Articles written by Bill Kaczor Ray Henry Associated Press Writers New Orleans

BILL KACZOR RAY HENRY Associated Press Writers NEW ORLEANS

Oil from the BP spill is slathering some areas in a tarry mess w h i l e l e a v i n g o t h e r s unscathed, and officials confirmed today that plumes are also lurking in the deep even as a device collects more crude gushing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. Test have confirmed underwater plumes dozens of miles from the broken wellhead off Louisiana that's been spewing oil since late April, NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco said in Washington. A University of South Florida research vessel confirmed oil as far as 3,300 f...