Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill floats on the water as the sky is reflected in sheen on Barataria Bay off the coast of Louisiana Monday, June, 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:13 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:13:14 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same timeMore >>
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same timeMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:51 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:51:40 GMT
CHATHAM, Va. (AP) - State alcohol regulators say they have arrested a Pittsylvania County man after they seized 339 gallons of moonshine from his home. Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlMore >>
CHATHAM, Va. (AP) - State alcohol regulators say they have arrested a Pittsylvania County man after they seized 339 gallons of moonshine from his home. Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:35 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:35:48 GMT
STONY VREEK, VA--State Police are assisting authorities in Sussex County as they search for a man who fled into the woods Tuesday afternoon. It happened along the 1600 block of Blue Star Highway near theMore >>
State Police are assisting authorities in Sussex County as they search for a man who fled into the woods Tuesday afternoon.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:19 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:19:03 GMT
GROTTOES, Va. (AP) - The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office says a 59-year-old Grottoes farmer was fatally trampled by his bull. Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said Sam Saufley was found by family members SaturdayMore >>
GROTTOES, Va. (AP) - The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office says a 59-year-old Grottoes farmer was fatally trampled by his bull. Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said Sam Saufley was found by family members SaturdayMore >>
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Old oil has washed up on some Louisiana beaches after Hurricane Isaac and officials are testing whether it's left over from BP's Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010.
Officials late Tuesday restricted fishing in waters extending a mile off a roughly 13-mile stretch of coastline.
The weathered oil was in the form of tar. The state Wildlife and Fisheries Department said there was a large mat of tar on one beach and concentrations of tar balls on adjacent beaches. An adviser to Gov. Bobby Jindal said later surveys found several more tar mats. Their size was not immediately clear.
Oil company BP PLC said it was too early to say if the tar came from oil that spewed into the Gulf of Mexico when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded.
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