News Topic: Atlanta
Monday November 23 2009
Tampa Bay Rookie Quarterback Remains Confident
Josh Freeman Spoke Bluntly, Refusing To Make Excuses For An Error-filled Performance The Rookie Quarterback Took A Step Back In His Third Start For The Tampa... more »
Friday November 20 2009
3 Daily Flights Could Return To Tupelo
Mesaba Airlines Is Asking For A Federal Subsidy To Offer Three Daily Flights From Tupelo Regional Airport Mesaba Said In July It Could No Longer Provide Service... more »
Wesley Snipes Appeals 3 Tax Convictions In Georgia
Actor Wesley Snipes Is Set To Ask A Federal Appeals Panel To Overturn His Three Federal Tax Convictions The Actor Was Sentenced Last Year To Three Years In Prison... more »
Thursday November 19 2009
FAA Says Computer Glitch Fixed
FAA Says Glitch Fixed; Air Traffic Union Spokesman Says Controllers Still Entering Flight Plans Manually..Mobile Regional is experiencing some delays.. more »
Tuesday September 22 2009
Underwater Atlanta
Mobile native Thomas Earle is part of a CNN report on the massive flooding in and around Atlanta, GA more »
Thursday August 27 2009
College Freshman Taking CPR
1-2-3 breathe: Emory wants campus trained in CPR. more »
Tuesday July 28 2009
No More Projects
Atlanta close to tearing down last housing project more »
Wednesday July 01 2009
Man Fears Friend Is Killed In Loxley Accident
Two people are dead in fiery crash on Interstate 10. more »
Monday May 11 2009
New Courtroom Battle In Water War
Florida and Alabama would would like to see the amount of water released from the Lake Lanier dam increase. Georgia says it needs the water to supply needs in Atlanta. more »
Wednesday April 29 2009
New Jobs Coming To Gulf Coast
In this tough economy many companies are laying off people, but an Atlanta-based corporation is looking to hire hundreds of Gulf Coast workers. more »
Monday April 27 2009
21 People Injured In Greyhound Bus Crash
The preliminary investigation indicates a front tire blew out, causing the bus driver to lose control and crash into a guardrail and bridge column. more »
Monday March 23 2009
Biloxi FEMA Office Closing
Oversight of the state's Katrina recovery will now be done from Atlanta. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made the decision after her visit to the Gulf Coast. more »
Friday March 06 2009
Don Siegelman Loses His Appeal
A federal appeals court has upheld most of the corruption charges against the former Alabama Governor. more »
Sunday March 01 2009
NTSB Investigating Jet Fire
Crew members preparing for a flight from Tallahassee to Atlanta noticed smoke on the aircraft. more »
Friday February 13 2009
Martin Luther King III Heads To India
The son of the American civil rights icon will be retracing a
journey his parents took in 1959. more »
Tuesday February 03 2009
Honest Cabbie Returns Bag Of Valuables
A Florida woman accidentally left a bag in a cab in Atlanta. The bag contained three diamond rings, two one-carat diamond stud earrings, a Rolex watch and the woman's passport. more »
Wednesday January 28 2009
Arrest Warrant Issued For Jason Caffey
The Mobile native and former NBA player Jason Caffey failed to obey a court order that he pay more than $200,000 in child support. more »
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WKRG Staff/The Associated Press
Tuesday December 30 2008
Falcon’s Matt Ryan Wins Rookie Of The Year
Ryan led the Falcons to the playoffs with an 11-5 mark a year after the team went 4-12. He's just the third QB in NFL history to win the award. more »
Monday December 08 2008
Robbery Victim Wanted For Murder
Anastasia Jackson was shot three times during a robbery. Her shooter is still on the run, and in a strange twist, it turns out Jackson is also on the run from the law. more »
Friday October 24 2008
Big Bucks For Holding Off For Sex
Engaged couples could win $10,000 as long as they don't consummate their relationships before they get married. more »
Former Atlanta Mayor To Be Freed
Bill Campbell was sent to prison for tax evasion in 2006. more »
Tuesday September 30 2008
Gas Shortage Continues To Plague Southeast
Motorists in parts of the Southeast are starved
for gasoline. more »
Thursday September 25 2008
Fire Destroys Pool House At Ludacris’ Home
The rapper was out of town when the pool house next to his Atlanta mansion burned to the ground. more »
Monday September 22 2008
Atlanta Courthouse Shooting Trial
Opening arguments are scheduled to begin in the
trial of a man accused of killing four people in a shooting
rampage. more »
Wednesday September 17 2008
Key Witness Against Siegelman Released
