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Yesterday at 5:49 PM  Hurricane Earl is weakening slightly as it heads toward North Carolina's Outer Banks, but forecasters say it's still a dangerous hurricane with winds of 115 mph.

Yesterday at 5:09 PM  Surfers were enjoying the rare surf conditions all over the Grand Strand Thursday.

Yesterday at 4:15 PM  The high waves kicked up by Hurricane Earl will certainly carry some sand out to sea with them.

Yesterday at 3:45 PM  Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago.

Yesterday at 3:37 PM  Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world's largest online social network to abandon plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center in the U.S.

Yesterday at 2:35 PM  Hurricane Earl is weakening slightly but it's still packing winds near 125 mph as it blows toward North Carolina's coast.

Yesterday at 12:54 PM  Scientists reviewing the acclaimed but beleaguered international climate change panel called Monday for a major overhaul in the way it's run, but stopped short of calling for the ouster of the current leader.

Yesterday at 10:00 AM  The National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a tropical storm warning early Thursday for the coast of Long Island in New York and a hurricane watch was issued for areas of Massachusetts.

Yesterday at 8:56 AM  Tourists are largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks as Hurricane Earl heads toward the Eastern Seaboard.

Yesterday at 8:06 AM  Hurricane Earl will pass to our East today bringing a windy day with more clouds and a slight chance of a coastal shower. Very hot weather expected tomorrow before more seasonal weather returns for Labor Day Weekend.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Forecasters say Hurricane Earl has become a Category 4 storm with top sustained winds of 135 mph as the dangerous and powerful storm heads toward the East Coast.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Forecasters say Hurricane Earl has become a Category 4 storm with top sustained winds of 135 mph as the dangerous and powerful storm heads toward the East Coast.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Is it possible to be *too* well-informed about a hurricane? It's a real issue for tourism on the Grand Strand, with many potential visitors getting conflicting or unclear information about Hurricane Earl's path.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Forecasters say there's a high risk for rip currents along the South Carolina coast as Hurricane Earl approaches.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  North Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency as evacuation of the coast ahead of Hurricane Earl continues.