DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) — Tightknit communities still digging out from the deadly tornadoes that killed dozens of people across eight states in the South and Midwest are turning to another heavy-hearted task: honoring and burying their dead. The storms …
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s temporary housing program for people displaced by Hurricane Ida is increasing its pace of getting people into travel trailers, but Gov. John Bel Edwards said he’s still pushing for the program to accelerate its …
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — As the scale and frequency of major disasters escalate, millions of dollars in federal, state and insurance payments intended for recovery efforts are being stolen by fraudsters taking advantage of chaos and the pipeline of aid …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration joined Mississippi and local officials to tour the Columbia area, as well as Jones and Lamar counties that were hit by tornadoes and high winds on Dec. 23. Robert Latham Jr., …
Gov. Mary Fallin says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved public assistance for 16 counties hit by May storms that brought tornadoes and flooding to Oklahoma. Fallin said FEMA on Friday approved the request that she submitted Wednesday. Approval …
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, some who lost their homes or businesses have turned to crowd-funding websites to elicit a faster and more direct response than they could expect from the government or traditional charities. While Congress considers a …
Some New Jersey families displaced by Superstorm Sandy could be living in federal government-supplied mobile homes as early as next week. Forty units – all one- and two-bedroom – are being temporarily kept at Six Flags Great Adventure in Ocean …
Sandy victims will be given priority for about 2,500 vacant New York City apartments under a deal struck between property owners and government officials. The Wall Street Journal says the apartments are owned by private landlords. The storm displaced tens …
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday there’s enough money in the government’s disaster relief fund for Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts until early spring. FEMA Director Craig Fugate told the House Transportation Committee that the fund still …
Irene Cramer threaded her Mercury Mountaineer around fallen branches, slowing down in front of a squat white ranch to see if, maybe, it could be the temporary home she is desperate to find. Cramer and her husband, Tommy, left their …