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Fans Bring Home Bragging Rights
As the Auburn Tigers bring home a National Championship to Alabama, their fans are bringing home bragging rights.
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Alabama's New Governor Fills 4 Staff Positions
Gov.-elect Robert Bentley has filled four positions on his staff, including hiring his campaign press secretary Rebekah Caldwell Mason as his communications director.
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2011 Senior Bowl Superstar Finalist: Carey Dekle
University of South Alabama student Carey Dekle is a finalist in the Senior Bowl Superstar competition.
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Spill Report Rekindles Democratic Push for Reform
Democrats in Congress pledged Tuesday to push for tougher regulation of offshore drilling and to make oil companies more financially responsible for spills -- steps a presidential panel says are necessary to prevent another catastrophic blowout.
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2011 Senior Bowl Superstar Finalist: Rebecca Womack
Spanish Fort High School student Rebecca Womack is a finalist in the Senior Bowl Superstar competition.
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Oil Spill Commission Calls for Reform
Despite reforms put in place since the massive BP oil spill, a presidential investigating panel has concluded that the government and the oil industry still haven't done enough to avert another catastrophic accident offshore.
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Riley Cancels Trip To BCS Championship Game
Riley's pess secretary says the Governor did not want to leave Alabama while it is in a state of emergency. Riley declared the state of emergency Sunday due to the snow and ice storm.
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Saturday Is 'Cam Newton Day' In Alabama
Governor Bob Riley has proclaimed Saturday as “Cameron Newton Day” in honor of Auburn's Heisman Trophy winning quarterback.
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Cleaning It Up - Surf and Sand
Clean up of Alabama beaches is back in full force after a ten day layoff for the holidays. But, is it all for nothing as oil buried in the surf zone continues to impact local beaches.
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CDC: Flu Outbreak in Alabama, Miss.
It's flu season, and five states around the country are seeing higher numbers of people going to the doctor with the virus. Two of those states are located right here on the Gulf Coast.
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BP Crews Return To Cleanup Monday
Tarballs continue washing up along Fort Morgan Beach. Cleanup crews return to work after a 10 day break.
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How To Get a Job with Austal USA
The US Navy officially awarded Austal USA the Multi-Vessel LCS Contract, which will soon bring millions of dollars and thousands more jobs to the Gulf Coast. Want to get involved? Here's details.
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Battle Over Bingo Continues
The battle over bingo will continue in Alabama.
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Twas The Night Before Christmas
Click here to watch WKRG's annual performance of this Christmas classic by News 5 staff members.
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Track Santa LIVE
LIVE Track Santa as he makes his trip around the world. Click here for videos of Santa sightings, realtime updates and to track Santa using NORAD's high-tech Santa tracking system
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BP Foots Bill for New Beach in 2011
Alabama's beaches will get a facelift next year and BP will foot the bill. This is in addition to the "Deep Clean" that is already underway and ahead of schedule. In a meeting with BP Chief Operating Officer Mike Utsler, Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon got a verbal commitment for a beach renourishment project that will pump millions of cubic feet of sand back on Alabama's coastline. The price tag: 30 million dollars.
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Deep Clean in Orange Beach almost Over
Maybe some good news about Alabama's beaches. It appears BP's deep cleaning crews are ahead of schedule and could be finished in Orange Beach some time next week. But finishing the job won't be the final test.
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E-mails Show Struggle To Guess Size Of Oil Spill
Thousands of government e-mails show the White House struggled to determine just how much oil was leaking into the Gulf. They also show the government defended inaccurate estimates for months.
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You're The Next News 5 Star!
Want to star in the next 'Gimme 5' commercial? Now you can! All you have to do is upload a video of yourself saying, "Gimme 5!" at your computer webcam.
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Senators Meet With Feinberg
U.S. Senators from Alabama went behind closed doors in Washington D.C. to meet with the man in charge of the oil spill claims process, Kenneth Feinberg. The purpose was to put some fire under him to get oil spill victims in Alabama paid.
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Ken Feinberg Forming Oil Spill Claims Task Force
The man in charge of the $20 billion oil spill fund says he will bring his task force to Alabama next week to meet with business owners and find out why they have not been paid.
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Experts: BP Ignored Warning Signs On Doomed Well
In a 28-page report, an independent panel said the BP and its contractors failed to learn from "near misses" and failed to catch or correct flawed decisions that contributed to the blowout.
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Just in Time, Baldwin Family find Home
What a difference 24 hours can make. Thursday night we told you the story of the Drummond family. For the last four months the family of four has been living in a hotel room after losing their house, their possesions and their charter boat. Tonight could be the beginning of what could be a happy ending for the Drummond family.
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Send us Pictures of Local Veterans!
Every November 11th, we take time to honor the men and women who served our country in the armed forces. This year, we want to feature local veterans in our newscasts. Send us their picture on our Facebook Page!
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President Bush Credits Gov. Riley For Phrase
In his book released Tuesday, Former President George W. Bush credits Governor Bob Riley for the phrase "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job" that later haunted him after Hurricane Katrina.
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