BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 115 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard....
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed....
By MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS 2010-09-02T21:36:31Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year....
NEW YORK (AP) -- This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared - or as last year's - but it's not great either....
Yesterday, The Decatur Area Education Coalition Opened the First College & Career Center in Macon County. According to officials, C3, which is located on the second floor of the Decatur Public Library, is designed to help students from 7th to 12th grade. . . .
Over 110,000 New Books are headed to Decatur classrooms as part of a project to upgrade school libraries. As part of District 61’s Library Plan Committee, the K – 8 teachers in Decatur Public Schools participated in the Scholastic Classroom Library Evaluation. . . .
At least some of the coal producers and other companies working with the Department of Energy to build an experimental coal-fired power plant in Illinois have decided to stick with the project despite major changes to the original plan. . . that could spell. . . .
Three Decatur men accused of spray painting area churches, schools and businesses will appear in court today. 21 year old Daniel Randolph, 21 year old Noah Sangster and 20 year old Matthew Muneses are charged with criminal defacement of. . . .
The Macon County Treasurers office is reminding taxpayers that tomorrow is the due date for second installment of real estate taxes. As always taxpayers have. . . .
