USGS says minor, magnitude 3.0, earthquake is reported north of Richmond, Va.; no injuries

Minor earthquake is felt north of Richmond, Va.

3 homes destroyed, 5 damaged as wind fuels fast-sreading fire in northern Virginia

8 homes catch fire in northern Va., 3 destroyed

Murder trial under way for 2 ex-Blackwater contractors in 2009 deaths of 2 Afghan men

2 ex-Blackwater contractors on trial in slayings

Earl’s center passes east of Cape Hatteras, NC; tropical storm warning issued for Nova Scotia

Earl’s center passes east of Cape Hatteras, NC

Earl causes NC road closing, power outages as hurricane rain and wind reaches into Virginia

Earl’s gusts, rains lash Outer Banks, reach VA

Earl passing just east of NC’s Outer Banks; new tropical storm warnings out for New England

Earl weaker, still powerful, winds hit Outer Banks

Earl weakens to Category 2, but winds and rain become more pronounced in NC as storm nears

Earl’s winds and rains blow into NC coast

BUXTON, N.C. — Rain squalls and gusting winds from Hurricane Earl are becoming more pronounced along the North Carolina Outer Banks.

Earl weakens to Category 2, winds at 110 mph; still large, powerful hurricane headed for NC

Earl weakens, still powerful, headed to NC

Hurricane Earl’s rain bands smack NC’s Outer Banks; Nantucket and Cape Cod could get the brunt

Earl weakens but still powerful as it passes NC

Hurricane Earl’s rain bands begin to strike NC’s Outer Banks as storm nears coastline

Earl rains begin to hit NC’s Outer Banks

BUXTON, N.C. — The first bands of rain from Hurricane Earl are starting to hit North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

East Coast braces for a pounding from Earl; Nantucket and Cape Cod could get the brunt

Earl threatens East Coast with a pounding

BUXTON, N.C. — The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 115 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina’s dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm’s projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.

Hurricane warning issued for southern coast of Massachusetts ahead of powerful Earl

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

More North Carolina residents leaving coast ahead of powerful Hurricane Earl

US President Barack Obama

Tropical storm warning issued for coast of Long Island in N.Y. ahead of Hurricane Earl

The White House

Evacuations ordered, but some just hunker down as Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast

The White House

President declares emergency in NC; OKs federal agencies to help respond to Earl

US President Barack Obama

Hurricane Earl strengthens some as it bears down on East Coast, bringing island evacuations

Barack Obama (Waxwork)
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NC’s Dare County orders evacuation of 30,000 residents, visitors as Hurricane Earl approaches

Hatteras Island evac ordered for 30,000 residents

7th tropical storm of season forms in Atlantic; Gaston follows on heels of powerful Earl

Tropical Storm Gaston forms in the Atlantic

North Carolina declares state of emergency as evacuation for Hurricane Earl continues

NC declares state of emergency ahead of Earl

Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast, bringing island evacuations and rough holiday weather

Barack Obama (Waxwork)

Hurricane warning issued for NC coast; hurricane watch extended to Delaware as Earl approaches

Hurricane warning for NC coast as Earl approaches

Ferries taking people off North Carolina Outer Banks island ahead of Hurricane Earl

Ferries take people off NC island ahead of Earl

NC island ferries about to start running to evacuate ahead of powerful Hurricane Earl

NC island preparing to be evacuated ahead of Earl

Hurricane Earl weakens to a Category 3 storm; hurricane watch issued for Virginia coast

Hurricane Earl weakens to Cat 3 storm in Atlantic

Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast, bringing evacuations and canceled holiday plans

Tourists quit NC islands as Earl nears East Coast

Fun in the sun may be shelved as Hurricane Earl heads toward East Coast vacation spots

Earl could force US evacuations ahead of Labor Day

La. wife of ‘Granddad Bandit’ suspect describes quiet life, no knowledge of robberies

Wife: Quiet life with ‘Granddad Bandit’ suspect

Va. poised for Arizona-like immigrant backlash after nun’s death; sisters urge forgiveness

Nun’s death rallies anti-immigration forces

Many Amtrak services on East Coast canceled by Va. derailment; thousands of travelers affected

Many train services canceled after Va. derailment

Coal train derails in Va., disrupts Amtrak, cancels Virginia Railway Express line

Coal train derails in Va., disrupts rail service

Bolivian served little time for prior drunken driving before fatal car crash that killed nun

ICE officers released man charged in nun’s death

Va. police: Illegal immigrant charged with killing nun and injuring 2 others in car crash

Police: Illegal immigrant crashes, killing Va. nun

Pamela Anderson helps pets abandoned after BP oil spill, now on their way to new homes in Va.

Pamela Anderson helps pets abandoned after spill

2 Virginia firefighters killed when truck rolls over on way to house fire; 1 civilian killed

2 Va. firefighters die in accident on way to fire

Massey Energy settles lawsuit filed by family of W.Va. coal miner killed in 2008 accident

Massey settles lawsuit over miner’s death in 2008

BP oil spill, gushing more than 2 months, hits somber record as Gulf of Mexico’s biggest ever

BP spill hits a somber record as Gulf’s biggest

BP oil spill, gushing more than 2 months, nears somber record as Gulf of Mexico’s biggest ever

BP spill nears a somber record as Gulf’s biggest

World’s largest oil skimmer heads to Gulf spill for tests; hurricane churns coastal waters

World’s largest oil skimmer heads to Gulf spill

Judge finds no pattern of violations at Massey mine in Virginia

Judge: no pattern of violations at Massey mine

Vintage plane flips at DC’s Reagan National Airport, runway temporarily closed, no injuries

Vintage plane flips on landing at Reagan Airport

Vintage plane flips at DC’s Reagan National Airport, main runway reopens, no injuries reported

Vintage plane flips at DC airport, runway reopens

Vintage plane accident closes main runway at DC’s Reagan National Airport

Vintage plane accident closes DC airport runway

Methane suspected in W.Va. gas well blast; company says it will let gas burn off over 2-3 days

Fire from W.Va. gas well blast will burn 2-3 days

Methane pocket suspected in W.Va. gas well blast that injured 7; investigation to start soon

7 burned in W.Va. gas well blast likely to survive

W.Va. natural gas well explodes, burns 7; inspector, company point to pocket of methane

W.Va. gas well blast injures 7; flames now 40 feet

W.Va. natural gas well explodes, injuring 7 workers; methane pocket investigated as cause

W.Va. gas well explosion send flames 70 feet high

DEP: Methane caused well-drilling blast that burned 7 workers in W.Va.; flames 70-80 feet tall

Fire 70-80 feet high after W.Va. gas well blast

DEP inspector says old mine gas caused well-drilling explosion that burned 7 workers in W.Va.

Old mine gas ignites W.Va. well blast, 7 hurt

Gas well explosion in W.Va.’s Northern Panhandle injures 7 workers

Gas well explosion in W.Va. injures 7 workers