Oil spotted about 9 miles off Fla. coastPENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. — An oil sheen was confirmed about nine miles off the Florida coast, and officials are saying it could hit the white sands of Pensacola Beach as soon as Wednesday.
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- Census finds recent sharp rise in Gulf Coast population, but demographers say it won’t last
- Settlement reached in wrongful death lawsuit involving major leaguer Jim Leyritz, car crash
- BP says $29 million has been paid to more than 12,000 people in Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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- Coast Guard: About 100 tar balls found throughout Fla. Keys, but none linked to Gulf spill
- No quick decision from US judicial panel on consolidating oil spill lawsuits
- Some oil spill events from Tuesday, May 25, 2010
- Snowed under: A pair of Florida bids for the 2014 Super Bowl come up short
- NFL puts warm-weather rule on ice, picks NJ for 2014 Super Bowl (You got a problem with that?)
- Fla. tourism officials running advertisements to combat worries over massive Gulf oil spill
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- A summary of May 22 events related to the vast Gulf oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon rig
- Former Fla. Sen. Bob Graham, ex-EPA chief William Reilly head presidential oil spill panel
- Frustration, anger mount as gooey oil seeps into Gulf of Mexico wetlands and leak continues
- Obama selects former Florida senator, former EPA chief to lead presidential oil spill panel
- AP sources: Ex-Fla. Sen. Graham and former EPA chief Reilly to head panel on Gulf spill
- A summary of May 21 events related to the vast Gulf oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon rig
- AP source: Former Fla. senator Graham to co-chair presidential commission on Gulf oil spill
- A month after Gulf Coast oil spill, some wonder why BP is still in charge of response, cleanup
- What many had feared: Thick oil from blown-out well washes into La. marshes for the first time
- BP acknowledges spill is bigger than estimate; oil pushes into delicate La. marshes
- A summary of May 20 events related to the vast Gulf oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon rig
- Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor being sued in Miami over injuries in Nov. car crash
- BP says mile-long tube is siphoning 210,000 gallons of Gulf oil a day, but more is escaping
- Oil clogs La. marshes as another finger of Gulf spill edges into current touching Keys, Cuba
- Scientists say oil has arrived in loop current, posing broader environmental risk
- As BP announces latest plan to try to stop oil leak, inventors say it’s ignoring their ideas
- Government says small amount of oil from Gulf spill has entered powerful current
- BP hopes process to start shooting mud into blown-out Gulf oil well can begin Sunday
- A summary of May 19 events related to the vast oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon
- Tar balls in Florida Keys not from Gulf spill, but that does little to ease oil concerns
- APNewsBreak: US and Cuba hold ‘working level’ talks on Gulf oil spill
- La. attorney wants judges to consolidate 100-plus Gulf oil spill lawsuits to avoid legal chaos
- Coast Guard lab says tar balls that washed up on Florida Keys not linked to Gulf oil spill
- Interior secretary admits regulatory lapse in oil oversight office; scientists watch spill
- No fishing: Federal government closes 19 percent of the Gulf because of the oil spill
- Interior secretary admits regulatory lapses and “a few bad apples” in oil oversight office
- A summary of May 18 events related to the vast oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon
- Government says it will shut down 19 percent of Gulf fishing because of oil spill
- Federal scientists survey spill to see if oil is in powerful current that could take to Fla.
- Salazar: Gov’t failed to hold oil industry accountable, promises more resources for agency
- Florida scientists say oil from Gulf spill could reach Key West by Sunday
- Salazar, other Obama administration officials face questioning in Gulf Coast oil spill
- Coast Guard: Tar balls found off Key West; lab to determine if they’re from Gulf oil spill
- As BP captures some Gulf oil, scientists worry that current will carry it to Fla. Keys
- As Haiti adoptions resume, US families brace for uncertainty and delays
- BP starts drilling 2nd relief well in effort to stop Gulf leak, prepares to shoot mud
- Spacewalk hit by brief power outage as astronauts install antenna, NASA says no danger
- BP exec says tube siphoning more than one-fifth of oil gushing into the Gulf each day
- Deep sea oil plumes, chemical dispersants pose risks for the Gulf’s coral reefs, food chain
- Tube siphons some oil gushing into Gulf; new worry that spill oozing into major sea current
- A summary of May 16 events related to the vast oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon
- Computer weather and sea models show oil from Gulf spill may have reached major current
- BP: Mile-long tube starts sucking oil up to tanker as crews gain first handle on Gulf leak
- Small plane hits Fla. house; residents unhurt, no life-threatening injuries on aircraft
- Obama promises end to ‘cozy’ relationship between oil producers and US regulators
- BP tries threading tube into pipe pouring oil into Gulf, hopes to siphon crude to tanker
- Tube being threaded into pipe pouring oil into Gulf; hope is to siphon leaking crude to tanker
- Oil spill causes anxiety for Gulf Coast beach trips while SE beaches look for new business
- Ill. judge orders Dwyane Wade’s wife taken into custody for not showing up at divorce hearing
- AP Enterprise: Toyota waited to issue steering recall despite complaints, problems in Japan
- BP wants federal judge in Houston appointed to handle oil spill cases; others want it in La.
- Robots working to position giant box over oil-spewing well in Gulf of Mexico; more work ahead
- Officials: oil containment box suspended above leak site, being aligned over spewing crude.
- Even with Fla. and Ala. beaches still white, Gulf oil spill ruining vibe on ‘redneck Riviera’
- 100-ton box lowered into Gulf of Mexico is close to being placed over oil-spewing well
- A summary of May 6 events related to the vast oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon
- Fla. tourism officials are trying to tell would-be visitors there is no oil on state beaches
- US panel asked to consolidate 65+ Gulf oil spill lawsuits before single federal judge
- Oilsicles anyone? Corks, pillows, freezing suggested as homespun remedies for Gulf oil spill
- Crews burn oil off Gulf water as giant containment box preps to head to site of massive spill
- Crews make final preparations to take 100-ton contraption to Gulf to help pump out oil
- A summary of May 5 events related to the vast oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon
- Giant containment box to bottle up oil gets loaded on barge, headed for massive Gulf spill
- Florida officials want visitors to know beaches are still fine, for now
- Satellite image expert says oil ‘very close’ to coming ashore at islands off La. coast
- Giant containment box to bottle up oil will head to site of massive Gulf spill
- Giant containment box to bottle up oil in the Gulf to head to site of massive spill
- A summary of May 4 events related to the vast oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon
- On the Gulf Coast, anxiety takes hold as huge oil slick threatens to come ashore
- Gulf oil spill peels off some Democrats from energy bill; Pelosi, Reid: passage more urgent
- Oil rig workers’ suit claims they were kept at sea for more than 10 hours after explosion
- Fla. Gov. Crist says entire state should be prepared to deal with Gulf oil spill
- Those along the Gulf Coast wait for ocean currents to decide what path massive spill will take
- Far from the Gulf, ordinary Americans could see higher supermarket prices because of oil spill
- BP pledges to pay for Gulf oil spill’s cleanup, damages; Obama wants more details on promise
- Scientist doesn’t see a way for preventing oil from reaching Florida Keys, Eastern seaboard
- Investigative board probing massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill to hold hearing in 2 weeks
- BP says it will pay for Gulf oil spill’s cleanup; gusher could continue for at least a week
