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Monday November 23 2009
Stillman Beats Alabama A&M 77-75
Skyler Williams Made A Layup With 2 Seconds Remaining And Stillman Beat Alabama A&m 77-75 On Monday Night The Bulldogs Led By 10 Points With 3:58 Remaining,... more »
Riley Team Pays Retired Worker $60K, Plus Pension
It's Reported That Gov Bob Riley's Administration Put A Retired State Employee To Work In 2007 At Nearly $60,000 A Year While Still Drawing A State Pension Of More Than $30,000... more »
Saturday November 21 2009
Alabama A&M Beats Martin Methodist 76-55
Casey Cantey Scored 22 Points To Lead Alabama A&m In A 76-55 Win Over Martin Methodist On Saturday Night Desmond Jackson Scored 16 Points And Bo Amusa Added... more »
Friday November 20 2009
Body Found In Ala. Believed To Be Missing Man
The Etowah County Sheriff's Office Says Searchers Have Found A Body They Believe To Be A Boaz Man Who Disappeared Two Weeks Ago The Gadsden Times Reports The... more »
Families Mark Anniversary Of Fatal Ala. Bus Crash
Families Of Students Involved In A Fatal Huntsville School Bus Crash Are Marking The Third Year Anniversary Of The Tragedy Friday The Bus Was Carrying 40 Lee... more »
Thursday November 19 2009
Report: Car To Blame For Deadly School Bus Wreck
The National Transportation Safety Board
has ruled that a passing car that went out of control forced a
Huntsville school bus to plunge from an overpass... more »
Tuesday November 17 2009
UAH Plan Mandates On-campus Residence 1st 2 Years
The University Of Alabama In Huntsville Will Require All Freshmen And Sophomores To Live On Campus Beginning Next Fall, And That Big Move Away From Uah's Traditional Commuter-college... more »
Monday November 16 2009
Alabama A&M Defeats Oakwood 86-81
Maurice Kemp Scored 19 Points And Alabama A&m Held Off Oakwood For An 86-81 Win On Monday Night With The Bulldogs (1-1) Ahead 82-81, Desmond Jackson Scored On... more »
Saturday November 14 2009
Alabama A&M Beats Jackson State 13-5
Deaunte Mason Rushed For A Touchdown And Passed For Another To Lead Alabama A&m To A 13-5 Victory Over Jackson State On Saturday Mason Was 13-for-24 For 128... more »
Huntsville Marks 20th Anniversary Of Worst Tornado
Huntsville Plans To Hold A Memorial Service And A Citywide Moment Of Silence To Mark The 20th Anniversary Of The Deadliest Tornado In Its History Mayor Tommy... more »
Monday November 02 2009
Pensacola Has The 8th Highest Airfares In The Country
New federal statistics show a city in Alabama has the nation's most expensive airplane tickets. Click here for details. more »
By
WKRG Staff/The Associated Press
Saturday September 19 2009
Alabama Woman Pays $63 K For Dinner With Palin
Cathy Maples of Huntsville, Ala., has won dinner with former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin after shelling out more than $63,000 in an online charity auction. more »
Tuesday September 15 2009
Boy Claims Kidnapping To Hide Bad Report Card
An 11-year-old Huntsville boy gets high
marks in storytelling after staging a hoax to cover up his bad
grades. more »
Sunday September 13 2009
Student Shot On Campus
An Alabama A&M student is in good condition after being shot on campus following an argument at a club. more »
Friday July 17 2009
Boeing Cutting Jobs In Alabama
Boeing in Huntsville has announced it
will lay off up to 130 employees in September. more »
Friday May 29 2009
NASA Marks 50th Anniversary Of Monkeys In Space
Able and Miss Baker were lofted from Cape Canaveral on May 28, 1959, in the nose cone of an Army Jupiter missile. They traveled 360 miles into space during the 16-minute mission. more »
Wednesday March 18 2009
Bama Busted By Borat, Again!
