Caribbean Isles Feel Ike’s Wrath

Caribbean Isles Feel Ike’s Wrath Updated: Sun, Sep 07 - 7:08 pm

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Hanna Finally Losing Steam

Hanna Finally Losing Steam Updated: Sun, Sep 07 - 5:37 am

System drops lots of rain along East coast. LATEST UPDATE AND PUBLIC ADVISORY atlantic ocean hanna national hurricane center tropical storm more

Boeing Strike Enters Second Day

Boeing Strike Enters Second Day Posted: 8 hours, 15 minutes ago

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Surfers Bitten in Florida

Surfers Bitten in Florida Posted: 10 hours, 47 minutes ago

Two surfers were bitten by sharks around the same time near Daytona Beach. attack beach bite dayton florida shark more

District Judge Dies

District Judge Dies Posted: 10 hours, 51 minutes ago

Senior U.S. District Judge William Brevard Hand, appointed to the bench by President Nixon in 1971, has died in Mobile. alabama court district hand judge mobile southern william brevard hand more

Ike: Florida Keys Evacuate

Ike: Florida Keys Evacuate Posted: 14 hours, 39 minutes ago

Evacuations underway in south Florida. charlie crist evacuate florida governor hurricane ike key mandatory storm tropics west more

“Scout” Reflects on “To Kill A Mockingbird”

“Scout” Reflects on “To Kill A Mockingbird” Posted: 22 hours, 24 minutes ago

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Ike: Florida Keys Evacuate

Ike: Florida Keys Evacuate Sun, September 07, 2008 - 6:02 am

Evacuations underway in south Florida. charlie crist evacuate florida governor hurricane ike key mandatory storm tropics west more

“Scout” Reflects on “To Kill A Mockingbird”

“Scout” Reflects on “To Kill A Mockingbird” Sat, September 06, 2008 - 10:28 pm

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Mother And Child Leap To Safety

Mother And Child Leap To Safety Sat, September 06, 2008 - 10:25 pm

A fire destroyed their home, but thanks to a mother's quick thinking one Mobile family's lives were spared. apartment building fire apartment complex fire apartment fire ashes burst into flames colony park apartments fire diana lucio engulfed in flames fire insurance firefighters janet turner jumps out of window leap out of window lucky to be alive mobile apartment fire mobile fire department mobile firemen saved their lives smoke steve huffman yorkie more

Caribbean Isles Feel Ike’s Wrath

Caribbean Isles Feel Ike’s Wrath Sun, September 07, 2008 - 7:08 pm

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TS Hanna Causes Little Damage So Far

TS Hanna Causes Little Damage So Far Sat, September 06, 2008 - 1:20 pm

Residents of Wrightsville Beach, NC say they dodged a bullet hanna north carolina south carolina wrightsville more

Power Still Out to 1 Million In Wake Of Gustav

Power Still Out to 1 Million In Wake Of Gustav Sat, September 06, 2008 - 11:44 am

Louisiana, Arkansas are especially hard-hit arkansas electricity entergy hurricane gustav louisiana power more

Ike: Mandatory Evacuation in FL Keys

Ike: Mandatory Evacuation in FL Keys Sat, September 06, 2008 - 12:57 pm

Governor Crist orders mandatory evacuation as Cat 3 hurricane tracks toward Gulf of Mexico. crist evacuation florida governor ike key mandatory west more

HS Football Dress Code

HS Football Dress Code Sat, September 06, 2008 - 4:10 am

One Alabama city now has dress code for high school football fans. alabama code dress fan football high school montgomery more

Ike: No Electricity May Complicate New Evacuations

Ike: No Electricity May Complicate New Evacuations Sat, September 06, 2008 - 4:17 am

The government is "working with great urgency" to restore one-third of the households in Louisiana that still have no power days after after Hurricane Gustav. electricity evacuations gustav homeland security hurricane ike louisiana more

FDA Posts List of Drugs Under Investigation

FDA Posts List of Drugs Under Investigation Sat, September 06, 2008 - 1:09 am

The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems, in an effort to better inform doctors and patients. drug investigation drug safety fda prescription drugs more

Minor Quake Jolts Oakland, California

Minor Quake Jolts Oakland, California Sat, September 06, 2008 - 1:03 am

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck east of Oakland, California, at around 9 p.m. ET Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. california earthquake oakland more

Alabama Congressman Ready For Marriage

Alabama Congressman Ready For Marriage Sat, September 06, 2008 - 12:54 am

U.S. Rep. Artur Davis is planning a trip to the wedding altar. alabama birmingham marriage more

Red Cross Shelters Closing In Mobile

Red Cross Shelters Closing In Mobile Fri, September 05, 2008 - 10:34 pm

The last shelter housing Hurricane Gustav evacuees closes on Saturday. american red cross hurricane gustav red cross more

Taco Bell Cheerleaders of the Week

Taco Bell Cheerleaders of the Week Fri, September 05, 2008 - 10:16 pm

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Human Bones On Pensacola Beach?

