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  • Wednesday, November 14 2012 11:35 PM EST2012-11-15 04:35:59 GMT
    A local carpet cleaning company is lending its services to superstorm sandy victims on the East Coast. Accurate Carpet Cleaning Services specializes in flood restoration, and mold removal.   When workers
    A Michigan-based carpet cleaning company prepares to head east to help families impacted by Superstorm Sandy.

  • An Ohio-based oil refiner is donating money and food to people recovering from Superstorm Sandy.
    Findlay-based Marathon Petroleum is donating money and food to people recovering from Superstorm Sandy.

  • Sunday, November 11 2012 9:43 AM EST2012-11-11 14:43:16 GMT
    A local group of volunteers is helping out the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Beverly Ridley and a friend thought they would get a few items and take a pick up truck to deliver donations, but the drive
    A local group of volunteers is helping out the victims of Hurricane Sandy. For the past three days the volunteers have been collecting canned goods, cleaning, pet and baby supplies.If you would like to help you can drop off donations today from 9am-5pm at the former gas station across from Meijer on E. Wooster street in Bowling Green.

  • Saturday, November 10 2012 9:48 PM EST2012-11-11 02:48:56 GMT
    NEW YORK (AP) - Even as the lights came on for many who lost power in New York and New Jersey during the superstorm and a later nor'easter, hundreds of residents protested Saturday outside a Long Island
    Hundreds of residents protested Saturday outside a Long Island utility, frustrated by its slow response to outages.

  • Saturday, November 10 2012 4:02 PM EST2012-11-10 21:02:47 GMT
    The images of destruction along the east coast are difficult to comprehend, especially after another round of weather has hit. "You think lightning doesn't strike the same place twice but its hit them
    The images of destruction along the east coast are difficult to comprehend, especially after a second round of severe weather has hit. Now another local donation drive is set to help storm victims on the eastern seaboard.

  • Wednesday, November 7 2012 5:55 PM EST2012-11-07 22:55:57 GMT
    NEW YORK (AP) - A nor'easter blustered into New York and New Jersey on Wednesday, threatening to swamp homes all over again, plunge neighborhoods back into darkness and inflict more misery on tens of thousands
    A nor'easter blustered into New York and New Jersey on Wednesday, threatening to swamp homes all over again, plunge neighborhoods back into darkness and inflict more misery on tens of thousands of people still reeling from Superstorm Sandy.

  • Monday, November 5 2012 5:26 PM EST2012-11-05 22:26:22 GMT
    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - More than 400 possible cases of price gouging have been reported in New York before and after Superstorm Sandy.    Reports are being investigated in New York City, the Hudson Valley
    More than 400 possible cases of price gouging have been reported in New York before and after Superstorm Sandy.

  • Monday, November 5 2012 7:52 AM EST2012-11-05 12:52:52 GMT
    ABC is devoting Monday to a Day of Giving. All programs from Good Morning America down to Nightline tonight will devote time and resources to helping victims of Superstorm Sandy. ABC news personalities,
    ABC is devoting Monday to a Day of Giving. All programs from Good Morning America down to Nightline tonight will devote time and resources to helping victims of Superstorm Sandy.

  • Saturday, November 3 2012 8:40 PM EDT2012-11-04 00:40:42 GMT
    NEW YORK (AP) - The lights were back on Saturday in lower Manhattan, prompting screams of sweet relief from residents who had been plunged into darkness for nearly five days by Superstorm Sandy. But
    The lights were back on Saturday in lower Manhattan, prompting screams of sweet relief from residents who had been plunged into darkness for nearly five days by Superstorm Sandy.

  • Saturday, November 3 2012 4:20 PM EDT2012-11-03 20:20:26 GMT
    Hurricane Sandy has devastated so many lives in New York City. Some families are now digging in the garbage in hopes of finding food. A mega pastor from one of the biggest churches in New York has reached
    13abc's Super Saving Mom, Joni Meyer-Crothers needs your help to provide relief for families hit hard by Sandy.

  • Saturday, November 3 2012 3:33 PM EDT2012-11-03 19:33:23 GMT
    By WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) - It is one of the icons of America, the backdrop to a thousand stories - the place where Tony Soprano's nightmares unfolded, where Nucky Thompson
     The seaside towns of the Jersey Shore, a place that popular culture has picked to exude Americanness, have been upended, and some of the boardwalks have been pushed into the sea.

  • Friday, November 2 2012 5:37 PM EDT2012-11-02 21:37:30 GMT
    NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City Marathon has been canceled.    His statement Friday came after mounting criticism that this was not the time for a race.    With
    New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City Marathon has been canceled.

