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A large snowstorm came barreling through the Northeast on Monday, threatening to drop 16 inches in some areas and frustrate commuters.

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Snow leaves travelers strandedupdated: Fri Dec 03 2010 17:27:00

Snow blankets upstate New York, leaving many people stranded.

New York Thruway: We could have handled snow storm betterupdated: Fri Dec 03 2010 17:27:00

The New York Thruway Authority could have done a better job in dealing with a snowstorm that caused accidents and shut down a section of interstate highway near Buffalo, New York, an agency spokesman said Friday.

Heavy snow strands New York drivers for over 12 hoursupdated: Thu Dec 02 2010 17:36:00

Heavy snow has shut down Interstate 90 near Buffalo, New York, leaving motorists stranded for more than 12 hours as of Thursday morning, with more snow on the way.

Police: Parents, two children dead in apparent murder-suicideupdated: Sat Nov 13 2010 21:56:00

Police are probing an apparent murder-suicide in Erie, Pennsylvania, saying they suspect a father shot dead his wife and two young children before turning the gun on himself.

11 rescued from sinking yacht on Lake Erieupdated: Mon Aug 02 2010 13:08:00

Eleven people aboard a 40-foot yacht in Lake Erie were rescued after their boat began to sink near the entrance to the Niagara River Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release.

Money Magazine: Making a surprise early retirement workupdated: Fri Jun 18 2010 06:04:00

For years, Pat and George Breault gave little thought to their spending. The couple, both IT project managers, earned a handsome $235,000 a year -- more than enough to cover their basic living expenses as well as the extra-curriculars they enjoyed, such as dining out, taking cruises, and entertaining at their second home, a condo at Catawba Island on the shores of Lake Erie in Ohio, where they hoped to retire one day.

SI.com: Jeff Pearlman: The biggest winner in Cavs' firing of coach Mike Brown? Mike Brownupdated: Wed May 26 2010 12:45:00

There is a tall, bald African-American man skipping right about now.

SI.com: Avalanche hire Joe Sacco as coachupdated: Thu Jun 04 2009 19:22:00

Joe Sacco envisions a fast and feisty team taking the ice, one that attacks and stays aggressive.

Pitcher lands himself a new home -- at an assisted living centerupdated: Wed May 13 2009 12:47:00

When pitcher Josh Faiola walks out of the dugout on opening day with the Lake Erie Crushers, he'll already have a large group of fans in the stands -- his new roommates at the Belvedere of Westlake assisted living facility.

Sheriff: Stranded fishermen 'should have known better'updated: Sun Feb 08 2009 13:00:00

An Ohio sheriff had harsh words for ice fishermen who had to be rescued Saturday after high winds and rising temperatures caused an ice floe to break away and strand about 150 of them on Lake Erie.

Fishermen trapped on iceupdated: Sun Feb 08 2009 13:00:00

A risky move to ice fish on unstable ice leaves fishermen stranded and needing rescue. WTOL reports.

Time.com: Worker Covered up Damage at OH Nuke Plantupdated: Tue Aug 26 2008 16:00:00

Jurors on Tuesday convicted a former nuclear plant engineer of hiding information from government regulators about the worst corrosion ever found at a U.S. reactor

Navy missile intercept successfulupdated: Fri Jun 06 2008 07:47:00

The U.S. military intercepted a ballistic missile Thursday in the first such sea-based test since a Navy cruiser shot down an errant satellite earlier this year.

Time.com: Deadly Mob Beating Rocks Ohio Townupdated: Mon May 12 2008 20:00:00

Up to 15 people chased a man, then kicked and beat him to death on the street in Cleveland on April 27

Town has best tasting waterupdated: Tue Apr 22 2008 18:10:00

Tap water from Southampton, Massachusetts was rated as the best tap water from samples of some U.S. small towns.

Massachusetts town tapped for nation's best waterupdated: Tue Apr 22 2008 18:10:00

Tap water from Southampton, Massachusetts, was named the best-tasting Tuesday among samples from the nation's small-town water departments.

Military: Satellite's downing worked as plannedupdated: Wed Feb 27 2008 14:37:00

A missile launched last week successfully destroyed the fuel tank of an inoperable spy satellite, U.S. military officials said Monday.