Nick Bailey, the longtime aide of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, was released from the federal prison in Atlanta and transferred to a halfway house in Birmingham. more »
John Mark Karr Leaves The Country
Karr, who implicated himself in the John Benet Ramsey murder, was living in Atlanta but did not feel welcome. more »
Sunday August 31 2008
Giant Panda Cub Born At Zoo Atlanta
PANDA CAM: Meet the the only panda born at a U.S. zoo this year. more »
Thursday August 14 2008
Mooning Professor
Professor moons students during a heated debate. The video ends up on YouTube. Click here to watch it. more »
Friday August 01 2008
Crime Solutions Task Force: I-10 Drug Trafficking
The convenience of the Interstate brings the consequence of crime. more »
Wednesday July 30 2008
Body Found On Airplane
Delta says woman's body found in restroom of plane. more »
Thursday July 24 2008
Kid Rock Gets Probation In Waffle House Brawl
The singer reached a plea deal with prosecutors in Georgia. Click here to watch SURVEILLANCE VIDEO of the brawl. more »
Sunday July 20 2008
WKRG Honored For Excellence In Journalism
News 5 honored with two Society Of Professional Journalists awards for region that includes 11 southeastern states more »
Tuesday July 08 2008
Deadly Bus Crash Report
NTSB says driver error, confusing highway signs and a lack of passenger safety features all played roled in the deadly bus crash in Atlanta that killed seven people. more »
Wednesday July 02 2008
Roller Coaster Reopens After Death
Six Flags reopened ride that decapitated teeanger. more »
Monday June 30 2008
Six Flags Death: Cops Rule Out Witness Statements
Police are ruling out reports from witnesses who say a teenager who was decapitated by a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia had been trying to retrieve a hat. more »
Friday June 20 2008
Water War: Florida Sues Army Corps of Engineers
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection have notified the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that they plan to sue the federal agency for violating the Endangered Species Act. more »
Tuesday June 03 2008
Jewelry Store Heist In Mall
GREAT VIDEO: Four armed and masked men storm into a busy mall and rob a jewelry store. more »
Monday May 26 2008
Martin Luther King Jr’s First Grandchild Born
The wife of Martin Luther King III gave birth to a baby girl, Yolanda Renee King, today at a hospital in Atlanta. more »
Thursday May 22 2008
Baseball Fan Dies After Fall At Stadium
Georgia man dies after fall at Turner Field. more »
Saturday May 17 2008
Man Who Stole Dead Woman’s Wedding Rings Arrested
A Georgia social worker accused of stealing a diamond studded wedding band and ring set, was released from an Atlanta jail last (Friday) night. more »
Thursday May 15 2008
Georgia Gun Law
Grits, gravy and guns: Georgia passes law allowing guns at
restaurants. more »
Tuesday May 06 2008
World’s Largest Aquarium to Be Expanded
Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia set to undergo expansion. more »
Monday May 05 2008
Atlanta Falcons Linebacker Arrested
No details concerning arrest of Atlanta Falcons linebacker Michael Boley. more »
Tuesday March 25 2008
Just Help Yourself
Need another beer? Patrons at Atlanta's swanky
STATS sports bar can draw their own. more »
Sunday March 16 2008
Georgia hit by storms.
Two die in the State; Atlanta cleans up. more »
Saturday March 15 2008
Severe Weather Rips Through Atlanta
Atlanta gets heavy dose of severe weather and more could be on the way... more »
Friday March 14 2008
Winds Rip Holes In Georgia Dome
SEC Basketball in the Georgia Dome played second fiddle tonight to severe weather. more »
Thursday March 13 2008
Delta To Offer Flights To China
Delta to begin Atlanta-Shanghai flights beginning March 31. more »
Monday March 10 2008
Atlanta Courthouse Shooter’s Trial Resuming
Accused courthouse shooter Brian Nichols' murder trial will resume July 10 in Atlanta despite problems funding his defense more »
Thursday February 28 2008
International Fugitive Caputred in Atlanta
A Chinese man has been arrested in Atlanta after an international manhunt. He is wanted for killing his wife in New Zealand. Tips from a popular tv show led investigators to believe the man may have traveled through our area. more »
A Mobile woman makes a sacrifice to help her best friend,…
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Family of Fairhope man accused of barricading himself inside…
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A man is shot during a carjacking in his own driveway.
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Some residents want work on Highway 98 bypass to resume.
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