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From getting the most snow to treacherous Monday morning commutes, here’s a look at how states along the East Coast are digging out from the weekend blizzard. NEW JERSEY State officials say they are moving forward to replenish New Jersey beaches that were impacted by the monster snowstorm. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and state Environmental […]

BOSTON (AP) – A decade after a group of smokers from Massachusetts sued Philip Morris USA to try to force the cigarette maker to pay for lung cancer screenings, the case will finally be heard by a jury. Smokers in the class-action lawsuit allege Philip Morris manufactured a defective cigarette knowing it could have made […]

At least 38 people have died as a result of the mammoth snowstorm that pounded the eastern U.S. The deaths occurred in car accidents, from carbon monoxide poisoning, and from heart attacks while shoveling snow: WASHINGTON, D.C. – 1 -An 82-year-old man who died after going into cardiac arrest while shoveling snow in front of […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Orlando’s Major League Soccer team has signed a 10-year commitment to play in the city. The Orlando City Soccer Club last week agreed to pay the city $18 million for the land on which the team is building a $155 million stadium. The Orlando Sentinel obtained the contract through a records […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) – An investigation has concluded that a Navy SEAL who died in a parachute training accident in Florida last year became unconscious after exiting the plane. The investigation also found that Petty Officer 1st Class William Blake Marston was unable to open his main chute, The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1Qsy4Ag) reported. It also […]

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) – Seven people were taken for medical evaluation after an American Airlines plane from Miami to Milan made an emergency landing in Newfoundland after the jet briefly encountered severe turbulence, airline officials said. The aircraft landed safely late Sunday in the East Coast Canadian province, where it was met by paramedics. […]

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) – Investigators say a man who was apparently smoking in a room at a Lakeland retirement home died and three other people were injured when fire broke out. Lakeland Fire Department spokeswoman Janel Vasallo said in a news release Monday that a resident in the room next door pulled the fire alarm […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – It was a daring and elaborate escape: cutting through metal, crawling through plumbing tunnels, climbing a roof, rappelling four stories to freedom using ropes made from bedsheets. But this wasn’t a Hollywood movie; it was a real-life breakout that left authorities struggling to find three escapees – one a suspected killer […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Old habits die hard and for many of us, that’s especially true when it comes to our favorite foods. However, there are ways to get that tasty satisfaction without all of the added fat. Weight Loss Coach Stephanie Mansour stopped by the WINK News studio with some ideas for healthy swaps for […]