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Wednesday, December 26, 2012  U.S. holiday retail sales this year are the weakest since 2008, after a shopping season disrupted by storms and rising uncertainty among consumers.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Areas hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy are dealing with new outages after a nor'easter left a blanket of snow that snapped storm-weakened trees and downed power lines.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Three local volunteers from the Finger Lakes NY Region of the American Red Cross are being deployed to eastern New York to prepare for Hurricane Sandy's landfall.

Friday, October 26, 2012  As forecasters watch as Hurricane Sandy moves toward the East Coast, National Grid has plans in place for whatever route the storm takes. Extra crews are on call for early next week.

Sunday, October 07, 2012  Central New York Pop Warner cheerleaders took over the Onondaga War Memorial on Sunday for their annual Cheer Fest and Competition.

Saturday, August 27, 2011  Weaker but still menacing, Hurricane Irene knocked out power and piers in North Carolina, clobbered Virginia with wind and churned up the coast Saturday to confront cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms. New York City emptied its streets and subways and waited with an eerie quiet.

Thursday, August 25, 2011  As Hurricane Irene gains strength on it's way to the East Coast, the American Red Cross is preparing for the worst.

Saturday, August 06, 2011  A contract dispute between union workers and Verizon could prompt roughly 45,000 workers along the East Coast to walk to picket line starting at 12:01 am Sunday, including 1,000 workers in Central New York.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  Winter-weary residents got out their boots and shovels yet again as another storm moved up the East Coast on Wednesday.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  Icy roads were making travel tricky in some parts of the East Coast on Wednesday, a day after a storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to the region.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011  Ahead of the storm, flights with scheduled departures to Atlanta, Cincinnati, Washington, Newark, Philadelphia, JFK in New York and Chicago have been grounded.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  For some, it was an incredible once-in-a-lifetime event. For others, it wasn't any big deal.

Monday, December 27, 2010  An East Coast snowstorm put a damper on after-Christmas shopping Sunday. But shoppers across the rest of the country searched clearance racks and spent gift cards in the afterglow of the best holiday season for retailers since 2007.

Friday, October 01, 2010  Torrential downpours from a faded tropical storm marched into New England after claiming five lives, washing out roads and dousing some East Coast cities with more rain in hours than they normally get in months.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  While storm surge flooding, wind damage, and power outages are primary concerns along certain coastal communities from Hurricane Earl for the next 24-48 hours, the rip current threat from churning waves will probably last much longer and cover a wider area than just Earl’s direct effects.