Officials Concerned About Severe Flooding As Irene Continues To Weaken
From North Carolina to New Jersey, Hurricane Irene's winds and storm surge fell short of the doomsday predictions. But the danger is far from over.
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From North Carolina to New Jersey, Hurricane Irene's winds and storm surge fell short of the doomsday predictions. But the danger is far from over.
Hurricane Irene is thundering up the east coast, lashing the tri-state with high winds and torrential rain and leaving millions without power.
The first rain and wind from Hurricane Irene arrived in New Jersey by midday Saturday, and by the evening,thousands of evacuees headed to local shelters to wait out the storm.
Hurricane Irene caused extraordinary disruption Friday as it zeroed in for a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were ordered to move to safer places.
"The most important bit of advice I can give to any of the 8.8 million citizens of this state is think -- don't react -- think. Think about what you need to do to protect your life and the life of your family," Christie said in a news conference.
"Everything is cleaned out. I never expected to see this many people in here," one shopper in Waretown said. "I came to pick up a couple things and just got all wrapped up in the hype I guess."
The state's Poison Information and Education System says two people were hospitalized in Hudson County.
NATO says it'll continue combat air patrols over Libya until all of Moammar Gadhafi's forces surrender, and this is bringing great joy to one mother in New Jersey.
Officials say the injuries sustained by Fairfield officer Gerald Veneziano -- who had just recently returned to patrol duty after being shot in a road rage incident while he was off-duty last year -- and Sgt. Christopher Oswald were not considered serious.
Lewis, 50, wants to run for state Senate as a Democrat representing the 8th legislative district. New Jersey's top elections official, Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, ruled him ineligible this spring, setting off a fight in federal and state courts.
A published report says that an angry New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had some choice words for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is a darling of the Republican party. Rumors, questions and talk of him running for president just keep coming up.
Over 400 participants are expected to come together in Wayne, N.J., on Saturday for a race which will honor the short life of one local man and simultaneously provide hope and aid to the family of young boy from the same town.
Investigators say a tractor-trailer heading south on I-95 lost its entire rear axle with the wheels attached in Port Chester on Tuesday afternoon.
Police arrested 63-year-old Uzi Rivlin on Tuesday for allegedly having sexual contact with two 13-year-old boys.
Hudson County prosecutor Edward DeFazio says Campos is accused of stabbing his parents, both Brazilian immigrants, and his sister's child, after what may have been an argument with his father.
Expanding on the Beach Act of 2000, the lawmakers are introducing new legislation which would require more rapid testing of the New Jersey's ocean water.
Fran Cohen says her husband's podiatry business in New Jersey has been grinding to a halt since Monday when callers received a message that their phone lines have been disconnected.
More than $10 million in state funds were cleared Monday to protect New Jersey's historical assets, including President Grover Cleveland's birthplace.
A decade after a discrimination court settlement, the percentage of black troopers has dropped from 8 percent to 6.4 percent in a state with an almost 14 percent African American population.
The state Environmental Protection Department says visits have tripled since 1980, to a record 18.8 million people in fiscal 2010. It's up 2 million since 2007.
Barry Geltzeiler's car was broken into in broad daylight, but what the two suspects who went about ransacking his car in the driveway of his home didn't realize was that surveillance video cameras were capturing their every move.
The tiny titans from Paramus aren't headed to the Little League World Series. Instead, they'll travel home after a crushing 5-2 loss to Pennsylvania on Monday.
Firefighters from a number of surrounding towns were dispatched to help fight the blaze.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline in New Jersey on Friday was $3.58, down 8 cents from last week. That's still much higher than the cost a year ago, when motorists were paying $2.61.