Human Bones On Pensacola Beach? Fri, September 05, 2008 - 9:30 pm

A sea shell hunt turns into a forensic find along a Gulf Coast beach. florida human bones pensacola pensacola beach more

Satsuma Man Charged In Fatal Hit And Run

Satsuma Man Charged In Fatal Hit And Run Fri, September 05, 2008 - 9:24 pm

State Troopers make an arrest in a deadly hit and run that killed a Mobile teenager in August. alabama state troopers ivan black kenneth musgrove mobile rangeline road satsuma more

Dauphin Island Residents Eye Ike

Dauphin Island Residents Eye Ike Fri, September 05, 2008 - 9:45 pm

After evacuating the island because of Gustav, residents watch the Gulf of Mexico. alabama beach dauphin island gulf of mexico gustav hurricane gustav hurricane ike ike ivan katrina limestone county mobile storm weather more

Pensacola Beach Hate Crime

Pensacola Beach Hate Crime Sun, September 07, 2008 - 3:08 pm

An assault that left a Mobile man beaten and bloodied is being called a hate crime. assault escambia county gary montee gulf breeze hate crime park east pensacola beach more

Copper Thieves Strike Vigor High…Again!

Copper Thieves Strike Vigor High…Again! Fri, September 05, 2008 - 5:23 pm

Copper thieves struck again at Vigor High School. Mobile County Public School officials say this is the fourth time this year students and teachers have been left without air conditioning. air conditioning copper copper thieves mobile county public school system vigor high school more

Early Detection: Problem Solved

Early Detection: Problem Solved Fri, September 05, 2008 - 4:49 pm

Colon cancer attacks one out of every seventeen Americans. Many do not know they have it until it is too late. alabama cancer colon cancer lung cancer mobile scott obrien stand up to cancer steve wnsp sports radio more

Mobile Murderer On The Loose

Mobile Murderer On The Loose Fri, September 05, 2008 - 4:47 pm

Mobile Police are asking for your help as they look for leads, after a couple is found shot to death in their home. alabama angel allen couple shot to death diana lucio double homicide double murder hollybrook drive leslie pettaway mobile mobile murder suspect mobile police willie jermaine allen more

Baldwin Wreck Kills Two

Baldwin Wreck Kills Two Fri, September 05, 2008 - 4:06 pm

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Hanna Finally Losing Steam

Hanna Finally Losing Steam Sun, September 07, 2008 - 5:37 am

System drops lots of rain along East coast. LATEST UPDATE AND PUBLIC ADVISORY atlantic ocean hanna national hurricane center tropical storm more

Black Bear Busts Secret Pot Farm

Black Bear Busts Secret Pot Farm Fri, September 05, 2008 - 1:14 pm

One community is cheering a special bear - but don't call him Smokey black bear marijuana marijuana growing pot farm more

UPS Driver Goes 1 Million Miles, No Crashes

UPS Driver Goes 1 Million Miles, No Crashes Fri, September 05, 2008 - 1:03 pm

Brent Boyd on Thursday surpassed 1 million miles on his UPS delivery van, the same vehicle he's driven for 22 years with the company. brent boyd delivery van million miles package delivery ups more

Panhandle City Considers Speed Limit On Bike Path

Panhandle City Considers Speed Limit On Bike Path Fri, September 05, 2008 - 11:12 am

Cyclists aren't happy with plans for an 8 mph speed limit along a popular Walton County walking and bike path. bicycle bike county florida path rosa santa walton more

Flexible Foam

Flexible Foam Fri, September 05, 2008 - 12:22 am

Stretching is an important part of any exercise routine, but traditional stretching may not be enough for everyone. Now, foam rollers are stretching people to new heights. foam roller massage muscle therapy more

Hanna Finally Losing Steam

Hanna Finally Losing Steam Sun, September 07, 2008 - 5:37 am

System drops lots of rain along East coast. LATEST UPDATE AND PUBLIC ADVISORY atlantic ocean hanna national hurricane center tropical storm more

Caribbean Isles Feel Ike’s Wrath

Caribbean Isles Feel Ike’s Wrath Sun, September 07, 2008 - 7:08 pm

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Fiery Motorcycle Crash

Fiery Motorcycle Crash Wed, August 27, 2008 - 4:28 pm

Mobile police say the driver was traveling "at a high rate of speed" on the I-65 Service Road when he hit another vehicle. alabama christian henry chrysler malibu crash mobile mobile police motorcycle motorcycle crash more

College Students Die In Crash

College Students Die In Crash Sat, August 30, 2008 - 5:16 am

Two University of Alabama students died Friday night in Interstate 65 crash near Mobile. accident alabama bama beach killed labor day satsuma students university of alabama weekend more

