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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, a parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of Superstorm Sandy in Hoboken, NJ. An internal review says federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurately last fall. But the warnings themselves were confusing. The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before landfall in New Jersey, so the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dropped the hurricane warnings. Instead it shifted to flooding and high wind warnings. NOAA's self-assessment said that led to confusion by the public and the media, a complaint made by independent meteorologists.

Report: Feds' warnings about Sandy were confusing

Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found.

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NATIONAL

NYC workers replace crane damaged by Sandy

Workers in New York City carefully replaced the boom of a massive crane on Saturday, more than six months after it was twisted and warped by Superstorm Sandy and left dangling dangerously over the streets of Manhattan.
POLITICS

Interior Dept. releases $475m in Sandy aid

The Interior Department on Tuesday said it is releasing more than $475 million to help repair the damage from Superstorm Sandy, which roared up the East Coast last fall.
HURRICANE SANDY

Superstorm aid camp is told to clear out

It has been six months since Donna Graziano packed a barbecue into her car, drove 15 miles from her Brooklyn home to Staten Island, and began cooking for residents of a neighborhood ravaged by Superstorm Sandy. Her one-woman effort in a seaside park expanded into an aid hub that has drawn donations...
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

Anna Maria Island in line for beach renourishment

The proposed Florida budget includes $3.175 million in matching funds for beach renourishment along the eroded edge of Anna Maria Island.
MANATEE COUNTY GANGS

First-person account of life as a gang member in Manatee

A former Manatee County gang member shares his story of joining SUR-13, testifying against his friends, surviving prison and finding God.
MANATEE COUNTY GANGS

Bradenton's Pastor Jerry works to save kids from the gang life

Pastor Jerry Parrish, with Manatee YMCA, acts as a mentor and father to children throughout the county.
MANATEE COUNTY GANGS

Gangs in Manatee: younger, smarter, blending in

Detectives and gangs are adapting as hybrid organizations form, younger kids are recruited and women take on larger roles.
MANATEE COUNTY GANGS

Manatee gang unit builds relationships through conversation, patrol, curfew checks

Manatee gang units spend time on the streets, building relationships with members and at-risk youth -- and their families and friends.
MANATEE COUNTY GANGS

RICO prosecutions successful in sending Manatee gang members to prison

Since 2007, more than 50 gang members have been charged with racketeering in Manatee County.
BUSINESS

Companies begin defense in Gulf oil spill trial

NEW ORLEANS -- Workers on the drilling rig that exploded at the outset of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill catastrophe were "trying to get it right" as they monitored BP's well for signs of trouble before the blast, an expert witness for the company that owned the rig testified Monday.