http://www.wkrg.com/news/ West 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/west_mobile/ http://media.wkrg.com/media/webcast_news.jpg West Mobile - WKRG.com News - Mobile Al - Pensacola Fl - Gulf Coast West Mobile Get the latest Video News Weather and Sports and more WKRG.com podcast WKRG.com WKRG.com drencher@gmail.com West 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/local/article/west_mobile_mom_shoot_son/19480/
She said her son kicked down her door and she had no choice. Now, he's in the hospital and she's at home. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/west_mobile_mom_shoot_son/19480/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:49:05 +0000 WKRG.com: Tiffany Craig West Mobile Mom Shoots Son WKRG.com alabama,brandy lane,brandy lane south,mobile,mom,mom shoots son,perry fields,sherry pierce,shoot,shooting,son,son shot by mom,special assignment reporter,steven fields,tasha fields,tiffany craig,west mobile, WKRG.com: Tiffany Craig no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/angel_tree_registration/18055/
It's almost time to register for the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/angel_tree_registration/18055/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:48:45 +0000 Salvation Army http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/things_to_do/17964/
Looking for something to do this weekend? Things To Do is a full featured list of area happenings from concerts to community cookouts or just find the show times of a Movie. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/things_to_do/17964/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:35:50 +0000 WKRG.com: David Rencher http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/hurricanes_affecting_local_blood_supply/17827/
Ike a reminder of how storms make an impact far from where they make landfall. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/hurricanes_affecting_local_blood_supply/17827/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:46:41 +0000 LifeSouth Community Blood Centers http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/city_council_approves_annexation_plan/17314/
A four hour heated debate ends with a unanimous vote authorizing a special election on annexation. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/city_council_approves_annexation_plan/17314/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:05:09 +0000 WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney City Council Approves Annexation Plan WKRG.com alabama,annex,annexation,ben brooks,city council,jessica taloney,mobile,mobile mayor sam jones,semmes,special election,steve nodine,theodore,tillmans corner, WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney no 30.689887857721207 -88.0499267578125 http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/mayor_promises_to_pay_schools/17282/
Mobile's mayor hopes to squash annexation criticism, but opponents call his new proposal an insult. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/mayor_promises_to_pay_schools/17282/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:46:17 +0000 WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney Mayor Promises To Pay Schools WKRG.com annexation,mayor sam jones,mobile county schools, WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney no 30.68870689937537 -88.0499267578125 http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/officials_blast_mayors_plan/17125/
Ten county and state officials blast Mayor Sam Jones' annexation plan. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/officials_blast_mayors_plan/17125/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:00:08 +0000 WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney Officials Blast Mayor’s Plan WKRG.com annexation,ben brooks,mayor sam jones,mike dean,semmes,sheriff cochran,taxation without representation,theodore,tillmans corner, WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney no 30.68929738035413 -88.05130004882812 http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/semmes_incorporation_supporters_plead_their_case/17063/
Proponents held a meeting to talk about why Semmes should be its own city. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/semmes_incorporation_supporters_plead_their_case/17063/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:48:54 +0000 WKRG.com: Steve Alexander Semmes Incorporation Supporters Plead Their Case WKRG.com alabama,annexation,education,incorporation,ken megginson,mayor sam jones,mobile,neighborhoods,schools,semmes,sheriff sam cochran,wal-mart, WKRG.com: Steve Alexander no http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/people_in_semmes_area_react_to_annexation/16957/
Some people want Semmes to incorporate as its own city. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/people_in_semmes_area_react_to_annexation/16957/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:35:36 +0000 WKRG.com: Steve Alexander People In Semmes Area React To Annexation WKRG.com alabama,annexation,kings branch subdivision,mobile,moffett road,schillinger road,semmes,steve nodine,wal-mart, WKRG.com: Steve Alexander no http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/mobile_launches_agressive_annexation_plan/16945/
Mobile's Mayor insists annexation is necessary, but critics are calling it a power grab for rich business districts. READ PROPOSAL Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/mobile_launches_agressive_annexation_plan/16945/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:42:33 +0000 WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney Annexation Vote Could Happen Next Month WKRG.com READ PROPOSAL]]> annexation,jessica taloney,mayor sam jones,mike dean,mobile,mobile mayor,theodore,tillmans corner,west mobile, WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney no http://www.wkrg.com/surveyusa/article/do_you_favor_or_oppose_annexation/16912/
Nearly half of the people polled in Mobile say they support the city's efforts to annex unincorporated communities. Click here to see the results. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/surveyusa/article/do_you_favor_or_oppose_annexation/16912/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:11:51 +0000 Survey USA http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/annexation_round_2/16901/
News 5 has confirmed the City of Mobile will launch a new annexation plan tomorrow morning. Click here to see a map of the proposed area. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/annexation_round_2/16901/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:12:19 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/west_mobile_recycles/16869/
