Yankees pitcher David Robertson and Mets first baseman Ike Davis will help host a Long Island golf tournament to raise money for victims of Superstorm Sandy.
Yankees pitcher David Robertson and Mets first baseman Ike Davis will help host a Long Island golf tournament to raise money for victims of Superstorm Sandy.
An internal review says federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall. But the warnings themselves were confusing.
An internal review says federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall. But the warnings themselves were confusing.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter discusses the city's preparations for Hurricane Sandy.
BEACH HAVEN WEST, N.J. -
Residents kept away from Long Beach Island ever since Hurricane Sandy hit have been allowed to return to their homes for the first time. Some are finding extensive damage, including feet of sand inside.
LBI was severely damaged in last week's storm. Residents were allowed back onto the island beginning at 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. except for in Holgate and North Beach, due to unsafe conditions in those areas.
FOX 29's Stephanie Esposito was there on Route 72 in Beach Haven West as vehicles started lining up for what officials were calling the "grab-and-go" before 4 a.m.
Some had trailers full of cleanup supplies. Another was a survivor of Hurricane Katrina down along the Gulf Coast.
To get back in, residents had to show a re-entry placard, a driver's license or proof of residence, such as a tax bill. Only one vehicle per residence was allowed to enter, and no children under 12 or pets were permitted. Nonresidents and those without proper residence documentation were not being granted entry.
Esposito reported that many are not even picking up pieces but taking pictures to send to family members and insurance companies to show exactly how bad the damage is.
She showed one oceanfront house that was pushed off its foundation, and you could see straight through it to the beach. The extent of the damage was phenomenal.
A car that had been parked under a beachfront home wound up several houses back, partly burried in sand.
One man Esposito interviewed earlier Monday said his family's beach house – originally his grandparents' – was struck by another free-floating home. Inside he found three feet of sand.
Residents said the worst interior damage tended to be to the first two or three houses on the beach. Those that are farther way tended to have siding ripped off, shingles missing and some water inside.
Esposito said it was heartbreaking to see people arriving to see the conditions of their homes, both for those who spend summers at LBI and those whose primary residences were in the shore town. It was a very difficult day in LBI.
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Police sources say the two incidents now under investigation took place at Houston Hall, a student center and lecture hall, on Spruce Street in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Police sources say the two incidents now under investigation took place at Houston Hall, a student center and lecture hall, on Spruce Street in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus.
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The death penalty could be the eventual reality for the drug kingpin convicted of killing 12 people. Kaboni Savage's sentencing hearings began Tuesday. While prosecutors claim that a prison isn't going
Sentencing hearings began Tuesday for drug kingpin Kaboni Savage.
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The Lehigh County District Attorney's office has charged a couple with conspiring to embezzle $854,497 from the utility account of the South Whitehall Finance Department between 1999 and 2012.Nancy Tonkin,
The Lehigh County District Attorney's office has charged a couple with conspiring to embezzle $854,497 from the utility account of the South Whitehall Finance Department between 1999 and 2012.Nancy Tonkin,
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Police in Lancaster County are searching for two suspects after a woman called 911 from the trunk of a car to report that she had been abducted by strangers.
Police in Lancaster County are searching for two suspects after a woman called 911 from the trunk of a car to report that she had been abducted by strangers.
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Brides are eager to take the last name of their husband after they tie the knot. Recent studies show that only 18% of women are interested in keeping their maiden names- which is down from a record high
More women are going retro when it comes to their last names after they marry, and taking their husband's surname.