  • Thursday, November 1 2012 11:35 AM EDT2012-11-01 15:35:46 GMT
    The U.S. death toll from Superstorm Sandy has risen to at least 76. The new number comes after Maryland officials told CNN that 10 deaths in the state are blamed on the storm. Two deaths have been
    The U.S. death toll from Superstorm Sandy has risen to at least 76. Ten more deaths have reported from Maryland.

  • Wednesday, October 31 2012 9:24 PM EDT2012-11-01 01:24:47 GMT
    Hurricane Sandy was more than just a Category One storm.   The superstorm set two significant records.  Over water, Sandy's 1,000 mile wide diameter of tropical storm force winds was 80 miles larger than
    Hurricane Sandy's death toll is now at least 131, making this the United States' deadliest tropical system since Katrina in 2005.  At least 63 were killed in the United States, 67 died in the Caribbean, and one was killed in Canada.

  • Wednesday, October 31 2012 4:20 PM EDT2012-10-31 20:20:44 GMT
    Authorities have increased the number of reported deaths due to the Superstorm. At least 50 people have died in the United States according to the latest data.

  • Wednesday, October 31 2012 3:49 PM EDT2012-10-31 19:49:55 GMT
    Authorities have increased the number of reported deaths due to the Superstorm. At least 50 people have died in the United States according to the latest data. That brings the worldwide total number
    Two major airports reopened and the New York Stock Exchange got back to business Wednesday, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rushed to feed and rescue flood victims two days after Superstorm Sandy struck.

  • Wednesday, October 31 2012 1:56 AM EDT2012-10-31 05:56:57 GMT
    Superstorm Sandy is slowly weakening, but the massive storm packed a major punch in our eastern counties.  Northwest Ohio dealt with a sharp contrast, between the hard-hit locations east of I-75, and the
    Superstorm Sandy is slowly weakening, but the massive storm packed a major punch in our eastern counties.  Northwest Ohio dealt with a sharp contrast, between the hard-hit locations east of I-75, and the more bearable breezes to the west.  The 13abc Weather Team measured a 79 mph wind gust at Marblehead, and 5.17" of rain fell in Huron County.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 11:28 PM EDT2012-10-31 03:28:06 GMT
    Dozens of local volunteers have answered the call and a handful of them were at ISOH Impact on Tuesday night, organizing supplies to send to storm victims along the east coast. "Right now, they're sorting
    Dozens of local volunteers are heading east to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 10:41 PM EDT2012-10-31 02:41:16 GMT
    Authorities say a pair of fatal car crashes on icy roads in northwest Ohio are the first storm-related deaths in the state. The state patrol says 56 year old Tina Goodwin was driving east on U-S 20 in
    Authorities say a pair of fatal car crashes on icy roads in northwest Ohio are the first storm-related deaths in the state.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 6:40 PM EDT2012-10-30 22:40:24 GMT
    13abc's Lissa Guyton and Photojournalist Todd Gaertner traveled along the Lake Erie Shoreline from Toledo to Vermillion for a second day. They went to check on damage from the Superstorm. They did not
    The Lake Erie shoreline took a beating because of Superstorm Sandy, but damage is minimal in Huron and Vermillion areas.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 6:37 PM EDT2012-10-30 22:37:36 GMT
    The storm caused some damage Tuesday in Ottawa County along Lake Erie. The heavy wind took down trees causing scattered power outages, but thankfully there are no reported injuries. Superstorm Sandy
    "It got us excited," says Brian Tanis of Ann Arbor. He drove down to the Marblehead Lighthouse State Park with his surfboard.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 6:25 PM EDT2012-10-30 22:25:46 GMT
    Folks from all around the region flocked to the Lake Erie shoreline today to see the massive waves and wind that Hurricane Sandy helped to create. Winds peaked in intensity this morning with wind gusts
    Folks from all around the region flocked to the Lake Erie shoreline today to see the massive waves and wind that Hurricane Sandy helped to create.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 6:05 PM EDT2012-10-30 22:05:18 GMT
    PITTSBURGH (AP) - The most devastating storm in decades to hit the country's most densely populated region upended man and nature as it rolled back the clock on 21st-century lives, cutting off modern communication
    The most devastating storm in decades to hit the country's most densely populated region upended man and nature as it rolled back the clock on 21st-century lives, cutting off modern communication and leaving millions without power Tuesday as thousands who fled their water-menaced homes wondered when - if - life would return to normal.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 4:53 PM EDT2012-10-30 20:53:31 GMT
    Cargo shipping on the Great Lakes is at a standstill as crews have taken refuge from waves up to 20 feet high churned up by superstorm Sandy.
    Cargo shipping on the Great Lakes is at a standstill as crews have taken refuge from waves up to 20 feet high churned up by superstorm Sandy.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 4:46 PM EDT2012-10-30 20:46:28 GMT
    President Barack Obama's storm-halted campaigning in Ohio will resume Friday.
    President Barack Obama's storm-halted campaigning in Ohio will resume Friday.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 4:11 PM EDT2012-10-30 20:11:51 GMT
    Authorties are on the scene of a rollover crash. 13abc reporter Zac Pitts is on the scene and reports that both eastbound and westbound lanes of the turnpike are reduced to one lane at exit 34 in Fulton
    Bursts of wind and rain Tuesday morning in Northwest Ohio caused problems on the highways, interstates and turnpike.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 2:44 PM EDT2012-10-30 18:44:38 GMT
    Meteorologist Ross Ellet is tracking wind speeds clocking in at nearly 80 miles per hour near the coastline in Marblehead. Waves are measuring 11 feet near the Cleveland area. We have no reports of any
    Meteorologist Ross Ellet is tracking wind speeds clocking in at nearly 80 miles per hour near the coastline in Marblehead.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 7:55 AM EDT2012-10-30 11:55:40 GMT
    NEW YORK (AP) - Hurricane Sandy grounded well over 10,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe, and it could be days before some passengers can get where they're going. According to the flight-tracking
    Hurricane Sandy grounded well over 10,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe, and it could be days before some passengers can get where they're going. According to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, more than 13,500 flights had been canceled for Monday and Tuesday, almost all related to the storm.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 2:43 AM EDT2012-10-30 06:43:14 GMT
    Gusty winds are especially intense along the Lake Erie shoreline.  Locations near and east of Port Clinton are dealing with the largest waves and most intense wind gusts.  Sustained winds are 45-55 mph
    Gusty winds are especially intense along the Lake Erie shoreline.  Locations near and east of Port Clinton are dealing with the largest waves and most intense wind gusts.  Sustained winds are 45-55 mph near the shore, and offshore, as measured by buoys in western and central Lake Erie.

