Hurricane Erin began strengthening again on Wednesday as it crept closer to the mid-Atlantic coast, its outer bands brushing North Carolina’s Outer Banks as beaches closed across much of the U.S. East ...

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While the hurricane is not expected to make landfall, the effects are being felt along the beaches. The National Hurricane Center noted that Erin is still a "large and growing hurricane" with a ...

Travelers heading to major tri-state area airports may experience some depature delays due to weather on Thursday, according to the Federal Aviation Association. As ...

Humpy Wheeler, a pioneering motorsports promoter and former president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, has died, NASCAR said. He was 86. Charlotte Motor ...