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Durrell Summers scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half, Kalin Lucas scored 21 and No. 2 Michigan State pulled away from Florida Gulf Coast for a 97-58 victory Friday night.
Tropical Storm Ida may not have done much damage when it hit the Gulf Coast this week, but its wind and rain compounded the misery for Southern farmers already coping with a wet, difficult harvest season.
Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast but bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast.
Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow.
Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.S. Gulf Coast next week.
Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds before losing its tropical storm strength Tuesday, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed.
A week of torrential rain has flooded the homes of more than 200,000 people along Mexico's Gulf coast, officials said Friday. Residents in some towns complained that no help had arrived.
Federal studies released Thursday cannot yet definitively link imported Chinese drywall to health problems or corrosion of pipes and wires that thousands of U.S. homeowners have been reporting for nearly a year.
A Gulf Coast man was arrested after falling asleep in the freezer of a shuttered pub he was trying to rob. Investigators said the man hopped a fence in Ridge Manor and pried open a locked storage shed. He allegedly ate a can of tomatoes, entered the walk-in freezer and took a nap.
President Barack Obama is promising the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast that his administration "will not forget" them as they work to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.
James and Maria Ivory's dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida's Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes and corrodes pipes. It got worse when they asked their insurer for help — and not only was their claim denied, but they've been told their entire policy won't be renewed.
The recession finally ended in August in one out of every five metro areas in the United States, especially in the Midwest and Great Plains, according to the latest Adversity Index from and msnbc.com.
A day after an enthusiastic, almost-gushing crowd met President Barack Obama on his first visit to New Orleans since taking office, some in this still-suffering, hurricane-struck city wondered when platitudes and political speech would give way to greater progress.
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll visit the Hurricane Katrina-damaged Gulf Coast by mid-October.
A federal jury on Thursday rejected a New Orleans family's assertions that the government-issued trailer they lived in after Hurricane Katrina exposed them to dangerous fumes, in the first of several trials that could lead to hundreds of similar claims being resolved.
For the first time since Hurricane Katrina left tens of thousands of families living in FEMA trailers, a federal jury heard allegations Monday that the government-issued shelters exposed Gulf Coast storm victims to hazardous formaldehyde fumes.
Scientists on Florida's Gulf Coast are trying to find an underwater robot that has mysteriously vanished.
As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama pledged to right the wrongs he said bogged down efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Seven months into the job, he's earning high praise from some unlikely places.
The first hurricane of this year's Atlantic season was gaining strength far off in the ocean Monday, while weaker storms threatened the Dominican Republic and Haiti with heavy rains and drenched the Florida Panhandle.
Northrop Grumman Corp.'s second quarter profit dropped by 20 percent as the No. 2 defense contractor said it was hurt by higher pension costs and higher estimates of costs to complete several ships being built in its Gulf Coast yards.
Governors attending their national convention on Mississippi's Gulf Coast have seen signs of Hurricane Katrina recovery — glitzy casinos packed with tourists, new condominium towers rising along the beach, the major expansion of a bustling state port.
The Coast Guard ended its search Thursday for five people aboard a small plane that crashed off Florida's Gulf Coast, saying it believes all are dead.
The chance of a severe 2009 hurricane season continues to fade, according to the most recent forecasts, a potential break from recent years when violent storms smashed in the Gulf Coast and sent energy prices spiking.
Thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who have missed deadline after deadline to leave their federal housing are being offered additional help and the chance to buy trailers for as little as $1 as the government seeks to avoid mass evictions.
Texas is the new retirement mecca -- latimes.comReporting from Galveston, Texas - After trying out Pasadena, Atlanta and Miami, Lilian Junco decided this was the place to retire.
President Obama's Trip to New Orleans Draws Criticism -- Before He Even ArrivesSlightly more than four years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, President Obama is traveling to New Orleans today to fulfill a campaign promise to survey first-hand the city's recovery. Share The president discusses the rebuilding programs his office put in place.
Don't Be Lured Into Feeding Wild Dolphins! "Off of Florida's Gulf Coast, lives perhaps the most unusual wild dolphin: "Beggar." It's a nickname earned years ago when this highly intelligent bottle-nosed dolphin learned there's more than one way to satiate his appetite.
