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Sunday, May 19, 2013  A Bay City business is damaged after a fire melted its steel frame Sunday afternoon.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  BP agrees to plead guilty and pay a record $4.5 billion over Gulf spill; 3 employees charged

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Isaac spins into New Orleans; officials consider intentional levee breach in rural Louisiana

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Updated with video: Water driven by the large and powerful storm flooded over an 18-mile stretch of one levee in Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  In bayou country and city alike, people batten down as Isaac takes aim at low-lying Louisiana

Monday, August 27, 2012  Forecasters predict tropical storm Isaac will strengthen into a category one hurricane before making landfall sometime Wednesday along the Mississippi coast. The storm has forced the evacuation of some coastal communities in Florida and forced organizers to delay the start of the republican national convention.

Monday, August 27, 2012  In Tampa, flooding prompted the brief closure of several main roads early Monday including three near downtown where the Republican convention was to be held.

Monday, June 25, 2012  Slow-moving center of Tropical Storm Debby could mean flooding misery for Florida

Friday, June 15, 2012  Stephen Baldwin awarded nothing in lawsuit against Kevin Costner over lucrative BP contract

Friday, April 20, 2012  FDA says no risk from Gulf seafood amid environmental worry over sick fish at oil spill site

Tuesday, November 08, 2011  Oil spill defendants want to keep investigations blaming them for disaster out of civil trial

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  New evidence cites more BP oil spill mistakes as panel prepares to release its report

Sunday, September 04, 2011  Tropical Storm Lee continues a slow drenching of the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts.

Thursday, April 21, 2011  Lengthy court battle looms over oil spill disaster; BP, rig owner, others look to lay blame

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  The president said significant progress has been made since the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, but the work isn't done.