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A State Police helicopter lands on the southbound lanes of route 287 in Harding Township, N.J., where a small plane headed for Georgia crashed, raining debris down on the highway and local streets Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. The plane spiraled out of control and lost a section of the aircraft before hitting the wooded median strip, skidding into the roadway and exploding. All five people aboard were killed but no one on the ground was injured. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein)

At least 3 dead in plane crash on busy highway

Last updated Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 1:02pm

HARDING, N.J. -- Police say at least three people are dead after a small plane headed for Georgia crashed on one of the New York City area's busiest highways.

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Longtime fugitive US hijacker caught in Portugal

Samantha Henry The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 1:40pm

NEWARK, N.J. -- A convicted killer who escaped a New Jersey prison in 1970 and hijacked a U.S. airliner two years later while dressed as a priest has been captured in Portugal after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday.

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Rivers flood across East, forcing evacuations

Samantha Henry, The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, March 11, 2011 - 1:20pm

WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- Flooding washed over part of the eastern U.S., filling basements with water, forcing hundreds of people out of their homes and turning a highway into swimming pools for ducks.

At least two people have died in the flooding, including one in Ohio, where the water was receding Friday. But it continued to rise from western Maryland to Maine, even though the weather turned sunny over much of the affected area, a respite from Thursday's heavy rains.

Some of the hardest-hit areas were just outside New York City, which is emerging from a snow-filled winter.

Flood-prone parts of northern New Jersey were under water, which was not expected to recede in some areas for at least a few days. By midmorning, state police said 1,300 homes in near the Pompton River in Pequannock had to be evacuated, as did about 100 in Fairfield.

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Airlines play huge game of catch-up in NYC area

Samantha Henry, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 10:10am

NEW YORK -- Airports trying to shepherd a backlog of planes churned snow plows through the night, kept snack bars open late and scrubbed teeming terminals in an effort to return thousands of passengers stranded by a weekend snowstorm to their homes.

Officials at the New York area's three major airports said runways were all open Wednesday morning but it might take days for all the passengers who've been camping out in terminals to get flights out.

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