CINCINNATI, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brian Lawlor, a 20-year veteran of the broadcasting industry, has been tapped to lead The E.W. Scripps Company's television division, which includes 10 stations plus Internet and digital businesses in nine large U.S. markets.

An oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Tuesday a change in atmospheric conditions has generated a feast for West Coast salmon and other marine life off the U.S. west coast.

By Jeff Barnard Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Scientists examining the sudden and widespread collapse of West Coast salmon returns are pointing to the unusual changes in weather patterns that caused the bottom to fall out of the ocean food web in 2005.