About 110 people, many of them senior citizens, were at the event where an alleged Austrian man and his male dancing partner kissed after performing a sensual Argentine tango. more »
Tuesday March 10 2009
Kesshia Peyton Goes To Space Camp: Day #1
What happens when you send a WKRG journalist to the final frontier? News Five's Kesshia Peyton suits up and heads to camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. more »
Tuesday March 03 2009
Dozens Of School Bus Crash Lawsuits Settled
The bus plunged off an interstate overpass in Huntsville, killing four students and injuring dozens. more »
Monday February 16 2009
Sick Juror Delays Sentencing In TGIF Murders
Jamal Woods, who played football at Davidson High School in Mobile, was convicted Friday of killing two people at TGI Fridays in Huntsville. more »
Former Mobile HS Football Player Facing Death Penalty
Jurors deliberate Monday on a penalty for Jamal Woods, who was convicted of capital murder in the fatal shooting of two men at T.G.I. Friday's restaurant. more »
Friday February 13 2009
Fate Of Former Mobile Football Player In Jury’s Hands
Jamal Woods, who played football at Davidson High School, is charged with capital murder for the shooting deaths of two men at a T.G.I. Friday's in Huntsville. more »
By
WKRG Staff/The Associated Press
Wednesday February 11 2009
Former Mobile HS Football Player On Trial For Murder
Jamal Woods, who played at Davidson High School, is accused in the shooting deaths of two men at T.G.I. Friday's in Huntsville. more »
By
WKRG Staff/The Associated Press
Friday November 14 2008
Man Hit By Train: Survives
North Alabama man run over by eight train cars. more »
Wednesday October 15 2008
President Bush Mandates Seat Belts On School Buses
Lap-and-shoulder belts and high seatbacks will now be necessary on school buses. It comes after a deadly 2006 Alabama accident where 4 students were killed. more »
Thursday October 09 2008
Murder Suspect Enrolls In College
A 23-year-old man awaiting trial for murder in Alabama enrolled in college in South Carolina where he was arrested on robbery charges. more »
Thursday September 18 2008
Bush Scraps AL Visit Due To Struggling Economy
The president addressed the nations this morning, skipping a planned visit and fundraiser to a waste managment facility in Huntsville. more »
Friday July 18 2008
Price To Land VW Plant Too Steep
Gov. Bob Riley says Alabama offered Volkswagen more than the state had ever offered for an auto plant. Riley says he didn't want to keep raising the offer. more »
Tuesday July 15 2008
Alabama Loses Race For Volkswagen
Gov. Bob Riley says he's disappointed the German Automaker chose to build cars in Chattanooga, Tennessee rather than Huntsville. more »
By
WKRG Staff/The Associated Press
Sunday June 29 2008
Storm Blamed For 5 Year Old’s Death
Strong winds rip through Huntsville air show. 1 killed, 12 others hurt. more »
Monday June 23 2008
NASA Job Cuts
A NASA leader today told a U.S. Senate panel that the agency anticipates losing 3,000 to 4,000 jobs at its launching site once shuttles stop flying. more »
Monday May 26 2008
Man Who Helped Put Us In Space Dies
Pioneering rocket scientist Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, who played a key role in developing America's space program, has died. more »
Monday March 31 2008
College President Fired In Alabama
Trustees at Alabama A&M say the president improperly paid an assistant. more »
Thursday March 20 2008
Pilots Remembered As Heroes
A memorial service honors two marines killed after their plane crashes into a mountainside. more »
Wednesday January 02 2008
New Year’s Gunfire Kills 7-Year-Old Boy
Celebratory gunfire wounds Prichard woman at midnight prayer service and kills a 7-year-old boy in Birmingham. more »
Saturday December 15 2007
Officer Killed
Huntsville police officer dies from gunshot, suspect charged. more »
Tuesday November 20 2007
School Bus Crash: 1 Year Later
Community marks 1-year anniversary of Huntsville school bus crash. more »
Monday November 19 2007
Federal Funding For School Bus Seat Belts
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters is proposing new rules that would allow school districts to use federal highway safety funds to equip school buses with seat belts. more »
Friday November 16 2007
No Charges in Deadly Bus Crash
No charges will be filed in a Huntsville school bus crash that killed 4 high school students. more »
Friday October 12 2007
Alabama Girl Molested on Delta Flight
The family of an 11-year-old Alabama girl has filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines after the child said a man sexually molested her on a flight from San Diego to Atlanta. more »