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Monday, May 06, 2013  A new U.S. Census report finds that a North Carolina city is No. 2 in the country for its percentage of recent unmarried mothers, and two South Carolina cities are in the Top 10.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  The Baltimore Ravens have won their second Super Bowl in 12 years by holding off the favored San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl 47 at the New Orleans Superdome.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Power went out at the Superdome early in the third quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday with the Baltimore Ravens leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Coast Guard officials say an oil rig has exploded off the coast of Louisiana, sending four people to hospitals. Two are believed to be missing.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Isaac is losing some of its strength and has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it trudges inland over Louisiana.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  The Coastal South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross has sent four volunteers to the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Isaac nears.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Tropical Storm Isaac continues to head for the Gulf Coast where it is expected to land Wednesday on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall.

Sunday, August 26, 2012  As Tropical Storm Isaac's path continues for the Gulf Coast, hurricane warnings have been issued from Louisiana to the Florida panhandle.

Sunday, February 26, 2012  A federal trial over the nation's worst offshore oil disaster has been delayed for a week to allow more time for settlement talks, according to two people close to the case.

Sunday, September 04, 2011  Parts of the Gulf Coast continue to wallow in the misery of slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee, which has dumped more than a foot of rain in New Orleans and spun off tornadoes elsewhere.

Saturday, September 03, 2011  Tropical Storm Lee has stalled just off the Louisiana coast as it dumps heavy rain across the northern Gulf Coast.

Friday, September 02, 2011  Six years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast and flooded almost the entire city of New Orleans. Some were able to move back and rebuild their lives, including artists who are displaying their work as part of an exhibit at Coastal Carolina University. The exhibit is just one way to show that despite the tragedy of the storm, beauty still remains.

Sunday, August 14, 2011  At least three major grocery store chains are recalling certain packages of ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination.

Saturday, May 14, 2011  The Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water from a spillway along the rising Mississippi River in Louisiana, diverting water into the countryside in hopes of avoiding a potentially bigger disaster in heavily populated areas downstream.

Saturday, May 07, 2011  Forty college students are taking a bus trip through the South to retrace the route of the 1961 Freedom Rides to challenge segregation laws.