  • Tuesday, October 30 2012 1:15 AM EDT2012-10-30 05:15:32 GMT
    NEW YORK (AP) - Much of New York was plunged into darkness Monday by a superstorm that overflowed the city's historic waterfront, flooded the financial district and subway tunnels and cut power to nearly
    Much of New York was plunged into darkness Monday by a superstorm that overflowed the city's historic waterfront, flooded the financial district and subway tunnels and cut power to nearly a million people.

  • Monday, October 29 2012 11:33 PM EDT2012-10-30 03:33:06 GMT
    One listen to the Ohio turnpike, and you'll know she's arrived.  That's why the Ohio Turnpike Commission has placed a high wind ban on trucks on the toll road until 10 A.M. Tuesday.  All triple, box type
    Authorities shut down the Ohio Turnpike to high risk vehicles Monday night as Sandy brings high winds into Northwest Ohio.

  • Monday, October 29 2012 11:29 PM EDT2012-10-30 03:29:25 GMT
    The Great lakes are not taking a direct hit from Superstorm Sandy, but extremely dangerous conditions are still brewing on Lake Erie. 13abc's Lissa Guyton and Photojournalist Todd Gaertner traveled from
    The Great Lakes are not taking a direct hit from Superstorm Sandy, but extremely dangerous conditions are still brewing on Lake Erie.

  • Monday, October 29 2012 8:07 PM EDT2012-10-30 00:07:58 GMT
    NEW YORK (AP) - A construction crane atop a $1.5 billion luxury high-rise in midtown Manhattan collapsed in high winds Monday and dangled precariously, prompting plans for engineers and inspectors to climb
    A construction crane atop a $1.5 billion luxury high-rise in midtown Manhattan collapsed in high winds Monday and dangled precariously, prompting plans for engineers and inspectors to climb 74 flights of stairs to examine it as a huge storm bore down on the city.

  • Monday, October 29 2012 6:29 PM EDT2012-10-29 22:29:47 GMT
    The high winds started early Monday morning in the island communities of Ottawa County. Even before Sandy makes landfall, transportation on Lake Erie to the islands is at a standstill. High winds are
    The high winds started early Monday morning in the island communities of Ottawa County. Even before Sandy makes landfall, transportation on Lake Erie to the islands is at a standstill.

  • Monday, October 29 2012 5:45 PM EDT2012-10-29 21:45:37 GMT
    As Hurricane Sandy pounds the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, election watchers wonder what impact the storm could have in the battleground state of Ohio.   We talked with Republicans and Democrats about how
    As Hurricane Sandy pounds the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, election watchers wonder what impact the storm could have in the battleground state of Ohio.

