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How to Help Victims of Hurricane Sandy

Jen Jacobs — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:05:15 +0000

The folks behind the Occupy movement are actually doing some good and you can join in. The Occupy movement last year didn’t do much to help their cause and in fact, residents of Lower Manhattan that I know and that I talked to said all they did was make a lot of noise and create [...]

Hear an Amazing Story of Survival During Hurricane Sandy

Emerald Catron — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:59:52 +0000

There have been a lot of awful or inspiring stories coming out of Hurricane Sandy. This manages to be both. A man found a note in his house scrawled by a person who had taken a blanket to keep hypothermia at bay. The

Hurricane Sandy's Impact Continues for East Coast, Help Needed for Survivors

Mark Anthony — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:59:35 +0000

The devastation from Hurricane Sandy is unbelievable. Most of us have seen these kind of images before following Hurricanes Katrina, Andrew, Irene, and other natural disasters. However, this hurricane really hit the population centers of the United States and it is surprising that more lives weren’t lost. This hurricane had the second lowest pressure every [...]

Red Cross Asking for Money, Blood Donations [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:54:56 +0000

The Red Cross is asking you to help with their recovery effort from Superstorm Sandy. Spokeswoman Megan Mrozek says this is going to be one of their biggest recovery efforts they've had in several years.

Hurricanes Bring Out the Crazy in Everyone [VIDEO]

Dave McCord — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:32:27 +0000

As Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast, people have started going absolutely nuts! That includes people ready to party and ride out the storm, those that have already started looting and people taking a jog before the storm. Now I know the last doesn’t seem all that strange, but when you do it wearing a [...]

See Eerie Photos of New York City's Abandoned Subway Stations

Emerald Catron — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:55:56 +0000

In case you missed it -- there's a storm a-brewin'! Hurricane Sandy is lurching her way up the coast, heading for us all. Yesterday, the MTA announced it was shutting down trains in NYC at 7 pm and buses at 9pm. Here are some pictures from their official Flickr page taunting us with how delightfully empty all the stations are right now.

'Sandy' Strands SCSU Women's Hockey Team [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:45:59 +0000

The St. Cloud State University women's hockey team is stranded on the East Coast. Hurricane Sandy has prompted a number of closures including the region's airports. Head Coach Jeff Giesen says they are stranded at a hotel in Providence, Rhode Island:

Hurricane Sandy 2012: Country Artists Offer Prayers, Warnings and Jokes as Storm Approaches

Billy Dukes — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:00:53 +0000

With the eye of 2012's Hurricane Sandy expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours, residents along the east coast are taking measures to stay safe during, and after, what is being described as the "perfect storm." Country music's reach extends into all 50 states, so it's no surprise that many of the top names took to Twitter to encourage those in Hurricane Sandy's path to be extra cautious. A few even added some much-needed humor to the conversation surrounding Frankenstorm.

Hurricane Sandy Spinning Toward East Coast

Joe Student — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:15:05 +0000

New York, New Jersey and other coastal states announced evacuations of citizens living in low-lying coastal areas on Sunday, as Hurricane Sandy and an accompanying storm surge threatened the East Coast of the United States. The National Hurricane Center plotted the center of the storm 300 miles southeast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Sunday night. [...]