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Friday, September 03, 2010  A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries.

Friday, September 03, 2010  UPDATED with video. Residents and officials of North Carolina's barrier islands were waiting for daybreak to see how much damage the storm's winds and waves had left behind.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  UPDATED 4:05 p.m. CDT. The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  Michigan State University has chosen Concord Montessori and Community School as a wind test site and the data will be available to the public.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  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.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  A Northern Michigan man celebrates his 90th birthday by zipping into the history books at Camp Daggett.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  The Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 135 mph (215 kilometers), was expected to remain over the open ocean before turning north and running parallel to the U.S. coast, potentially reaching the North Carolina coastal region by late Thursday or early Friday.

Monday, August 30, 2010  Family members say Andrew Haight, 70,  was last seen at his home near Onaway around 8:00 a.m. Sunday.

Friday, August 27, 2010  Eighteen-year-old Jared Kaltenbach and 17-year-old Kody Richardson pleaded guilty this week to attempted killing or torturing an animal. That's a misdemeanor. They'll be sentenced Sept. 14.

Friday, August 27, 2010  A busy stretch of highway is back open following a gas main break that sent gas spewing 25 feet into the air.