Northeast Pennsylvania sure has been through a lot in the last few weeks. First, there was the surprising aftershocks felt from an earthquake in Virginia on Aug. 23. Next came the threat of Hurricane (later known as Tropical Storm) Irene, which struck the East Coast just days later on Aug. 27 and 28. Today’s force [...]

The hype surrounding Hurricane Irene this week has been understandably high, especially when one takes into account the disastrous fallout from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Katrina holds the distinction of being the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, having claimed the lives, homes and property of thousands of victims. And following in the footsteps of [...]