 WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton High Gas Bill Fires Woman Up WKRG.com alabama,annie moran,bill,high gas bill,hot water heater,meter,mobile,mobile gas,trinity gardens,water tank, WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton no 30.685163937659563 -88.04718017578125 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/minister_loses_home_to_fire/19208/
But father of soldier killed in Iraq is getting help from friends. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/minister_loses_home_to_fire/19208/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:03:30 +0000 WKRG.com: Steve Alexander Minister Loses Home To Fire WKRG.com alabama,bronze star,fire,iraq,minister,mobile,private first class howard johnson the second,purple heart,reverend howard johnson,truevine missionary baptist church, WKRG.com: Steve Alexander no http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/huckabee_mccain_made_a_huge_mistake/19203/
During a stop in Mobile, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said John McCain made a "huge mistake" by even discussing the idea of canceling Friday's presidential debate in Mississippi. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/huckabee_mccain_made_a_huge_mistake/19203/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:16:38 +0000 The Associated Press Huckabee: McCain Made A Huge Mistake The Associated Press alabama,campaign 08,debate,huge mistake,mccain,mike huckabee,mississippi,mobile,obama,ole miss,university of mobile, The Associated Press no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/using_city_money_to_clean_private_property/19201/
This weekend, the city of Mobile will be making another push to convince people in the Theodore area to vote yes to annexation. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/using_city_money_to_clean_private_property/19201/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:24:45 +0000 WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton Using City Money To Clean Private Property WKRG.com alabama,annexations,barbara drummond,city of mobile,cutting,grass,lawrence wettermark,mayor sam jones,mobile,theodore, WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton no 30.685163937659563 -88.04855346679687 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/possible_church_copper_theft/19069/
Police catch at least one, look for more in incident at Oak Park Church. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/possible_church_copper_theft/19069/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:52:42 +0000 WKRG.com: Tyler Ludke Possible Church Copper Theft WKRG.com copper theft,mobile police,oak park church,sollie road,west mobile, WKRG.com: Tyler Ludke no 30.623067209550406 -88.2077693939209 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/west_mobile_shooting/19068/
One person was shot on Brandy Lane South. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/west_mobile_shooting/19068/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:38:27 +0000 WKRG.com: Tyler Ludke West Mobile Shooting WKRG.com brandy lane south,lifeflight,mobile police,shooting,west mobile, WKRG.com: Tyler Ludke no 30.667853224530045 -88.23519229888916 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/new_gardens_for_fonde_elementary_school/19067/
Volunteer Mobile and Mobile Gas are teaming up to give the school new gardens as part of a corporate month of service project. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/new_gardens_for_fonde_elementary_school/19067/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:39:51 +0000 WKRG.com: Chad Petri New Gardens For Fonde Elementary School WKRG.com environmental science,fonde elementary school,gardening,mobile gas,volunteer mobile, WKRG.com: Chad Petri no http://www.wkrg.com/financial/article/some_katrina_survivors_question_bailout_plan/19011/
Reaction comes after word south Mobile County is not getting more relief money. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/financial/article/some_katrina_survivors_question_bailout_plan/19011/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:20:24 +0000 WKRG.com: Steve Alexander Some Katrina Survivors Question Bailout Plan WKRG.com alabama,bank bailout,banks,coden,congress,fema,fema trailers,hurricane katrina,jim fuller,mobile,south bay communities alliance,washington dc, WKRG.com: Steve Alexander no http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/two_brothers_busted_for_two_dollar_store_robberies/18976/
Police say a man and his teenage brother robbed two dollar stores this week; one in Prichard, the other in Mobile. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/two_brothers_busted_for_two_dollar_store_robberies/18976/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:51:46 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/a_message_of_hate/18987/
A church in Mobile spreads the message of love and respect, but it got quite a surprise when it saw a sign that went against its beliefs. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/a_message_of_hate/18987/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:49:58 +0000 WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton A Message Of Hate WKRG.com alabama,church,hate,hate crime,israeli,jewish,jews,mobile,providence church of god,racial,sign,slur, WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton no 30.689887857721206 -88.04718017578125 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/overflow_international_helps_with_hurricane_relief/18919/
Mobile non-profit group is preparing to help victims of Hurricane Ike. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/overflow_international_helps_with_hurricane_relief/18919/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:16:10 +0000 WKRG.com: Chad Petri Overflow International Helps With Hurricane Relief WKRG.com chad petri,gustav,hurricane relief,ike,overflow international,relief,texas, WKRG.com: Chad Petri no http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/copper_ordinance_doesnt_stop_people_from_stealing/18599/
Cracking down on scrap metal thieves is working, but people are still stealing. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/copper_ordinance_doesnt_stop_people_from_stealing/18599/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:08:51 +0000 WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton Copper Ordinance Doesn’t Stop People From Stealing WKRG.com alabama,copper,copper thieves,grand bay,mobile,salvage,scrap metal, WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton no 30.691068801620154 -88.0499267578125