Three sea turtles treated at a South Carolina center have returned to the ocean. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that more than 500 people gathered on the beach Sunday at Kiawah Island to watch the turtles return to the ocean.

Three sea turtles treated at a South Carolina center have returned to the ocean. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that more than 500 people gathered on the beach Sunday at Kiawah Island to watch the turtles return to the ocean.

Three teenagers stranded on the Chattahoochee River have been rescued by Gwinnett and Forsyth County authorities.

Coast Guard officials in Florida say they are responding to a report that a boat capsized and threw about 28 people into the water off of Fort Lauderdale.

A U.S. official says a homecoming is planned Friday for the rescued American captain of a ship pirated off the Somali coast. The USS Bainbridge warship, which rescued Maersk Alabama captain Richard Phillips, arrived Thursday at the Kenyan port of Mombasa.

Underhill, Vermont is celebrating the rescue of their hometown hero, Captain Richard Phillips, after he was rescue from Somali pirates on Easter Sunday. T.J. Winick has the details.

President Barack Obama says he shares the country’s admiration for the bravery of sea captain Richard Phillips. Phillips was freed after spending five days adrift in a lifeboat off the Horn of Africa, when Navy snipers picked off all three pirates holding him hostage. A fourth pirate was on board the nearby U.S.S. Bainbridge for discussions when the rescue took place.

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid says Congress will move to force AIG executives to pay back at least some of the $165 million in bonuses they’ve recently received. The payouts came after American International Group got billions in federal rescue funds.

The government says it has provided $1.46 billion to 19 banks in the latest payments from its $700 billion financial rescue fund.

More than 45 suspected teenage prostitutes have been rescued in a nationwide sweep to remove kids from the illegal sex trade.

A US Airways plane has crashed into the Hudson River, in New York. The flight, US Airways 1559, was an A-320 manufactured by airbus was carrying 164 passengers and 5 crew. The plane was en route New York to Charlotte. According to local airline representatives, there were no passengers on that plane coming to the Augusta area.

It was a courageous rescue that saved the life of a Burke County man. A fire swept through a mobile home located along Speedy Sapp Road, in Sardis. The home belonged to a Waynesboro police department sergeant and her family. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud for the story.

The Treasury Department says it has provided an additional $4.7 billion to 92 banks as part of the government’s $700 billion rescue of the financial system.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the administration is looking for more ways to tap a $700 billion financial rescue program and will consult with Congress and the incoming Obama administration.

Senate Democrats are proposing to add government help for homeowners and limits on executive compensation to the government’s $700 billion financial bailout of Wall Street.