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 rain to the already-soaked Southeast. ...more

November 11, 2009

The National Hurricane Center dropped all tropical storm warnings for the northern Gulf Coast. Winds in a weakening Tropical Storm Ida dropped enough this morning for the storm to be declared a tropical depression. Forecasters expect Ida to be swallowed by an approaching front on Wednesday. As Ida fizzles, its remains will influence weather in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

November 10, 2009

Some Gulf Coast residents hunkered down at home and in shelters Monday while others ventured outside to watch the approach of a rare late-season tropical storm that brought the potential for high winds, flooding and up to 8 inches of rain in some places. ...more

November 10, 2009

Perched on a hill above one of Hernando County's most scenic valleys, researchers work to answer cattle questions. ...more

February 27, 2009

A coalition of environmental organizations wants a multistate council studying threats to the Gulf of Mexico to focus on climate change and its effects. ...more

January 14, 2009

Nearly 2 million residents of Louisiana evacuated their homes to escape Hurricane Gustav. The Category 2 hurricane missed New Orleans, but left a trail of destruction across Louisiana, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle after making landfall in Cocodrie, La. ...more

September 11, 2008

Armed with voracious appetites and explosive reproductive capabilities, giant rat-like swamp creatures from another continent lurk deep within a dark, otherworldly bayou. Rustling near the base of an ancient moss-covered tree reveals an invasive rodent called the nutria - scientific name Myocastor coypus - which has unleashed a torrent of environmental devastation along the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. It sounds like something out of a 1950s horror movie, but these semi-aquatic mammals are wreaking havoc right now on the natural ecosystem of Louisiana, Florida and other nearby states. Reports indicate that over 300,000 acres of wetlands have been destroyed by nutria in Louisiana. ...more

August 4, 2008

Verizon Communications Inc. named a new leader for Verizon's lobbying and public affairs in Florida on Tuesday, amid a broad reshuffling of regional chiefs in the United States. ...more

June 18, 2008

Smoke rose from burning heaps of wreckage Saturday as residents of rural Arkansas cleaned up what was left of their homes after deadly tornadoes scoured a state that has been plagued by severe weather this year. ...more

May 4, 2008

The makers of popular cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia - Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. - are being sued in states across the country over allegations that they misled consumers into thinking the drugs were more effective than generic ones. ...more

January 25, 2008