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Many of us spend hours on the perfect costume or decorating our front porches for a scary Halloween, but we learned the spookiest part about Halloween is the amount of sugar, fat and calories consumed by trick-or-treaters.

We learned that kids eat nearly three cups of sugar at Halloween time, which is like standing by and watching your child eat 200 packets of sugar.

"Like ten pieces a day, he would usually hoard it up and eat it later," said mother Missy Keesee.

Keesee says she made sure her son did not get a ton of candy for Halloween so he would not get sick. "We went to the mall where I could get small amounts of candy," said Keesee.

By visiting 15 houses, a child can gather up, on average, 60 pieces of fun-sized candy. Wee learned that amount of candy is equivalent to 4,800 calories, one and a half cups of fat and three cups of sugar.

Registered nurse Rachel Forbush tells us a few fun-sized candy bars are much healthier than the normal size. "The 3 Musketeers fun-sized are about 60 calories for oine with maybe a couple grams of fat, opposed to a large Hershey's candy bar," said Forbush. We found out the large Hershey's bar has nearly 200 calories and 15 grams of fat.

Forbush says all parents should only allow small amounts to be consumed at a time. "A little goes a long way, but not too much. Then you're going to end up with the stomach ache and not being able to go to sleep," said Forbush.

Forbush says there are other healthier options for your kids, like trail mix, string cheese, fruit snacks and peanut butter crackers.

However, Forbush says it is tough to keep kids from eating no candy at all. "It's Halloween and it's going to be hard for kids to get away from the candy," said Forbush.

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An apartment fire forced seven people to evacuate as the flames engulfed their porches Wednesday night at an East El Paso complex.

The fire started on the first floor of one of the units at about 10:15 p.m. at the La Estancia Apartments on the 7900 block of Viscount.

The fire began on a first floor porch and quickly extended to the kitchen and ceiling of that unit and the porch of the upstairs unit, fire department officials said.

Three people were inside the first floor unit and four people were upstairs. All seven safely exited the apartments, officials said.

Fire officials said both units had heavy smoke damage in the kitchen and living room areas.

Two people from each apartment were displaced by the fire but had a place

The cause of the fire is undetermined and the damages are estimated at $40,000 for both units combined, officials said.

Aaron Bracamontes may be reached at abracamontes@elpasotimes.com; 546-6156. Follow him on Twitter @AaronBrac.

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HAMPTON Jack-o'-lanterns with crooked grins sat on front porches Tuesday morning on First Street in Buckroe.

It was a sign of normalcy after a day of tidal flooding from Hurricane Sandy it was also a sign that Halloween was still on for Wednesday night.

A day after floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy receded on the Peninsula, there were no plans to restrict areas for trick-or-treating on Halloween, according to city officials. In areas hit the hardest by the storm, like Poquoson and Hampton, flood waters had receded by Tuesday morning.

"I didn't think we would be able to go," said Raushanah Barrett. "I thought we were going to be flooded."

Barrett, of Newport News, said when rains from Hurricane Sandy flooded the back parking lot of Riverlands apartments Sunday, she began to doubt if she would take her nieces and nephews out to trick-or-treat.

"The kids may have to sit in the house and eat a bowl of candy," Barrett said, with a laugh.

Barrett said her decision will depend on whether it rains and how cold it is Wednesday.

The weather is slated to be clear and in the high 50s.

Karen Grizzard has owned Party Station on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News for 19 years. Party Station is a year-round costume shop that specializes in Halloween attire. Grizzard says there has never been a weather threat as severe as Sandy near Halloween.

"We've had cold and rainy spells but never had this," Grizzard says.

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While his neighbors talk on their porches, Cape May resident Dave Fitch checks on the lower level of his victorian home Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Cape May, N.J., as Hurricane Sandy continues toward landfall. The fast-strengthening Hurricane Sandy churned north Monday, raking ghost-town cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts. The monster hurricane was expected to make a westward lurch and aim for New Jersey, blowing ashore Monday night and combining with two other weather systems - a wintry storm from the west and cold air rushing in from the Arctic - to create an epic superstorm. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Hurricane Sandy, after killing at least 69 people in the Caribbean, streamed northward, merged with two wintry weather systems and socked the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes with wind, waves, rain and snow. Some figures associated with Sandy's rampage through the U.S., as of Tuesday evening:

Maximum size of storm: 1,000 miles across

Highest storm surge: 13.88 feet, at New York

Number of states seeing intense effects of the storm: At least 17

Deaths: At least 55

Damage: Estimated property losses at $20 billion, ranking the storm among the most expensive U.S. disasters

Top wind gust on land in the U.S.: 140 mph, at Mount Washington, N.H.

Power outages at peak: More than 8.5 million

Canceled airline flights: More than 18,100

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The deep porches are lined with pumpkins and chrysanthemums in McKinneys Tucker Hill neighborhood. Not-so-scary scarecrows smile. Rocking chairs and benches have fall-theme pillows.

In short, its a nostalgic view of a small town.

Its like living in the pages of Southern Living magazine, says Michelle Martin, who moved in six months ago.

Her familys home took first place in the developments Pumpkinville fall-decorating competition. Prizes also were given for Halloween decorations.

On her front steps, a crow-beaked scarecrow overlooks pumpkins, flowers and a basket of gourds. A barrel topped with gourds sports a sign Welcome to our porch. There are straw men and a handmade wreath on the door with colorful letters spelling fall.

The homeowner made the door decoration, but she says that most of the decor came from a stash shes been building for 15 years.

I just kind of brought it all out, she says.

More than half the 100 or so homes in the neighborhood have such seasonal decorations. In front of one house, theres an old wood wagon piled high with common orange pumpkins and more exotic pale green and white specimens.

Most of the homes decorations come from hobby and crafts stores, with a few handmade accents thrown in. McKinneys farmers market by the downtown square is a popular resource, for produce and for handmade figures and other decorations.

Tucker Hill is drawing onlookers for its fall decorations the way that some neighborhoods bring in visitors for Christmas displays, says Vicki Northcutt, the developments marketing director.

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DANIELSVILLE, Ga. (AP) Residents in northeast Georgia say kudzu bugs are swarming on yards, fields and front porches.

The Athens Banner-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/Rlmp5Z) that the new invasive pest is continuing its aggressive proliferation across the South.

The small green bugs, about the size and shape of native ladybugs, have spread into six states since they were discovered in the Atlanta area in 2009.

Madison County Extension Service agent Adam Speir finds himself picking the bugs off his clothing when he arrives for work.

Speir said kudzu bugs are native to Asia, where they feed on the kudzu vine, but they also feed on legumes, including soybeans, peas and beans.

He said there is speculation that the bugs arrived in Georgia on a flight from Asia that landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

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