PICTURES: Superstorm Sandy Relief Drive
EASTLAKE, Ohio — Nearly a dozen volunteers, most dressed in OSU Buckeye gear, kicked off a two-day effort Saturday to collect donations for victims of Hurricane Sandy. They organized in the parking...
View ArticlePrized Trees Create Path of Destruction
ROCKY RIVER, Ohio – They’re a prized fixture on the block of Argyle Oval, but during Monday night’s storm, several trees created a path of destruction. “Around 5:30, I had just driven in the...
View ArticleNew York Divided Over Marathon Plans After Sandy
By Melissa Gray, CNN (CNN) — Bar manager Paul Wilson says Sunday’s New York City Marathon is the perfect way to pull the city together in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. It’s uplifting and...
View ArticlePower Restored to All CMSD Schools
CLEVELAND, Ohio — All Cleveland Metropolitan School District buildings are back in business. As many as 24 schools were closed at times last week due to widespread power outages from damage associated...
View ArticleFamilies Still Struggling Without Power
CLEVELAND, Ohio — It’s been a frustrating week for Carmen Quinones and her family. They live on Cleveland’s West Side, one of the areas hardest hit locally by Superstorm Sandy. “Our power went out...
View ArticleTown Hit by Sandy Evacuated Due to Nor’easter
(CNN) — One week after Superstorm Sandy devastated many seaside communities in northern New Jersey, one of them is telling some of its residents to evacuate yet again — this time because of a new...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Cleanup Organized for Lake Erie
SANDUSKY, Ohio — The state is asking Ohioans to volunteer to help clean the Lake Erie coast following Hurricane Sandy. The ODNR’s Office of Coastal Management and the Alliance for the Great Lakes...
View ArticleLocal Crews Salvage Boats Sunken by Hurricane Sandy
CLEVELAND — Clean up and damage assessment continues 10 days since Superstorm Sandy ripped through Northeast Ohio. The marinas along Lake Erie took a beating and so did dozens of boats. It’s believed...
View ArticleFamily of Girl Shocked by Power Line ‘Hopeful’
CLEVELAND — The 12-year-old girl critically injured after she came in contact with a power line downed by the high winds of Superstorm Sandy is awake, but not yet responsive, her aunt said. Gasia...
View ArticleMan Who Volunteered After Sandy Hits Lottery
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL (CNN) — While most people are frustrated by the problems created by Superstorm Sandy, a Chicago-area man hit the jackpot because of the storm. John Turner is back home in the south...
View ArticleOfficials Promise End to East Coast Blackouts
By Mariano Castillo (CNN) — East Coast residents, some of whom have suffered without power for 12 days, waited Saturday for their power to be restored after big promises by some officials for an end...
View ArticleDozens Volunteer for Local Post-Sandy Cleanup
CLEVELAND — Twelve days after Hurricane Sandy left its mark on the North Coast, people who live along the coastline were trying to erase it. A large number of volunteers showed up to help out with...
View ArticleHomes Offered to Superstorm Sandy Victims
NEW MILFORD, Conn. — Superstorm Sandy left many families with nothing heading into the holidays. But by the time Christmas rolls around, at least 30 families from New York’s Staten Island are expected...
View ArticleSandy Victims Helped with ‘Hair for Heros’
MENTOR, Ohio — A salon in Mentor is reaching out to officers in New York City. Workers at Tryst Salon and Spa held a fundraising event Sunday in conjunction with the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s...
View ArticleNY Governor: We Need Sandy Relief Funds
(CNN) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Washington on Monday, telling White House officials and members of Congress that his state needs billions of dollars in federal assistance to rebuild and...
View ArticleSuperstars Raise Cash for Sandy Victims
NEW YORK (CNN) — New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen kicked off Wednesday night’s star-studded Madison Square Garden concert that raised money for those enduring misery after Superstorm Sandy....
View ArticleMy Town: Coat Drive for Hurricane Sandy Victims
WESTLAKE, Ohio — A local family, along with several businesses, are collecting coats and winter accessories for victims of Hurricane Sandy. The Toth family and Keller Williams Realty are heading the...
View ArticleCuyahoga County to Get Storm-Related Aid After Sandy
CUYAHOGA COUNTY– President Barack Obama has made a federal disaster declaration for storm-related work in Cuyahoga County, after Hurricane Sandy hit. The storm did damage throughout northeast Ohio on...
View ArticleObama Signs Scaled-Back Sandy Aid Bill
By CNN Political Unit WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama signed into law Sunday a $9.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package following delays over fiscal cliff bickering, warnings of dwindling...
View ArticleHouse Approves $50 Billion in Sandy Aid
By Deirdre Walsh and Kevin Liptak WASHINGTON (CNN) — Lawmakers in the House of Representatives approved measures Tuesday to send more than $50 billion in aid to the Northeastern states ravaged by...
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