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Data shows tourists went to Florida's East coast after oil spill Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:06PMFlorida East coast beach destinations, along with those in South Carolina and Georgia, have benefited the most from visitors who turned away from the Florida Panhandle and the oil spill this summer, newdata shows.
Fishing Report (9/8/10) Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:05PMHere's a look at what's biting, and what's not, in the Central Valley and Northern California. Fishing report for September 8, 2010.
LEARN MORE Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:00AMThe 22nd-annual sweep will provide an opportunity to teach children about the importance of a clean environment and putting trash where it supposed to go. The event also proves key data that helps target future anti-littering campaigns.
Earl socks Canada's Nova Scotia, weakens Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:51PMResilient Tropical Storm Earl raked over eastern Canada, leaving nearly one million people without power, the last gasp of what was once a monster storm that menaced the US East Coast but left it largely undamaged.
Hurricane Earl sweeps through Canada Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:17PMTropical Storm Earl raked over eastern Canada on Saturday, leaving nearly one million people without power.
Diminished Earl unleashes final fury over eastern Canada Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:12PMWashington - Tropical Storm Earl was lashing coastal areas of eastern Canada with strong winds and heavy rain but causing minimal damage late Saturday as its strength rapidly faded.
Weakened storm Earl moves toward Canada Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:57PMSOUTH YARMOUTH, Massachusetts - Tropical Storm Earl barreled toward Canada past the northeastern US state of Massachusetts early on Saturday after it weakened further and lost its hurricane status.
Hurricane Earl weakens as it nears US Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:38PMHURRICANE Earl weakened today to a Category Two storm as it approached the US east coast but continued to wreck havoc on coastal communities as tourists fled potentially affected areas and events, including a Ke$ha concert, were cancelled.
UPDATE: Earl's winds and rains blow into NC coast Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:11PMBUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Rain squalls and gusting winds from Hurricane Earl are becoming more pronounced along the North Carolina Outer Banks.
Hurricane Earl closes in on US East Coast Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:57PMRALEIGH, North Carolina - Hurricane Earl quickly closed in on a large part of the US east coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate North Carolina's barrier islands.
Earl's First Rains Reach Outer Banks Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:51PMThe first rains from Hurricane Earl begin to reach the Outer Banks, WXII's Brian Slocum reports.
Earl threatens East Coast with a pounding Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:42PMBUXTON, N.C. - Waves driven by high winds battered beaches and coastal communities as Hurricane Earl closed in Thursday on North Carolina, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S.
Erosion at the Beach from Earl Not a Problem - Yet Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:18PMSOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Homeowners at First Coast beaches are glad there has been no erosion due to Hurricane Earl - so far.
Horry County emergency managers monitor Earl Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:12PMHorry County Emergency Management officials say they'll continue to monitor Hurricane Earl and continue discussions with South Carolina Emergency Management and the National Weather Service out of Wilmington.
Hurricane Earl likely to brush state Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:19AMWILMINGTON — Hurricane Earl is building up strength and churning toward the East Coast, but its current path is not expected to cause much of a fuss in Robeson County, according to the National Wea...
Earl strengthens, threatens East Coast Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:25PMEarl strengthens, threatens East Coast
Checkpoint nets citations and arrests Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:27AM14 arrests, 43 citations issued during US-17 checkpoint
North Carolina surf open to disabled Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:15PMArthur Schools opens a closet door on the patio of Shell Cove house and takes out a beach buggy with balloon tires and flotation “arms.”
Volunteers clean Hilton Head beaches Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:16AMHilton Head's beaches, rivers, lakes, marshes and swamps filled with volunteers Saturday morning, as part of a community-wide beach sweep to clean the waterways of debris.
Travel feedback of the week - August 21-27, 2010 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:50AMOur readers share their thoughts on travel issues, including gap years and the best beaches in the Caribbean.
Go!: Today — Head to the Women's Show Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:25AMThe Upstate Women's Show kicks off today and continues through Saturday at the Carolina First Center in Greenville. The three-day event has more than 250 vendors selling products and services geared to women.
Sports show hits road to Gulf Shores to show support for community hit by BP oil spill Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:21AMGULF SHORES, Ala., — Doug Amos and Josh Moon are two guys who love sports. As a matter of fact, they talk sports every day on their sports talk show The MAX Roundtable, that originates on Sports Radio 740 out of Montgomery.
Cape Verde season off to roaring start Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:19PMDanielle rapidly became a hurricane Monday and is expected to continue strengthening. It's still well out in the tropical Atlantic and likely will stay off the U.S. coast, but it probably will throw high surf onto South Carolina beaches by the weekend.
Forecasters warn of a busy hurricane 'mean' season Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:06PMDanielle rapidly became a hurricane Monday and is expected to continue strengthening. It's stil
Beyond the beach: Cities try to lure tourists up the coast and to the mainland Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 6:59PMOn a recent rainy weekday, tourist Niel Shalit, his wife and their two daughters strolled the luxury Bal Harbour Shops, lured, Shalit said, by ``my wife's need for fashion.''
The full picture on Katrina recovery: An editorial Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 6:24AMThe fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina will once again draw the nation’s attention to Southeast Louisiana. How have we recovered from one of the worst disasters to befall an American city and its region? While news organizations from around the...
Small businesses with BP branding feel economic effects of the blowback from the oil spill in the Gulf Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:00PMCarl Brown has noticed a big drop in the number of people buying gas and convenience-store merchandise at BP of Forsyth County since the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began in April.
