Five dead baby dolphins wash up on Mississippi Coast

If you're anywhere on the beaches of the Gulf Coast, you might want to keep an eye out for dolphins."GULFPORT, Miss. -- The deaths of five young dolphins over the past week has marine scientists concerned.The dolphin calves washed-up along the beach in Harrison County, but...

Nigerian Preacher Told to Divorce 82 of His Wives

Nigerian preacher Mohammed Bello Abubakar has been told to divorce 82 of his 86 wives. "Abuja A Muslim preacher in Nigeria with 86 wives is to marry again despite being told to divorce 82 of his partners by Islamic elders. Mohammed Bello, 84, has at least 170 children. " If...

Midwest flood woes head south

UPDATE: 6:22PM EST" Floodwaters breached another levee in Illinois Wednesday as residents in other parts of the U.S. Midwest scrambled to shore up embankments along the Mississippi River. The breach happened in...

Mississippi River levee breaks

UPDATE: 6:13PM ESTThe flooding could slow the US coal exports." Floods on the upper Mississippi River could slow U.S. coal exports because of stalled barge traffic and disrupted rail shipments, some industry...

Katrina Housing Grant Looted: from the Poor to the Rich

Am I the only one who can see that the figures just don't add up? Why do they need $600 million to fix $50 million worth of damage?Besides the total unethicalness in the first place. "Last week, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson approved a plan that...

WWI Buffalo Soldier Pvt. Patrick Bruton Honored

I can't understand why this brave man was not was not given his medals while he was still alive."BILOXI -- Army Pvt. Patrick Bruton suffered a serious head wound as a Buffalo Soldier in World War I, but he...

Chuck E Cheese Brawl: Pizzatime Fun

I think there's something in the cheese..."Police were called to break up a weekend fight among a rowdy group of teenage girls at the family-themed pizza restaurant, Chuck E. Cheese. The more than a dozen...

Katrina volunteers feel unwanted

They gave Greg Porter the key to the city for his volunteer work after Hurricane Katrina. Then, he says, they showed him the door.Porter received widespread acclaim — including an award from the White House — for founding God's Katrina Kitchen, a faith-based relief...

Harry Connick Closes out Jazz Fest 2007

"At Jazz Fest, final acts mean tradition By MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer Sun May 6, 8:26 PM ET NEW ORLEANS - Ben Wilson was a contented man Sunday at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Wilson,...

Firefighters Respond To Two Separate Fires

" March 5, 2007 Mississippi - A woods fire off 28th Street near the Gulfport-Long Beach line and near the Ladner housing development was reported contained by 3 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters from at least three fire departments and the Mississippi Forestry Commission were still...

Katrina: One year later (The Clarion-Ledger)

" Man uses car claim payment to start house Resolved to rebuild By Chris Joyner chris.joyner@jackson.gannett.com Rick Guy/The Clarion-Ledger Louis Skrmetta, the operations manager with Ship Island Excursions, talks about riding out Hurricane Katrina on one of the excursion...

Judge rules policy excluded flood damage (AP)

" GULFPORT, Miss. - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an insurance company's policies do not cover damage from wind-driven water in a decision that could affect hundreds of upcoming cases related to property damage from Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr....

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Missing Person - Conrad Nix Miller

Missing after Katrina - Conrad Nix "Nicki" Miller - was in homeless shelters in Biloxi.  Brother of Sean O'Brien and the late Sheila Ray O'Brien - any news of him, PLEASE contact ReginaObrien@bellsouth.net - THANK YOU

Baby's Life in Danger in Gulfport: Urgent Plea for Help

I have a family member with a 1 year old daughter stuck in Gulfport. He has high blood pressure and is out of medicine and the baby hasn't been able to keep food down for at least 4 days. I haven't heard from them...

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