HATTERAS, N.C. (AP) -- With Hurricane Irene approaching, evacuations began on a tiny barrier island off North Carolina early Wednesday in a test of whether people in the crosshairs of the first serious hurricane along the East Coast in years would heed orders to get out of the way....
Evacuations Begin On Tiny Nc Island Ahead Of Irene
By MARTHA WAGGONER, Associated Press: Nation
Wed, 08/24/2011 - 4:30am
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