Managers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are assessing national wildlife refuge facilities and habitats damaged as Hurricane Ida swept through the mid-Atlantic November 11-13. Most of the heavy storm damage occurred at Virginia national wildlife refuges with minor damage scattered along the eastern coast as far as Delaware.
Hawaii is escaping the 2009 hurricane season unscathed unless a last-minute storm strikes. There are about two weeks remaining in this year's hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30. But officials at ...
Rusty Costanza / The Times-Picayune Crowds gather in January 2009 to mark the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans Construction has begun on the new visitor's center at Chalmette Battlefield , officials said.
Brandon Tyson, 13, of Hurricane traveled to the Glen Jean Armed Forces Reserve Center in Fayette County Wednesday to hear his national Boy Scouts of America leaders announce their plans for a world-class scouting venue.
If national health care reform passes, it could affect the Montgomery County Hospital District, prompting concerns by both a former and a present board member about the need for an $11.25 million administration building and service center.
What causes a sunset to be colorful and beautiful one day and boring and just get dark the next? Why do cities along a coastline have warmer annual temperatures then inland cities? These and many more weather questions are answered in our online weather Q and A column.
FORT PIERCE — After more than 20 years of revitalization efforts, the Main Street Fort Pierce program is being recognized nationally for making downtown great.
ROANOKE RAPIDS — With the remnants of Hurricane Ida joining forces with a coastal low pressure area, Halifax and Northampton counties and much of North Carolina and Virginia continue to get wet.
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