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• Military copters, rescuers on alert for superstorm

  October 29, 2012 5:58 PM

  PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - The military has placed helicopters and rescue teams on alert and dispatched medical planners to help cope with the damage from a superstorm on the East Coast. The U.S. Northern Command, charged with defending the U.S. homeland from attack and helping civil authorities... more »

• NYC appears to escape the worst as Irene roars in

  August 28, 2011 4:14 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Irene remains a massive storm, but its winds are diminishing and it's moving northward twice as fast as yesterday. Irene's now a tropical storm, with top winds well below the 74 mph threshold to be considered a hurricane. New York City escaped the urban... more »

• Big Hurricane Irene still packin' a punch

  August 27, 2011 2:46 PM

  NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Irene is living up to her billing as one of the harshest storms to hit the East Coast in many years. The hurricane pummeled the North Carolina shoreline and forced down utility poles and snapped tree limbs as it roared over land today. One... more »

• Hurricane Irene bringing 100 mph winds toward the East Coast

  August 26, 2011 8:26 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Hurricane Irene off the coast of North Carolina is still packing 100 mph winds and turning toward the north-northeast. Tropical storm conditions are spreading all over southeastern North Carolina Friday night. The storm's main thrust is supposed to hit the Carolina coast early Saturday.... more »

• East Coast braces for Irene

  August 25, 2011 5:11 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane watches are out from North Carolina to New Jersey ahead of powerful Irene that is still battering islands in Bahamas before heading to the East Coast. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center Thursday afternoon also issued the first warnings for the entire North Carolina coast to... more »

• Rain pounds NC as storm moves up the East Coast

  September 30, 2010 8:39 AM

  Driving rain from a storm system moving up the East Coast has been soaking southeastern North Carolina and prompting worries of flooding and tornadoes. In North Carolina, the National Weather Service says the nearly 21 inches collected in Wilmington since rain started falling Sunday topped Hurricane Floyd's five-day mark... more »

• Farmers struggle as dry weather blankets East

  September 27, 2010 9:00 AM

  Many farmers are struggling in inland areas of the eastern U.S., where rainfall has been as much as a foot less than normal this year. Meteorologist Tom Kines says the driest areas have been in Pennsylvania, the mid-Atlantic, Ohio and parts of New Jersey up to Maine. Pennsylvania... more »

• Hurricane Earl still causing havoc for holiday travel

  September 3, 2010 4:09 PM

  Hurricane Earl is causing problems for Labor Day weekend travelers up and down the East Coast as it heads toward New England. Amtrak has suspended train service between New York and Boston until Saturday morning. The rail carrier had planned to stop service by 4:30 p.m. Friday, but trains were... more »

• Hurricane warning issued for North Carolina coast

  September 1, 2010 11:27 AM

  A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast as powerful Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast. A hurricane watch has been extended into Delaware. Visitors have been taking ferries off Ocracoke Island and told to leave neighboring Cape Hatteras in North Carolina's Outer Banks, and... more »

• Hurricane Danielle now a major storm

  August 27, 2010 8:31 AM

  Forecasts say Hurricane Danielle has reached major hurricane status and keeps getting more dangerous. National Hurricane Center forecasters say Danielle is now a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 135 mph. Forecasters say swells churned up by Danielle could reach parts of the U.S. East Coast by... more »

• NC expert: Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast

  July 29, 2010 1:45 PM

  An expert on marine sciences and coastal circulation says it's unlikely oil from BP's massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico will reach the East Coast. Roy He of North Carolina State University said Thursday the chances are low in part because the well is capped for now. ... more »

• East Coast in for another scorcher

  July 7, 2010 8:16 AM

  Forecasters say the day after one of the hottest in decades in the Eastern U.S. won't be any more comfortable. More of the same is forecast today with temperatures in the 90s to 100 degrees or more. The temperature broke records yesterday in New York, where it hit 103,... more »

• Candles offer a whiff of White Castle's burgers

  May 8, 2010 9:55 AM

  Fans of White Castle's oniony hamburgers have a new way to indulge without any calorie guilt: a scented candle infused with the burgers' aroma. The Columbus, Ohio-based fast-food chain this week introduced candles that smell like its Slider burgers in a promotion with Autism Speaks. Proceeds from the sale of... more »

• Hurricane risk for East Coast higher this year

  April 7, 2010 11:15 AM

  Hurricane forecasters say cooler ocean temperatures in the Pacific and warmer temperatures in the Atlantic increases the risk for the East Coast to be slammed by a hurricane this season. Colorado State University researchers Wednesday updated their Atlantic hurricane season forecast, saying there's a 45 percent chance of a... more »

• Northeast floods swamp roads, force evacuations

  March 31, 2010 1:36 PM

  Flooding across the Northeast forced hundreds of residents from their homes by Wednesday, knocked out sewage plants, and snarled traffic on major East Coast routes as roads transformed into a soaked labyrinth of detours and closures. As three days of record-breaking rains tapered to a drizzle, forecasters warned the... more »

• Super soaker threatens to topple records in East

  March 30, 2010 9:20 AM

  The Northeast could be in for some very dangerous flooding today and the wettest March on record in some places. The rain on the East Coast is part of the second major storm in less than a month and the National Weather Service warned commuters to be prepared to travel... more »

• Heavy rain threatens to topple records in East

  March 29, 2010 2:01 PM

  Residents along the East Coast are bracing for heavy rains, flooding and the wettest March on record in some areas. The National Weather Service posted flood warnings and advisories Monday from Maine to the Carolinas. Several inches of new rain over the next three days is expected to push... more »

• Snow shows no letup on the east coast

  February 6, 2010 9:44 AM

  Trees have toppled onto apartment buildings and cars as a blizzard batters the Mid-Atlantic region this morning. Two deaths have been reported. Airlines canceled flights, Amtrak canceled service and churches called off weekend worship as officials warned people to just stay home. A record of 2½ feet or more is... more »

• East Coast travel troubles trickle into Colorado

  December 20, 2009 10:45 PM

  Getting into Colorado is the easy part. Getting out of the East Coast to get to Colorado is the tricky part. The arrival and departure screens at the Colorado Springs Airport boast good news with mostly "on time" flights. That picture doesn't mean people haven't had their problems getting... more »

• Storm wallops East Coast, heads north

  December 20, 2009 9:06 AM

  The storm that has dumped up to 2 feet of snow along the East Coast is now taking aim at the Northeast. A blizzard warning has been posted for parts of New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, where forecasters expect up to 15 inches of snow. The storm is blamed... more »

• Foul pre-Christmas weekend in store for East Coast

  December 19, 2009 9:59 AM

  The eastern U.S. is getting ready for a frightful wintry storm that's expected to snarl travel and keep shoppers home on the weekend before Christmas. Forecasts call for up to 20 inches of snow across the Mid-Atlantic region, including Washington. D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty declared a snow emergency for... more »

• Search for killer sharks off Massachusetts coast

  September 8, 2009 11:43 AM

  Beaches in Chatham, Massachusetts could reopen today after several shark sightings last week. Sharks first landed on the beach patrol's radar screen Thursday, when state Division of Marine Services biologists identified five large sharks, possibly great whites in the area. On saturday officials raised the red no-swimming flags. They... more »