Mobile & Baldwin Co. Schools Closed Tuesday

Mobile & Baldwin Co. Schools Closed Tuesday Mon, September 01, 2008 - 6:01 pm

BREAKING NEWS: Students will get an extended Labor Day holiday. But some employees will have to work. alabama baldwin baldwin county hurricane mobile mobile christian school mobile county parochial schools school school closings more

Halls Mill Creek Before And After Fay

Halls Mill Creek Before And After Fay Mon, August 25, 2008 - 7:14 am

Click here to see a before and after photo slideshow of flooding from the Halls Mill Creek area. dog river fay flooding halls mill creek more

Gustav Pounds Gulf Shores

Gustav Pounds Gulf Shores Mon, September 01, 2008 - 9:48 pm

Public beach wiped out by storm surge, erosion. alabama beach flooding gulf shores gustav more

Bank Robber Threatens To Kill Teller

Bank Robber Threatens To Kill Teller Tue, August 26, 2008 - 11:20 am

Mobile police are trying to find a man they say robbed the RBC Bank at Moffet and Schillinger Roads in Semmes and threatened to kill the teller. alabama bank robbery kill mobile police rbc bank semmes stevie mckissick teller threaten more

Tree Damages Home in Mobile

Tree Damages Home in Mobile Mon, August 25, 2008 - 7:53 am

Mobile family wakes up to tree on roof. alabama fay mcgregor avenue mobile tree falls on house more

Images of Gustav

Images of Gustav Mon, September 01, 2008 - 2:52 pm

Watch the wkrg.com user slideshow from Dauphin Island, Fairhope, Pascagoula, Bayou La Batre and other areas. gustav hurricane photos more

Carnival Fantasy Extends Cruise To Avoid Gustav

Carnival Fantasy Extends Cruise To Avoid Gustav Sun, August 31, 2008 - 4:25 pm

The cruise ship will return to Mobile on Wednesday instead of Monday. alabama carnival cruise lines carnival fantasy gustav mobile more

Baby Thrown In Trash: Mom Will Be Tried As An Adult

Baby Thrown In Trash: Mom Will Be Tried As An Adult Tue, August 26, 2008 - 3:14 pm

Judge denies youthful offender status for teenage mother who police say confessed to killing newborn and dumping body in trash. alabama baby prichard trash tyese lewis youthful offender youthful offender status zarial lewis more

Wind, Waves Pound South Mobile County

Wind, Waves Pound South Mobile County Mon, September 01, 2008 - 5:46 pm

Heavy flooding makes clean up on Dauphin Island and in the Fowl River area difficult. alabama alabama port dauphin island fowl river gustav hurricane hurricane gustav jessica taloney mobile mobile county tropical storm more

18 Wheeler Overturned on I-10

18 Wheeler Overturned on I-10 Tue, August 26, 2008 - 7:20 am

Two trucks involved in accident on westbound I-10 in Theodore. 18 wheeler wreck alabama i-10 wreck theodore more

Gas Hoarding Drains Pumps

Gas Hoarding Drains Pumps Thu, August 28, 2008 - 7:21 pm

Two Grand Bay stations ran out of gas after people started filling up barrels with gasoline. alabama barrel drum fuel costs gas prices gas pumps governor bob riley gustav hoarding gas hurricane jug katrina price gouging law special assignment reporter tiffany craig tropical storm tropical weather more

Dauphin Island’s Berm Wiped Out

Dauphin Island’s Berm Wiped Out Wed, September 03, 2008 - 12:51 pm

Dauphin Island's West End Berm was no match for Hurricane Gustav. alabama bienville boulevard dauphin island gustav jene young sand berm sand dune storm surge west end more

HS Football Player Injured, Dies After Game

HS Football Player Injured, Dies After Game Sun, August 31, 2008 - 1:55 am

A Florida Panhandle high school football player has died after he collided with two other players during a game. collision florida football fort walton beach medical center john hicks niceville niceville high school okaloosa county sophomore taylor haugen wide receiver more

Child Hit By Car

Child Hit By Car Wed, August 27, 2008 - 2:09 pm

Update 2:05 p.m. Girl was on her way to school when she was hit by a car on Hwy 90 and Carol Plantation Road in south Mobile County. alabama child hit by car katherine hankins middle school theodore more

Annexation Anger

Annexation Anger Tue, August 26, 2008 - 5:28 pm

So many people showed up, fire marshal had to close the packed City Council meeting. alabama annexation city council government plaza mayor mobile sam jones semmes theodore tillmans corner more

Pensacola Tornado Caught On Camera

Pensacola Tornado Caught On Camera Tue, September 02, 2008 - 2:47 pm

A pizza delivery driver spotted the funnel cloud near Pensacola NAS. Click here to see it. caught on camera florida kevin rockwell pensacola tornado more

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