Paterson, N.J. Residents Hope Presidential Visit Will Bring Relief
"A lot of people don't have nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing," business owner Manuel Benitez told CBS 2's Dave Carlin.
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"A lot of people don't have nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing," business owner Manuel Benitez told CBS 2's Dave Carlin.
A PSE&G crew was working to restore power at a home on 112 Huff Avenue when something in the basement blew.
Falcon A. Riley, 23, has been sailing alone for several weeks aboard a green-and-white 30-foot Hunter sailboat.
From the Hamptons to the Jersey shore, officials and business owners alike want you to know the beaches are open this Labor Day weekend.
At last able to get back to their possessions, many in the Garden State are finding them hopelessly destroyed by the flood.
Travelers passing through Newark Liberty Airport soon will feel a little less exposed.
A week after telling people - in some not very subtle terms - to leave the shore as Hurricane Irene swirled up the coast, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday encouraged people to head back to the boardwalk -- with open wallets.
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Neill Sheehan said Salem II was running at full power as of late Friday morning. Salem I was at 80 percent.
The U.S. has issued a worldwide travel alert ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The alert cautions Americans about the continued threat posed by al-Qaida and other groups.
It's etched forever in the minds of their teachers, but for the majority of school children, Sept. 11, 2001, is a day of infamy they don't remember.
On Bob Kaminski's debris filled lawn is a sign that demands attention: "You Loot, I Shoot."
Officials are advising people to stay out of the water. They're concerned not just about oil and raw sewage, but also chemicals.
Hurricane Irene hit the Tri-State area just days after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck in Virginia and rolled its way across the Northeast, leaving many wondering if it was a once in a lifetime occurrence.
With confirmed cases of West Nile virus around the Tri-State area, health officials are concerned about the large amounts of standing water and flooding left by hurricane-turned-tropical storm Irene.
Kristen Breitweiser was one of the four so-called "Jersey Girls." Her husband was killed on 9/11, leaving her a single mom. She lobbied for the creation of the 9/11 Commission.
