CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Rapids and Marion are pursuing federal assistance to help pay for millions of dollars worth of tree debris cleanup in waterways as recovery from last summer’s devastating derecho continues. The two Linn County communities …
Local governments and some other entities in New Mexico are now eligible for federal assistance to recover from flooding and storm damage suffered during last summer. The White House says a disaster declaration by President Barack Obama applies to state, …
Fire departments in three Maine communities will receive nearly $400,000 in federal assistance. The fire departments receiving Federal Emergency Management Agency money are in Bridgewater, Brownfield, and Skowhegan. Brownfield, in western Maine, will get nearly $239,000 for a new tanker …
Alabama is getting nearly $120 million in federal assistance to help with recovery from the deadly tornadoes in April 2011. Gov. Robert Bentley announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide the state government with …
Livingston Parish, La., officials are still putting together bills for their costs from Hurricane Isaac but say they only expect to be reimbursed for about 75 percent. Parish President Layton Ricks tells The Advocate getting 75 percent rather than 90 …