HUD, Texas at Odds over Flood Relief Discrimination Claim August 29, 2022 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — The faded and weathered construction permits still taped to Houston resident Mal Moses’ front door are reminders...
Frustrating Recovery Could be Hurricane Harbinger for South August 3, 2022 By Jay Reeves EUTAW, Ala. (AP) — There’s not much in Greene County, a place that stands out even in impoverished west Alabama...
New Orleans Paying to Move Tenants From Dangerous Apartments May 2, 2022 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is paying to relocate all remaining residents of a bankrupt apartment complex where people...
Pandemic Aid Helps New Mexico Tribe Fix Damaged Adobe Homes April 5, 2021 By Teya Vitu SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — First came the hail — sheets of it, pounding the centuries-old adobe homes at...
Croptober Is Going Up In Smoke Amid Wildfires September 29, 2020 By Tiffany Kary October usually heralds the harvest of outdoor cannabis plants, affectionately known as “Croptober.” But this fall, something more serious is...
In Aftermath of Hurricane Laura, Residents Worry About Help September 1, 2020 By Nomaan Merchant And Sudhin Thanawala LAKE CHARLES, La. — In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura tore through the tire shop Layla Winbush’s...
Origins Recalls Face Cream After Some Mold Found November 20, 2013 Origins is voluntarily recalling one of its face creams after finding mold in it. The beauty products company said Monday...
Mold Lurking in Sandy-Damaged Homes February 6, 2013 By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY and KATIE ZEZIMA Esther Tauscher stood outside her Staten Island home, leafing through boxes of family photos that had been steeped in storm...
Alaska City Declares High-Rise Unfit for Occupancy September 6, 2012 An Alaska high-rise building has been declared dangerous and unfit for human occupancy. The city of Fairbanks has sent a...
Nebraska Nuns Sue Contractor After Mold Outbreak October 26, 2011 By GRANT SCHULTE A Christian sisterhood that spent $15 million to renovate their Nebraska monastery says the contractor they hired overcharged them and...