Curbside paper recycling is growing in West Mobile. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/west_mobile_recycles/16869/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:43:50 +0000 WKRG.com: Jene' Young West Mobile Recycles WKRG.com alabama,cardboard recycling,charmayne watson,curbside paper recycling,gulf coast containers,jene young,lamp lighter woods,lexington,newark group,pinehurst,sugar creek,west mobile, WKRG.com: Jene' Young no http://www.wkrg.com/education/article/parents_staying_connected_to_schools/16699/
The Mobile County Public School System has a faster way to get information to parents. Every school has a computerized messenger system. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/education/article/parents_staying_connected_to_schools/16699/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:34:57 +0000 WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton Parents Staying Connected To Schools WKRG.com alabama,davidson high school,email alerts,emergency,mobile county public schools,nancy pierce,ronnie rowell,text messages,theodore high school,voice messages, WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton no 30.689887857721207 -88.04580688476562 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/voice_of_news_5_passes_away/16436/
Long-time voice man Chris Clausen dies in Florida after suffering a stroke. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/voice_of_news_5_passes_away/16436/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:50:24 +0000 WKRG.com: WKRG Staff Voice of News 5 Passes Away WKRG.com alabama,chris clausen,florida,mobile,news 5,orlando,stroke,voice,wkrg, WKRG.com: WKRG Staff no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/mcdonalds_held_up_by_disgruntled_employee/16368/
A former employee of the Schillinger Rd. McDonald's has been arrested for holding up his former place of employment and assaulting the manager last night. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/mcdonalds_held_up_by_disgruntled_employee/16368/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:09:00 +0000 WKRG.com: Steven Norris McDonald’s Held Up By Disgruntled Employee WKRG.com mcdonalds,mobile,robbery,schillinger road,terrell robinson,west mobile, WKRG.com: Steven Norris no 30.683982921529303 -88.22690963745117 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/elderly_woman_dies_in_house_fire/16137/
Mobile Fire Rescue releases the name of the victim. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/elderly_woman_dies_in_house_fire/16137/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:59:02 +0000 WKRG Staff Elderly Woman Dies In House Fire WKRG Staff house fire,mobile fire department,somerby lane,west mobile, WKRG Staff no 30.67139682131799 -88.20251226425171 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/purse_snatcher_snatched/16097/
Mobile police find a 25-year-old man wanted for snatching a woman's purse at his momma's house. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/purse_snatcher_snatched/16097/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:03:01 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch Purse Snatcher Snatched WKRG.com alabama,caught on camera,ford dually,justin ballard,mobile,mobile police,purse snatcher,snatch,surveillance video,target,west mobile, WKRG.com: Jamie Burch no http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/purse_snatcher_caught_on_camera/15998/
A surveillance camera caught a purse snatcher on tape. Now police hope you can help them catch him. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/purse_snatcher_caught_on_camera/15998/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:26:02 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch Purse Snatcher Caught On Camera WKRG.com alabama,caught on camera,ford dually,justin ballard,mobile,mobile police,purse snatcher,snatch,surveillance video,target,west mobile, WKRG.com: Jamie Burch no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/roundabout_looking_for_answers_in_west_mobile/15997/
Work has begun to reconstruct parts of Dawes Road in West Mobile. Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean proposed a plan to relieve traffic congestion on Airport Boulevard. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/roundabout_looking_for_answers_in_west_mobile/15997/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:13:04 +0000 WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton Roundabout? Looking For Answers In West Mobile WKRG.com construction,edward mckinnel,john graham,mike dean,mobile county commission,roundabout,west mobile, WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton no 30.694611546632277 -88.04855346679687 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/suspect_wanted_for_bonnie_lane_murder/15992/
Mobile police are now looking for a third suspect in last month's murder at a home on Bonnie Lane. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/suspect_wanted_for_bonnie_lane_murder/15992/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:49:04 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch Suspect Wanted For Bonnie Lane Murder WKRG.com alabama,bonnie lane,jerod lewis,kenya webb,kevin crosby,marvin morris,mobile,mobile police,murder,west mobile, WKRG.com: Jamie Burch no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/vandals_hit_more_than_a_dozen_vehicles/14835/
Vandals on the run in West Mobile, they used bricks and rocks as their weapons of choice. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/vandals_hit_more_than_a_dozen_vehicles/14835/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:13:09 +0000 WKRG.com: Diana Lucio Vandals Hit More Than A Dozen Vehicles WKRG.com alabama,cumberland court mobile,mobile,mobile police department,smoke wood drive mobile,vandalized vehicles mobile,vandals mobile police department,west mobile, WKRG.com: Diana Lucio no http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/neighbors_concerned_about_crime/14730/
Neighbors will tell you their West Mobile community was once a quiet, safe area. But, now they're concerned crime has moved in. News 5's Kimberly Curth investigates. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/neighbors_concerned_about_crime/14730/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:26:11 +0000 WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth Neighbors Concerned About Crime WKRG.com alabama,bonnie lane,dartmoor lane,kenya webb,mobile,mobile police,murder,shooting,travis seals,west mobile, WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/rape_suspect_may_be_illegal_alien/14728/
