ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- As Tropical Storm Ida barreled toward shore last week, so too did TV crews and news writers. And while the storm delivered minimal damage, the media, city officials said, provided the resort city maximum exposure. "It really is the silver lining on the back of the storm cloud," said City Administrator Ken Grimes.  Full story »

Colorado State said today that the Army Corps of Engineers awarded $1.7 million to Chris Thornton, director of the university's Engineering Research Center. Full story »

RICHMOND, Va. -- Relentless rain swept much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to New York's Long Island, inundating streets and forcing some rescues of stranded drivers in hard-hit Virginia. Full story »

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Tropical Storm Ida may not have done much damage when it hit the Gulf Coast this week, but its wind and rain compounded the misery for Southern farmers already coping with a wet, difficult harvest season. Full story »

Forecasters said the storm dumped 9.8 inches of rain on Opelika for the period ending 7 a.m. Wednesday. That's the greatest rainfall amount reported so far in Alabama and seven other states from the storm. Full story »

A non-tropical low-pressure area in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Bahamas is being monitored by the National Hurricane Center. Because of unfavorable upper-level winds, forecasters give the system a low chance of developing into a tropical or subtropical cyclone. (For more Alabama weather, go to http://www.al.com/weather)    Full story »

Myers said 109 of the 5-foot-by-5-foot sacrificial deck panels were moved anywhere from an inch to being entirely blown out. The panels are designed to dislodge during storms to protect the integrity of the substructure.  Full story »

As it moved on shore, Ida powered waves that damaged parts of the beachfront, washing away sand and dislodging pieces of the Gulf State Park pier. Most of the problems reported across south Alabama were minor, including temporarily impassable roads, brief power outages and fallen tree limbs. Full story »

At 4 p.m., the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center estimated the remnants of Ida centered about 145 mph west of Tallahassee, Fla., with maximum sustained winds near 25 mph. Ida moved inland of Dauphin Island shortly before 6 a.m. today, crossed Mobile Bay and moved into Baldwin County around 7 a.m. Full story »

In a way Tropical Storm Ida's landfall proved what many meteorologists who study hurricanes say: It's not always so much the wind as the water. Though it didn't pack much punch wind-wise, the storm still created enough storm surge when it hit Tuesday along Mobile Bay that it damages some piers and other structures. Full story »

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. -- Tropical Storm Ida's center may have first touched land here before heading across Mobile Bay Tuesday, but island resident Mack Russell said he barely heard the wind or rain at his home on the east end. "I think it more or less dissipated," Russell said Tuesday, standing behind the counter of mack'n'dd's Emporium, a gift shop he owns with his wife. "I think it kind of skipped around us. We didn't feel it." Full story »

Tropical Storm Ida came ashore this morning but quickly weakened to a tropical depression. The storm did manage to bring high winds and rain to the area. Press-Register photographers Mike Kittrell and John David Mercer traveled through the storm to capture these videos. Full story »

The Gulf State Park Pier suffered moderate damage when waves generated by Tropical Storm Ida hit the structure over several hours Monday night and Tuesday morning. Full story »

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. -- Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed. Full story »

From the wet to the wild to the not-quite-so wild, this Press-Register photo gallery shows images from Tropical Storm Ida's landfall on Tuesday Nov. 10, 2009, near Mobile, Ala. Full story »