Hurricane

Power, transit outages will increase Sandy's costs

By MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writer Widespread power outages and subway shutdowns may wind up making Superstorm Sandy the second most expensive storm in U.S. history, according to the forecasting firm Eqecat. That would rank it right behind Hurricane Katrina. Eqecat said Thursday that the damage

Hurricane Sandy power outages: Signs of progress in some states

By Mark Clayton Power is being restored faster in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy than it was after hurricane Irene, suggesting that utilities learned some lessons from last year's storm and may have been better prepared this time. In terms of power outages, hurricane Sandy and Irene were

Hurricane Sandy power outages: Signs of progress in some states

By Mark Clayton Power is being restored faster in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy than it was after hurricane Irene, suggesting that utilities learned some lessons from last year's storm and may have been better prepared this time. In terms of power outages, hurricane Sandy and Irene were

3-day search ends for ship captain off NC coast

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard halted its search Thursday for the captain of a tall ship that sank off the North Carolina coast during Hurricane Sandy after more than three days of around-the-clock effort. The Coast Guard for 90 hours searched for 63-year-old Robin Walbridge of St