Donna Whitehead: Savor the books of summer Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:19AMBooks are as much a part of summer as beaches, watermelon and fresh farm stand corn. Bookstores highlight beach reads. Libraries pull out all the stops promoting summer reading programs and activities for kids. Students procrastinate over the classic titles on their required summer reading list. Bent, sun-faded paperbacks can be seen gripped in the hands of vacationers on beach blankets along ...
Donna Whitehead Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 10:44AMBooks are as much a part of summer as beaches, watermelon and fresh farm stand corn. Bookstores highlight beach reads. Libraries pull out all the stops promoting summer reading programs and activities for kids. Students procrastinate over the classic titles on their required summer reading list.
Giant Underwater Plume Confirmed—Gulf Oil Not Degrading Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:37PMA giant plume from BP's Gulf of Mexico spill has been confirmed deep in the ocean—and there are signs it may stick around, a new study says. Gulf of Mexico - BP - Oil spill - Environment - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Environmental Lawyer Jimmy Chandler Dies at 60 Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:22PMAfter posting a bog notice last night on the death of GOP activist Rod Shealy, it occurred to me that the least I could do was make note of the passing of my friend Jimmy Chandler, who died more than a week ago. I first met Jimmy in 1999, when I was researching my book, Banana Republic: A Year in the Heart of Myrtle Beach .… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
And now for the important news .... Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 2:11AMhttp://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Mel Gibson lost control of his Maserati while driving in Malibu Sunday evening and the car veered into a Malibu hillside. He was very upset at the car but nothing was caught on audiotape. By the time the police arrived he'd run out of Italian slurs.
Welcome to the Fray Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 9:40PMThe path to the Nov. 2 general election took an unusual, and somewhat commendable, twist in Horry County last week when two local residents made it onto the ballot via petition, rather than the normal party primary process.
Obamas take boat ride during Gulf vacation Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 5:17PMPresident and his family went boating as part of a weekend trip to the Gulf that was designed to showcase the region's attractions as well as the president's concern for those affected by the BP oil spill. Boat - Oil spill - BP - President of the United States - United States
In brief Wire reports Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 9:59PMA Dallas-based food company says it will close a South Carolina dairy plant in October, eliminating 151 jobs.
Developing Story Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 1:10PMPANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) President Barack Obama says the oil may have stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, but the government's job in tackling the environmental disaster is far from done.
Upstate Counties Spend Thousands On Hilton Head Conference Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 7:50PMDespite having to tighten budgets and cut back services, Upstate counties spent thousands of dollars to send council members and staff to a 5-day conference in Hilton Head.
Study to examine rising sea level's impact on estuaries, coastal communities Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:40PMA new University of Central Florida study will examine how rising sea level could harm estuaries and coastal communities along the Florida Panhandle and Alabama and Mississippi coasts.
Study to examine rising sea level's impact on estuaries, coastal communities Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 12:52PM( University of Central Florida ) Computer modeling and simulation techniques will help scientists understand the long-term impacts of rising sea level, which threatens barrier islands, beaches, wetlands and critical habitats for commercially valuable species such as oysters. The research also could potentially be linked with models of how remaining oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill would ...
CCU students survey on rip current awareness Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 5:44PMThis is a dangerous time of the year for rip currents in the ocean.
Write Less About Greene, More About Clements Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 8:19AMJust wondering why I keep hearing about the Alvin Greene debacle but never hear the name Tom Clements. Disappointed Democrats, as well as disgruntled Republicans, deserve to know another candidate is running for this Senate seat.
Plover to disrupt inlet move? Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 11:20PMSEABROOK ISLAND--That nondescript little bird is poking its head up in the middle of a plan to re-cut Capt. Sam's Inlet. And the piping plover is no stranger to controversy.
Travel briefs: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 1:09PMFor 20 years, the Natural Resources Defense Council has performed the whiteglove test on more than 3,000 beaches in the United States, focusing on water quality and health standards. This year, the nonprofit group had an extra challenge: to determine the effects of the oil spill on gulf beaches.
You say ... Letter to the editor Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 8:11AMUp until then only boat fishermen were required to have a license. In a nutshell the new law reads: “This act requires all individuals (16 and over) to have a saltwater recreational fishing license when harvesting marine resources, including finfish, oysters, clams, shrimp and crab.
Teaching the public to help fill the gaps Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 11:19PMISLE OF PALMS -- The reek isn't pleasant when it hits the nose there in the dunes as the rising sun blazes through a line of clouds.
Jimmy Chandler, top S.C. environmental attorney, dies Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 11:10PMConservationist Jimmy Chandler, the underdog lawyer who battled big corporations and influential developers in S.C. courts for nearly three decades, died Saturday night after an eight-month battle with cancer.
Myrtle Beach, S.C. Golf Resort Offers Guests A Chance To Golf And Fish Along The Carolina Coast With New Package Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 2:01AMGlens Golf Group Blends Two Favorite Pastimes For A One-Of-A-Kind Vacation Experience That Includes Charter-Boat Fishing In The Atlantic
Lowcountry Biz Boil Aug. 2, 2010 Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 3:17PMAs The Citadel prepares for the arrival of its new crop of knobs, the military college of South Carolina has broken several records with applications for admission by more women, minorities, blacks and just plain old South Carolinians than in the 168-year history of the school.
SC Beaches Infested With Stinging Jellyfish Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 11:18AMSouth Carolina beachgoers seeking solace from the recent heat with a dip in the Atlantic Ocean are getting an unpleasant surprise in the form of jellyfish stings.
Threat from BP Oil Disaster Recedes for East Coast, South Florida Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 8:05AMSouth Florida, the Florida Keys and the U.S. East Coast will likely be spared from any contamination from the ruptured BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. government scientists said ...