Posted 12:37 PM 5/22/2012 by AP
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Opening a new, entrepreneurial era in spaceflight, a ship built by a billionaire businessman sped toward the International Space Station with a load of groceries and other supplies Tuesday after a spectacular, middle-of-the-night blastoff.The launch of the (More)
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Posted 10:38 AM 5/22/2012 by AP
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Bud is maintaining maximum sustained winds near 40 mph (65 kph) amid predictions that it will strengthen and could become a hurricane by Wednesday night. As of late Tuesday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Bud was centered about 485 (More)
Posted 8:13 PM 5/21/2012 by Elizabeth Hill
When most Louisianans hear "mandatory evacuation" what comes to mind is gridlock.
"You have a lot of people on the roadway. People trying to get out of the area."
Louisiana DOTD District Three Administrator Bill Oliver says the biggest problem for drivers in an evacuation is the (More) • Video (1)
Posted 4:12 PM 5/21/2012 by Rob Perillo
A weak upper level disturbance moving southward across Louisiana allowed for a few afternoon storms across Acadiana Monday afternoon. This same feature should allow for a few widely scattered storms again Tuesday afternoon.
Temperatures will remain in their "summer preview" mode with (More)
Posted 3:41 PM 5/21/2012 by Rob Perillo
Tropical Storm Alberto has begun to steer more eastward Monday afternoon insuring this system will have little or no further impact to the U.S. other than some elevated tides across the Mid-Atlantic States through mid-week.
Alberto, a small compact storm, sporting 40mph winds was located (More)
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