The American flag is a symbol of pride for our country. It's worn on uniforms and millions of children recite pledges to it each morning. But one flag in downtown Mobile is flying in terrible disrepair; it's worn out, faded, torn to shreds…

We're still here. That was the message given by Mike Utsler, the COO for the BP Gulf Coast Restoration Organization. Utsler paid a visit to Little Lagoon in Gulf Shores to meet workers and answer questions.

The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks.

Two young goats that wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent two days high above a highway were hungry but safe when they were plucked to safety with a towering cherry picker.