Navy missile hits dying spy satellite, says Pentagonupdated: Thu Feb 21 2008 05:10:00

The U.S. Navy succeeded in its effort to shoot down an inoperable spy satellite before it could crash to Earth and potentially release a cloud of toxic gas, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

U.S. to shoot down satellite Wednesday, official saysupdated: Tue Feb 19 2008 21:18:00

A Navy team including some 200 industry experts and scientists has been working furiously since January to modify the Aegis air-defense missile system so it can shoot down a failed satellite officials say could fall to Earth, a Pentagon official told CNN.

Satellite shootdown windowupdated: Tue Feb 19 2008 21:18:00

Pentagon spokesman Jeff Morrell says the window for shooting down a dying satellite starts when the shuttle has landed.

Attempt to shoot down spy satellite to cost up to $60 millionupdated: Fri Feb 15 2008 20:41:00

The attempt by the U.S. Navy to use an anti-missile missile to shoot down a potentially hazardous satellite will cost between $40 million and $60 million, Pentagon officials told CNN on Friday.

Spy satellite shootdownupdated: Fri Feb 15 2008 16:49:00

President Bush orders the U.S. Navy to shoot down a broken spy satellite. CNN's Jamie McIntyre reports

Officials: U.S. to try to shoot down errant satelliteupdated: Fri Feb 15 2008 16:49:00

The U.S. military may try within days to shoot down a failed satellite using a missile launched from a Navy ship, officials announced Thursday.

High winds strike Indianaupdated: Thu Jan 31 2008 03:45:00

Thunderstorms, high winds and a possible tornado are blamed for two deaths in Indiana.

SI.com: Albert Chen: Sabathia's escape act sparks Indiansupdated: Fri Oct 05 2007 01:14:00

All night long, he had remained as granite-faced as his famously stoic Yankees counterpart, as cool as the breeze blowing in from Lake Erie. But when the big man bounced off the mound after escaping, Copperfield-like, a bases-loaded quandary in the fifth inning of Game 1 of the Division Series, he did so with an emphatic fist pump and a yell to the heavens.

CNNMoney: U.S. Steel to acquire Stelco for $1.1Bupdated: Mon Aug 27 2007 06:07:00

U.S. Steel Corp. is to acquire Stelco Inc. for about $1.1 billion to strengthen its position as a supplier of flat-rolled steel products in North America, the companies said.

Money Magazine: Don't let repair costs drain your savingsupdated: Wed Jul 26 2006 11:00:00

You're rushing through your morning coffee when you hear an unfamiliar dripping noise. You poke around a bit, checking the faucets, looking under the sink, and *&@#! You've got Lake Erie under ther...

FSB: Fading Capitalsupdated: Thu Sep 01 2005 00:01:00

A hundred years ago most of the razors, knives, and scissors in this country came from Fremont, Ohio. For most of the 20th century, companies in central West Virginia produced millions of marbles a...

Nation's split is part of Ohio's fabricupdated: Wed Nov 03 2004 00:35:00

As the ballot counting in the presidential election stretched into Wednesday morning, it became clear that Ohio could become the Florida of 2004.

No survivors found in Lake Erie plane crashupdated: Sun Jan 18 2004 18:06:00

Canadian authorities called off efforts Sunday to find survivors of a commuter plane that crashed into the icy waters of Lake Erie, leaving 10 people presumed dead, eight of whom were men returning from a hunting trip.

Ten missing in Lake Erie plane crashupdated: Fri Jan 16 2004 19:58:00

A commuter flight carrying 10 people crashed into the icy waters of Lake Erie on Saturday after the pilot issued a distress call, the Coast Guard said.

Fortune: IT'S A CAR. IT'S A 4X4. IT'S A BENZ. MERCEDES HAS BUILT A SPORT UTILITY THAT DRIVES LIKE A SEDAN, FOUR-WHEELS updated: Mon Sep 29 1997 00:01:00

It was hardly lust at first sight. Early photos of Mercedes-Benz's new sport-utility vehicle, the ML320, an M-Class, implied a cross between the sneakerish Toyota RAV4 and the blimpy bulk of a mini...

Money Magazine: Mystery Trains What primordial urge sends us hurtling groundward at speeds that would be illegal on an expressway? No one knows,updated: Tue Aug 01 1989 00:01:00

If atheists are scarce in foxholes, I muse as we begin clanking up the 20- story-high steel mountain, they must be nearly as rare here. This climb up the first hill of the world's tallest, fastest ...

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