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Hurricane Forecast Doesn't Look Good

Kate Seamons — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:31:05 CDT

Unwelcome news on the heels of the devastation in Oklahoma: This year's hurricane season could be busier than usual. That from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which today released its annual prediction for the season, which begins June 1 and lasts six months. Federal forecasters say there's a 70%...

NY Rep to Okla. Senator: I'll Overlook Your Hypocrisy

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:42 CDT

You knew this was coming: Peter King, who fought hard for Superstorm Sandy aid for his home state of New York, thinks there's "a lot of hypocrisy" when it comes to lawmakers who opposed Sandy aid but are in favor of tornado aid. The subject of his attention most specifically...

Oklahoma's Coburn: I Want Offsets to Pay for Tornado Aid

Kevin Spak — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:16:30 CDT

Tom Coburn represents Oklahoma, so you might expect him to call for tornado relief to flow to his state no matter the cost—but you'd be wrong. Instead, the Republican senator is demanding that all aid to his state be offset by cuts elsewhere in the budget, a spokesman tells...

Sandy Victims Sue to Stay in Hotels

Matt Cantor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:39:42 CDT

New Yorkers left homeless after Hurricane Sandy were supposed to leave their city-funded hotel rooms today—but they've sued to extend their stay. The suit, which argues that the city hasn't kept its promise to help them find new homes, seems to have some traction: A judge yesterday blocked the...

Rich Defend Beach Homes ... but Put Beach at Risk

Mark Russell — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:19:06 CDT

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many of the uber-rich who have multimillion-dollar beach homes in the tony town of Southampton, NY, are seeking to keep the ocean from their mansions. They've been spending big bucks ($50,000, in one case, and that could be on the low end) to...

Statue of Liberty to Reopen by July 4

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:53:05 CDT

The Statue of Liberty is scheduled to reopen by July 4, about eight months after it was closed because of Superstorm Sandy. The statue in New York City's harbor was spared damage from the October storm, but Liberty Island, where the statue sits, was badly damaged. Sandy came one day...

Last NJ Town Shut by Sandy Reopens

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:41:17 CST

For the first time in almost four months, residents are living again in Mantoloking, a well-off New Jersey beach town that suffered some of the worst of Superstorm Sandy's wrath. Town officials allowed residents to return yesterday to stay. It's the last New Jersey community to hit that milestone since...

New Problem for Sandy Homeowners: Copper Bandits

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:49:19 CST

Homeowners in one Jersey shore community have already seen their houses ravaged by superstorm Sandy—and now copper bandits are adding insult to injury, NBC New York reports. Police say at least 32 copper pipe thefts have been reported in the area, many of them from still-vacant homes. And the...

Sandy 2nd-Costliest Hurricane in US History

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:16:01 CST

The National Hurricane Center says Superstorm Sandy was the deadliest hurricane to hit the northeastern US in 40 years and the second-costliest in the nation's history. The center released a report today that attributes 72 deaths in the US directly to Sandy, from Maryland to New Hampshire. That's more than...