Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes before slowly moving away.

STRATFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — No one was injured during a fire at a home on McPadden Drive in Stratford on Friday afternoon, according to fire officials. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the outside of the home and extinguished the blaze. All occupants were able to safely exit the home, fire officials said. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — New York and North Carolina have begun to reopen beaches that had been closed due to Hurricane Erin, which sent strong winds and dangerous waves across the U.S. East Coast.