Hurricane Ike (2008)

Galveston Pleasure Pier brings thrill rides back to Texas coast

2012-02-09 05:45:00

A disaster-prone Texas tourist destination that for more than a century has been an on-again, off-again home to oceanfront amusements will once again lure thrill-seekers with roller coasters, midway games and carnival confections. PHOTOS: New rides at...

A big question mark hovers over the cruise industry

2012-01-19 17:46:00

The first quarter of 2012 was supposed to be a sweet spot for passenger cruise lines. Wave season, as it's known, marks a time when cruise companies and travel agents roll out deep discounts on cruise vacations and rack up lots of sales. But that changed...

Dance of the hurricanes: NOAA video marks end of 2011 season

2011-11-30 16:36:24

Gasoline prices are set to rise as refinery production is greatly reduced

2009-10-27 16:34:22

Hurricane Ike storm tracker, Galveston webcams

2008-09-12 10:16:15

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Analysis: Too early to gauge impact of Pilot investigation on Gov. Haslam

2013-04-28 01:24:03

Political scientists and operatives, including top Democrats, say that Gov. Bill Haslam's reputation of integrity is mostly shielding him -- for now, at least -- from the tarnish that allegations from a federal investigation has placed on his family...

Deadly Northeast U.S. storms

2012-07-01 14:07:00

With just a few hours’ notice, millions of lives are turned upside down. Deadly storms ripped through eight states from Illinois to New Jersey, including our nation's capital. At least a dozen are dead, and millions without power.� Two of the...

Grand Turk: Dive right in

2012-07-02 06:24:00

GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos - There's not much here except the dazzle and the deep blue sea. The dazzle: Governor's Beach, a strip of white that edges the island like the powdered sugar rim of a cannoli. The sea: It's actually not deep blue. It's as...

Missing Firefighter Identified as Search Continues at Reservoir

2012-05-11 11:10:00

A Sacramento firefighter missing in a Yuba County lake has been identified as a 10-year veteran of the department. William Porter went fishing at Camp Far West Reservoir Wednesday night, and never returned home. Yuba and Placer Counties Sheriffs’...

Texas Ranchers Brace for New Cattle ID Rules

2012-01-30 00:00:00

Texas Tribune In Dan Gattis’ Georgetown pasture, cows and their newborn calves have bright yellow ear tags with identification numbers. “I can take that knife and pull that ear tag out,” said Gattis, a former state representative,...

Roanoke's Salvation Army is heading to Norfolk for Hurricane Irene

2011-08-26 07:45:00

Four volunteers from Roanoke's Salvation Army left for Norfolk Friday morning.� They got the call to deploy around 10 P.M. Thursday night. The volunteers are driving a large mobile unit that can feed up to a thousand people a day.� The group is going to...

Tropical Storm Lee stalls, dumps on Gulf Coast

2011-09-03 12:19:00

Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in south Louisiana and Mississippi and prompted evacuations in bayou towns like Jean Lafitte, where water lapped at several front doors along the main highway...

Hurricane Ike in 2008 left many buildings damaged in Grand Turk and many projects stopped.

2012-05-14 00:00:00

Hay que saber almacenarla con cuidado

2011-05-28 10:14:00

From 2001 to 2010 Ohio went through two hurricanes (Hurricane Ike barreled down on the state in 2008) and severe weather. "The state also had more than 30 earthquakes between 2002 and 2007," according to Kiplinger.com. The price tag for estimated insured property that was lost was $4.1 billion.

2010-12-11 21:00:00