Pin Itemailprint Some North Carolina residents are getting the heck out of Dodge and not taking any chances when it comes to Hurricane Irene. Some forecasters are saying that the storm could be the biggest to hit the U.S. in six years. The military is also moving more than two dozen ships out to sea [...]
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The evacuations have begun as powerful Hurricane Earl barrels toward the East Coast. On Wednesday, the first batch of tourists were driven from several vacation spots in North Carolina, including Ocracoke Island the Outer Banks. Get more Hurricane Earl coverage on Blippitt here Visitors were boarding ferries off of Ocracoke Island and instructed to vacate [...]
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Authorities report that a fireworks explosion on an island in North Carolina that is only reachable by ferry has killed one person and severely injured four others. Hyde County spokeswoman Jamie Tunnell says that everyone injured on Saturday worked for the company that was preparing the annual Fourth of July fireworks display on Ocracoke Island. [...]
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