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Florida pulls restrictions on Gulf fishing

Pensacola-Beach — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:36:54 +0000

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida is reopening Gulf waters off Escambia County for the harvesting of saltwater fish.

St. Bernard leader: keep all spill equipment here

Pensacola-Beach — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:25:51 +0000

CHALMETTE, La. (AP) -- St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro says he won't allow removal of any oil spill cleanup equipment from staging areas in his parish.

3 oyster harvest areas opened in Louisiana

Pensacola-Beach — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:25:51 +0000

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals reopens three oyster harvesting areas east of the Mississippi River, including Lake Borgne in Orleans Parish.

Reno man who fled after `88 rape sent to prison

Pensacola-Beach — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:05:53 +0000

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A former Reno man who fled to the Caribbean in 1988 after he was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl is finally headed to a Nevada prison.

Prosecutors: Smith part of conspiracy to get drugs

Pensacola-Beach — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:05:53 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In a surprise move, prosecutors in the case of Anna Nicole Smith's doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend say the former Playboy model conspired with the defendants to illegally obtain massive amounts of prescription drugs.

Associated Press Writer

Pensacola-Beach — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:05:52 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a $75 million cap on economic liability for oil spills.

PricewaterhouseCoopers laying off 500 employees

Pensacola-Beach — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:05:52 +0000

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- PricewaterhouseCoopers is laying off approximately 500 in-house information technology employees -- most from its offices in Tampa.

Appeals court blocks matching funds for McCollum

Pensacola-Beach — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:56:47 +0000

ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal appeals court has effectively blocked Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum's attempt to get the state to subsidize his campaign for every dollar beyond $24.9 million spent by his self-financed opponent.

Everglades, Madagascar rain forest on UNESCO list

Pensacola-Beach — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:54:46 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The United Nations has added Florida's Everglades National Park and rain forests in Madagascar to its list of World Heritage sites in danger.

PricewaterhouseCoopers laying off 500 employees

Pensacola-Beach — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:54:46 +0000

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- PricewaterhouseCoopers is laying off approximately 500 in-house information technology employees -- most from its offices in Tampa.