Investigators have not yet found documentation to prove a rape suspect is in the country legally. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/rape_suspect_may_be_illegal_alien/14728/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:33:10 +0000 WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney Rape Suspect May Be Illegal Alien WKRG.com domingo lorenzo,fugitive,jerry taylor,rape,ridgewood acres trailer park,sex offender,suspect,warren mclamore,west mobile, WKRG.com: Jessica Taloney no 30.671027702716856 -88.2357931137085 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/power_outages/14713/
Afternoon thunderstorms knock out power to thousands of people in West Mobile and Theodore. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/power_outages/14713/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:02:15 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/emotions_run_high_at_crime_scene/14689/
Mobile Police say they have a murder investigation underway and they are still looking for the shooter. Emotions were running high Monday at the crime scene in West Mobile. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/emotions_run_high_at_crime_scene/14689/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:18:16 +0000 WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth Emotions Run High At Crime Scene WKRG.com alabama,bonnie lane,investigation,mobile,mobile police,murder,shooter,west mobile, WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/new_information_about_west_mobile_murder/13710/
The family of the man who was shot and killed early Thursday morning in West Mobile sent News 5 a picture of the victim. Police have also released new information about the murder. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/new_information_about_west_mobile_murder/13710/ Thu, 08 May 2008 22:05:17 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch New Information About West Mobile Murder WKRG.com alabama,albert jenkins,dartmoor lane,mobile,mobile police,murder,west mobile, WKRG.com: Jamie Burch no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/section_of_schillinger_road_closed/12819/
Mobile County crews will be shutting down one part of Schillinger Road for most of the week. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/section_of_schillinger_road_closed/12819/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:36:19 +0000 WKRG.com: Emily Forrester 30.69173307621447 -88.22562217712402 http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/man_charged_with_making_terrorist_threats/11901/
Mobile Police say he made bomb threats against a West Mobile hospital and several local businesses. Now Ronald Thompson is behind bars charged with making terrorist threats. But who is he and what was he planning to do? News 5 investigates. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/investigates/article/man_charged_with_making_terrorist_threats/11901/ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:40:19 +0000 WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth Man Charged With Making Terrorist Threats WKRG.com bomb,mobile police,red roof inn,ronald thompson,suspicious devices,terrorist threats,tillmans corner,west mobile, WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth no http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/mobile_annexation_promises/11403/
The city of Mobile is growing and so is the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department. More than a dozen fire fighters were promoted and in just a couple of months, 26 new recruits will help respond to emergencies. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/mobile_annexation_promises/11403/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:22:10 +0000 WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton Mobile Annexation Promises WKRG.com alabama,annexation,cadillac park,fire fighters,mayor sam jones,mobile,mobile terrace,police,sam jones,schillinger road,theodore,west mobile, WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton no 30.691068801620155 -88.03482055664062 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/close_call2/10507/
A brand new West Mobile home catches fire just minutes after mother leaves with her two babies. Updated at 2:45 p.m. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/close_call2/10507/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:03:23 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch Close Call WKRG.com Updated at 2:45 p.m.]]> august drive west,close call,dung van nguyen,hanh ngo,house fire,west mobile, WKRG.com: Jamie Burch no 30.65659405988124 -88.24901103973388 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/brush_fire/9096/
Fire and Rescue Crews battled a brush fire on Three Notch Rd. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/brush_fire/9096/ Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:07:25 +0000 WKRG.com: Steven Norris Brush Fire WKRG.com brush fire,fire,mobile,theodore,three notch road,west mobile, WKRG.com: Steven Norris no http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/appliance_burglary_ring_busted/8593/
Police arrest a pair of twin brothers and their friend for stealing appliances from homes under contruction in West Mobile. More ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/appliance_burglary_ring_busted/8593/ Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:09:24 +0000 WKRG.com: Jamie Burch http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/blood_donations_needed/8258/
A local blood supplier is hoping you will give someone the gift of life this holiday season. And they say there's a big need for it,especially at this time of year. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/blood_donations_needed/8258/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:50:27 +0000 WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth Blood Donations Needed WKRG.com blood donations,infirmary west,lifesouth community blood centers,west mobile, WKRG.com: Kimberly Curth no http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/west_mobile_annexation_supporters_are_pleased_with_vote/5265/
Mobile Mayor Sam Jones says work in the area that approved annexation will begin as soon as Wednesday. He says lighting is bad in the area and some roads are still unpaved. Watch Video ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mobile_annexation/article/west_mobile_annexation_supporters_are_pleased_with_vote/5265/ Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:14:36 +0000 WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton West Mobile Annexation Supporters Are Pleased WKRG.com alabama,annexation,sam jones,west mobile, WKRG.com: Kesshia Peyton no