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Thursday July 09 2009

Free Chicken, Phone Calls, and Partying!

You can dress up like a cow for chicken, make long distance business calls for free, and party at the Mobile Museum of Art! If you're not computer savy, the Orange Beach Library will hook you up for free! more »

10:33 PM

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By Emily Forrester, Rose Ann Haven

Couple With 16 Kids Killed During Home Invasion

Byrd and Melanie Billings were shot in their home Thursday night. Investigators say eight of the children were home at the time of the shooting. more »

10:21 PM

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By WKRG Staff

Comment by ickthus: i was a little right. some of the guys had worked at the home before. they maded a plan to come back and take there money. they all can not fry fast enough 14 Responses »

Winged Sprint Cars And Motorcycles Coming To MIS

Wendy Mathis and Van Rayburn talk racing. more »

9:59 PM

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By Randy Patrick

Comment by carl: I’m gonna have to try to put one of those wings on top of my wife’s car the way she flies around the streets. 3 Responses »

Blue Angels Crowd Could Be Record Breaking

Organizers are reminding visitors to get to the beach bright and early. more »

9:34 PM

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By Diana Lucio

Junk Yard Or Flea Market?

The business owner says it's a flea market but Mobile County sees it as a junk yard. more »

5:03 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by carl: I didn’t know there was such a market for fleas until i saw all these flea markets.I probably could round up a pound or two from all these cats roaming… 111 Responses »

Cold Case Cracked Open

A Pascagoula man is behind bars charged with raping a 15 year old girl in 1990. more »

4:16 PM

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By Jessica Taloney

Comment by goneisland2: Another rapist off the streets. I am glad the victim went back to the police and asked them to take another look at the case. 6 Responses »

Remembering Matt Studt

Family and friends of Baldwin County drowning victim still coping with the loss of a special young man more »

3:40 PM

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By Pat Peterson

Comment by minimay87: mustuknow, I know it must be hard to find the individual that had drowned and be the one to let the family know that their loved one is gone. To all of… 3 Responses »

Young Engineers Building Projects

EYE Camp seeks to encourage young students towards careers in engineering. Today they were building one of their projects. more »

2:26 PM

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By Chad Petri

Free Cell Phones In Alabama

A wireless carrier is rolling out a free cell phone program for low income families in Alabama. more »

2:14 PM

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By Chad Petri

Comment by cmb1: I told my husband last night i needed to quit my job and we could get divorced and then I could get food stamps, a cell phone and maybe the power bill… 14 Responses »

Tragic Irony In McNair Murder-Suicide

Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair had taped a 60-second television spot about suicide prevention which never aired and will now be scrapped. more »

10:18 AM

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By The Associated Press

Comment by ickthus: doesn’t serve the community???? looks like they got a poster boy for keep it in your pants player. 1 Responses »

Twisted Plot: Gravediggers Dumped Bodies For Profit?

Authorities say workers at a historic cemetery may have dug up more than 100 bodies and dumped them into mass graves in a scheme to resell plots. more »

9:41 AM

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By CBS/AP

Comment by snews: Seems like an “off-the-books” burial would require an “off-the-books” corpse. What gives? Organized crime?...Voodoo? view »

Time To Schedule Immunizations

Mobile County Health Department schedules special days for school immunizations and processing out-of-state student immunization information.. more »

9:35 AM

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By Mobile County Health Dept.

Comment by jeffsmith: All immunization shots are not healthy. I don’t like how they ram it down parents throats. Some have and may still contain mercury or who… view »

Computer Kids

New study shows kids from 2-11 spending more time online. more »

5:14 AM

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By Associated Press

Comment by FastFred: I really don’t know any children that are two yrs. of age that can type or spell well enough to “surf the net"and I believe “Nielsen”… 3 Responses »