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After Irene and Lee, New York Families Still Displaced

Amy and Bill Wetsel’s house near the Schoharie Creek is still empty and stripped down to wall studs. More than 19 months after the deluge of Tropical Storm Irene, their family still pays rent on another house and still tries …

Feds Release $5.8M More to Help New York Storms Cleanup

Federal officials say they’ve freed up another $5.8 million to help New York communities pay for ongoing efforts to recover from back-to-back tropical storms Irene and Lee last year. The U.S. Department of Labor says the National Emergency Grant money …

Virginia Gets $2.1M for Storm-damaged Roads, Bridges

Virginia is getting federal help to pay for repairing roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood said Monday that Virginia will receive more than $2.1 million from the Federal …

AIG Loses $4B on Planes, Weak Markets

Insurer American International Group lost more than $4 billion in the third quarter, as its aircraft leasing unit took an impairment charge on a portion of its fleet and the fair value of the company’s one-third stake in Asian insurer …

Lee Disaster Declaration for 8 Louisiana Parishes

President Obama signed a disaster declaration Friday for eight Louisiana parishes, making federal aid available to governments and some nonprofit agencies to help cover emergency work and damage repair from Tropical Storm Lee in early September. Governments in East and …

More State Aid for Flood-damaged New York Farms

The Cuomo administration is distributing an additional $850,000 in aid for more than 100 New York farms impacted by flooding caused by tropical storms Irene and Lee. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced that the state funds will be distributed …

Weary Irene, Lee Victims in New York Mired in Red Tape

Tropical storms Irene and Lee have left its victims tired and frustrated more than a month after the back-to-back disasters swamped homes, washed away roads and upended lives. Hopes and promises of many for fast bailouts from government and insurance …

Lee Damages 7,000 Buildings in New York County

State and local inspectors say more than 7,000 properties in Greater Binghamton were damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Lee. The (Binghamton) Press & Sun-Bulletin reports that inspections carried out in the days after Lee provide a picture of widespread …

Letterman to Make TV Pitch for New York Flood Victims

Late night TV host David Letterman will make a national plea to help flood victims in Schoharie. The CBS star once bused nearly half the town to his studio in New York City as a gag. On Monday he will …

Obama Issues Flood Disaster Declaration for Pennsylvania

President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration for 19 Pennsylvania counties affected by last week’s deadly flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the declaration allows for assistance including grants for temporary housing and home repairs as well as …