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Hurricane Oscar Rapidly Forms In Atlantic With Stronger Winds Than Expected Hurricane Oscar Rapidly Forms In Atlantic With Stronger Winds Than Expected
Hurricane Oscar Rapidly Forms In Atlantic With Stronger Winds Than Expected It's been a busy day in the tropics. Just hours after Nadine was upgraded to a tropical storm early Saturday morning, Oct. 19, a brand-new hurricane burst onto the scene. Oscar, is now near the Bahamas after starting off just north of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean, has been moving westward during the week, and escalated quickly on Saturday, before becoming a Category 1 hurricane in the afternoon. It has sustained winds of 80 miles per hour with higher gusts, both higher than had been predicted, the National Hurricane Center says. Just hours before that, it became a t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Pair Of Tropical Systems Threaten To Become Next Named Storm Of Hurricane Season Pair Of Tropical Systems Threaten To Become Next Named Storm Of Hurricane Season
Pair Of Tropical Systems Threaten To Become Next Named Storm Of Hurricane Season Forecasters are monitoring a pair of systems in the tropics that could develop into named storms. One system, called Invest 94L, is now in the Central Atlantic, and expected to pass near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Friday, Oct. 18, and then move toward the Turks and Caicos or the Dominican Republic this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center. There's a chance it could strengthen as it enters warmer waters. "It is possible the rainstorm goes on to become the next depression and named storm of the 2024 Atlantic season," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex  DaS…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From Bucks County Chop Shop: DA NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From Bucks County Chop Shop: DA
NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From Bucks County Chop Shop: DA Stacks of car parts being shipped to the Dominican Republic from a Chop Shop has lead to six arrest, the Buck County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  A Pennsylvania State Police investigation lead to the dismantling of a Milford Township chop shop run out of a garage located at 2150 Rosedale Road, as detailed in the release.  Hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen parts were sold and shipped to the Dominican Republic from the shop, according to the release. The following men were charged in connection to the illegal sale of the stole car parts fro…

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by Jillian Pikora