Study Finds Big Storms on a 1,000-Year Rise: more hurricanes over last decade than last milleniumThe North Atlantic Ocean has spawned more hurricanes and tropical storms over the last decade than it has for 1,000 years, according to a new study.
Orvis Opens Fly Shops on the Texas CoastEven in a bad economy, saltwater fly fishing is the fastest growing segment of a pretty small niche in the outdoor rec industry. And slow economies always provide golden opportunities for those who find themselves in a position to take advantage of them.
Cruise the gulf and discover old and new Florida at its best - St. Petersburg TimesVisitors to our Gulf Coast beaches often are in a rush to get to the sand.
If you want to see beauty along the Gulf Coast, go to Alabama or Florida. If you want to see stark beauty along the Gulf Coast, take a drive along the Louisiana Gulf Coast on a night when there is a full moon.
Katrina Victims Will Not Have to Vacate TrailersHurricane Katrina victims around the Gulf Coast who were told to vacate their temporary trailers by the end of May will instead be allowed to buy them for $5 or less, White House officials announced on Wednesday.
There has been a lot of discussion - too politicized for my taste - about the proper way to adorn and eat a hamburger. However, what interests me, and I believe deserves a full stand-alone article of its own, is the hot dog.
Public meeting tonight on problems with boardFormer members of the board of directors at the Gulf Coast Humane Society have called a public meeting tonight to discuss problems they say exist with the organization's finances, the board's procedures and the animals' welfare.
Humane Society in the doghouseBarking up the wrong tree. That's what some say you're doing if you think the Gulf Coast Humane Society is safe. Former board member Judith Yevick told me, and dozens of concerned citizens in a public forum, that the shelter is breeding disease and discontent.
Gulf Coast Humane Society Charged with Animal CrueltyLee County Animal Services has charged Don Cohen, the executive director of the Gulf Coast Humane Society, with animal cruelty after receiving an anonymous complaint and picture of a sick dog. Animal services removed the dog from the shelter on Thursday.
Former members of Gulf Coast Humane Society board raise issues with agency's current managementNAPLES — Former members of the board of Gulf Coast Humane Society raised several issues about the living conditions of animals and practices of the current board during a public forum they hosted Monday.
Citation issued in alleged animal neglectLEE COUNTY: A person who is in charge of helping animals in need was cited for animal neglect at the Gulf Coast Humane Society. Animal Services is blaming the Gulf Coast Humane Society saying the medical care 8 month old Pinky received wasn't enough.
Local Humane Society cited for animal crueltyExecutive Director Don Cohen has been cited for animal cruelty. This is all started earlier this week when a photograph surfaced of a 8 month old dog named Pinky. Pinky was living at the Humane Society's shelter since June.
Gulf Coast Humane Society defends its director after animal cruelty chargeOn Thursday, animal services issued a citation to Don Cohen, director of Gulf Coast Humane Society, after investigating an ill dog named Pinky.
$1.6 billion port expansion plan to increase Mississippi's demand for housing
Galveston: The city that isn't coming backTears are beside the point now.
Two weeks after Hurricane Ike, more than 400 still missingGail Ettenger made her last phone call at 10:10 p.m. She was trapped in her Bolivar Peninsula bungalow with her Great Dane, Reba. A drowning cat cried outside. Her Jeep bobbed in the seawater surging around her home.
As Ike nears, chain asks for limit on gas buysA North Carolina-based convenience store chain is asking customers in 11 states - mostly across the Southeast - to limit gasoline purchases to 10 gallons as Hurricane Ike shuts down some refineries on the Gulf coast.
Well...there is no more guessing about the Metro area that will be effected. Its Houston. The only thing to wait for now is to see which way the eye jogs at landfall.
Obama will visit Gulf Coast when doing so does not divert first responders from needed preparationsBarack Obama said a storm like Hurricane Gustav raises "bipartisan concerns" and it's "fine" that John McCain visited Mississippi's emergency operations center Sunday morning .
Official Gustav Predictions from National Hurricane Center"AFTER 48-72 HR...THERE IS MAJOR DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DYNAMICAL MODELS ON WHETHER GUSTAV WILL RECURVE INTO THE WESTERLIES...STALL OVER LOUISIANA OR TEXAS...OR TURN SOUTHWESTWARD."
FEMA - Not finished with Katrina, not ready for Gustav - International Herald TribuneExcerpt from article below. For full article, click READ ARTICLE above.
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