  • Monday, October 29 2012 5:25 PM EDT2012-10-29 21:25:11 GMT
    High winds haven't deterred early voters in central Ohio from casting their ballots in the presidential swing state.
    High winds haven't deterred early voters in central Ohio from casting their ballots in the presidential swing state.

  • Monday, October 29 2012 5:24 PM EDT2012-10-29 21:24:03 GMT
    When disaster strikes, phone and Internet service often takes a hit, right when it's needed the most. Here are some tips for communicating with emergency services and loved ones as Sandy collides with the East...
    When disaster strikes, phone and Internet service often takes a hit, right when it's needed the most. Here are some tips for communicating with emergency services and loved ones as Sandy collides with the East Coast:

  • Monday, October 29 2012 4:42 PM EDT2012-10-29 20:42:41 GMT
    As the east coast hunkers down for hurricane Sandy.  Families in this quiet West Toledo neighborhood are preparing for possible power outages. Donnell Saxton plans to stock up on food. "I will be going
    American Electric Power has already sent crews East and some of those crews are on standby here in our area.  If our area has wide spread power outages.  AEP wants customers to remember never to touch a down line.

  • Monday, October 29 2012 3:50 PM EDT2012-10-29 19:50:17 GMT
    The City of Toledo is getting ready for the big storm approaching. Leaders say flooding isn't likely to be an issue. The wind is the problem that will take down trees and limbs. Forestry crews are ready
    "We're expecting the worst," says Denny Garvin, Commissioner of Parks, Recreation & Forestry for the City of Toledo.

  • Monday, October 29 2012 2:37 PM EDT2012-10-29 18:37:04 GMT
    Trick or treat night in Tiffin, Ohio which was previously scheduled for Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 from 6-8 p.m. has been postponed. Due to Hurricane Sandy the city of Tiffin is moving trick or treat
    Trick or treat postponed in Tiffin thanks to Hurricane Sandy. Visit 13abc.com for more information on holiday events.

  • Monday, October 29 2012 1:21 PM EDT2012-10-29 17:21:35 GMT
    AVON LAKE, Ohio (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is curtailing his campaign schedule as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern seaboard, canceling planned appearances Monday night
    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is curtailing his campaign schedule as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern seaboard, canceling planned appearances Monday night and all day Tuesday.

  • Monday, October 29 2012 7:32 AM EDT2012-10-29 11:32:43 GMT
    According to the Red Cross Hurricane Sandy is already affecting blood supplies as several American Red Cross blood drives have been called off due to the storm. More cancellations are anticipated after
    According to the Red Cross Hurricane Sandy is already affecting blood supplies as several American Red Cross blood drives have been called off due to the storm. You're asked to find a local donation center to offset the shortage.

  • Sunday, October 28 2012 11:12 PM EDT2012-10-29 03:12:39 GMT
    NEW YORK (AP) - The Statue of Liberty has officially reopened to the public after a renovation project. The public will just have wait until a massive storm has passed to see it. Interior Secretary Ken
    The Statue of Liberty has officially reopened to the public after a renovation project. The public will just have wait until a massive storm has passed to see it.

  • Sunday, October 28 2012 8:34 PM EDT2012-10-29 00:34:49 GMT
    NEW YORK (AP) - From Washington to Boston, big cities and small towns Sunday buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm that could endanger 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor
    From Washington to Boston, big cities and small towns Sunday buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm that could endanger 50 million people.

  • Saturday, October 27 2012 8:38 PM EDT2012-10-28 00:38:17 GMT
    By ALLEN G. BREED and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. (AP) - Forget distinctions like tropical storm or hurricane. Don't get fixated on a particular track. Wherever it hits, the rare behemoth
    As Hurricane Sandy barreled north from the Caribbean to meet two other powerful winter storms, experts said it didn't matter how strong the storm was when it hit land.

  • Saturday, October 27 2012 4:59 PM EDT2012-10-27 20:59:42 GMT
    WASHINGTON (AP) - The storm that is threatening 60 million Americans in the eastern third of the nation in just a couple of days with persistent high winds, drenching rains, extreme tides, flooding
    Hurricane Sandy is so dangerous and so unusual because it is coming at the tail end of hurricane season and beginning of winter storm season.

  • Having socked Jamaica and Cuba, the late-season Hurricane Sandy now has the United States in her sights, and officials urge East Coast residents to start making emergency storm plans now.
    Having socked Jamaica and Cuba, the late-season Hurricane Sandy now has the United States in her sights, and officials urge East Coast residents to start making emergency storm plans now.
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