
‘Grim’ oyster season brings new tactics for oyster bars
NEW ORLEANS (AP)—People queued up as usual outside Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter one recent day, while inside the aroma of oysters bubbling on the grill filled the

NEW ORLEANS (AP)—People queued up as usual outside Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter one recent day, while inside the aroma of oysters bubbling on the grill filled the

NEWPORT, Ore. (AP)— Tens of millions of voracious purple sea urchins that have already chomped their way through towering underwater kelp forests in California are spreading north to Oregon, sending

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP)—The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the possibility that a distress call about a capsized boat off the coast of southern Maine was a hoax. The Coast

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP)—Authorities in Tennessee say they are trying to identify human remains found by a boater near a marina off of the Mississippi River. News outlets report Memphis police

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP)—As a waitress at the former No Wake Cafe for four years, Liz Miller dreamed of someday owning a houseboat of her own. The small diner operated

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP)—A Connecticut man must pay a $5,000 fine and serve two years’ probation after making false statements to obtain a Small Business Administration loan to repair his marina.

LONG BEACH, California (AP)—Conde Nast Entertainment has signed a development deal with Stars+Stripes USA for an unscripted show that will follow the coed, all-American sailing team in its America’s Cup

LUDLOW, Kentucky (AP)—Fire and police units are at the scene of a barge accident that set several boats adrift or sinking in the Ohio River. The barge hit the Ludlow