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• The big dig-out: New England, NY slammed with snow

  February 9, 2013 in Nation/World New Englanders began the back-breaking job of digging out from as much as 3 feet of wet, heavy snow today and emergency crews used snowmobiles to reach shivering motorists stranded … 9

• Behemoth storm drops 2 feet of snow on Northeast

  February 9, 2013 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast on Saturday, dumping more than 2 feet of snow on New England and …

• Is blizzard getting too much hype? No, experts say

  February 8, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — You can call it a snowstorm of historic proportions. You can call it the return of New England’s blizzard of 1978. You can call it simply dangerous. … 3

• NYC, New England brace for up to 3 feet of snow

  February 8, 2013 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Snow began to fall around the Northeast on Friday at the start of what’s predicted to be a massive, possibly historic blizzard, and residents scurried to stock … 11

• Storms improve outlook for Mississippi River

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World ST. LOUIS (AP) — A release of water from the Missouri River and recent snow and rain are offering some relief for the Mississippi River. Though still dangerously low, the …

• Big Midwestern snowstorm leads to 25-vehicle crash

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first widespread snowstorm of the season began a slow crawl across the Midwest on Thursday, creating treacherous driving conditions that, in Iowa, led to …

• Midwest hit by its first major snowstorm of season

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first major snowstorm of the season began a slow crawl across the Midwest on Thursday, creating treacherous, sometimes deadly driving conditions and threatening to …

• Snowstorm causing problems from Rockies to Midwest

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER (AP) — A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains was causing problems for travelers as it spread across the Plains on …

• Snowstorm hits Rockies, heads to Midwest

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER (AP) — A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains is heading east and is forecast to bring the first major winter …

• For minor crimes, NYers sentenced to Sandy relief

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers who got into minor trouble in Manhattan have been sentenced to Sandy. Last week, 70 people who were given community service after pleading guilty …

• Winter storm moves through Rocky Mountains

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A winter snow storm moved through the Rocky Mountain region Tuesday as many people prepared for the start of their holiday travels. The storm could …

• Winter storm moving through Southwest, Rockies

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A winter snowstorm is moving through the Rocky Mountain region as many get ready to begin their holiday travels. The National Weather Service is forecasting …

• Snowfall a boon for Upper Midwest outdoors fans

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After enduring last year’s snowless winter, skiers and snowmobilers may have despaired of ever seeing a decent snowfall again. But fans of the wintry outdoors got their …

• Snowfall boon for Upper Midwest outdoors fans

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After enduring last year’s snowless winter, skiers and snowmobilers may have despaired of ever seeing a decent snowfall again. But fans of the wintry outdoors got their …

• NY, NJ ponder new boardwalks without the boards

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Coastal areas of New Jersey and New York that lost their boardwalks to Superstorm Sandy’s surge are racing to rebuild them in time for tourist …

• Superstorm utility crews complain of payroll delay

  December 7, 2012 in Nation/World MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Mike Valaskatgis slept in his National Grid truck for two nights, and then on a cot two more nights before getting a bed in a hotel … 1

• Superstorm utility crews complain of payroll delay

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Thousands of utility workers from New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts say many are still waiting to be fully compensated for their efforts to restore power …

• AP sources: Obama to ask for $50 billion Sandy aid

  December 5, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on Capitol Hill say President Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress for about $50 billion in additional emergency aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy. …

• More heavy rain expected to hit drenched Calif.

  December 3, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California residents recovering Monday from a series of wet, windy storms likely won’t get much of a break as another system is expected to drench …

• More storms with heavy rain to hit drenched Calif.

  December 3, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California residents recovering from a series of wet, windy storms won’t get much of a break. The National Weather Service says another significant system is …

• Third storm in less than week drenches NorCal

  December 2, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Residents of Northern California endured the brunt of another powerful storm that drenched the area with yet another round of pounding rain and strong winds, but …

• Northern California braces for more rain, flooding

  December 2, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Residents of Northern California were hunkering down early Sunday as a powerful storm drenched the area with yet another round of pounding rain and strong winds. …

• N. California towns brace for storm, flooding

  December 2, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Residents of Northern California braced for flooding as another powerful storm brings heavy rains to a region already soaked by two major weather systems in recent …

• Third major storm moving into Northern California

  December 1, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Another major storm moving into Northern California was expected to bring more pouring rain, flooding and additional problems to an area already soaked after two major …

• California braces for more stormy weather

  December 1, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Residents of Northern California are getting a bit of a respite after two major storms moved through the region, but a third big storm is on …

• Calif. storm brings intense rain, flood warnings

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The second in a series of storms slammed Northern California on Friday as heavy rain and strong winds knocked out power, tied up traffic and caused …

• 2012 hurricane season another for the record books

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI (AP) — The 2012 hurricane season has come to an end and it’s another one for the record books, above and beyond the destruction of Sandy. There were 19 …

• Congress takes first hard look at Sandy damage

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Thursday took its first hard look at the damage from Superstorm Sandy amid appeals for tens of billions of dollars in additional disaster assistance to …

• What we know about Superstorm Sandy a month later

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the U.S. East Coast a month ago Thursday after tearing through the Caribbean. In the weeks since, the storm’s scope has come into …

• NJ spruce lights up as Rockefeller Center tree

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — An 80-foot Norway spruce that made it through Superstorm Sandy was transformed into a beacon of shimmering glory Wednesday when New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg …

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