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Alabama Communities Still Cleaning Up After Deadly Flooding

PELHAM Ala. (AP) — Communities affected by last week’s flash flooding, which left roads and neighborhoods under water and killed four people in Alabama, are still working to clean up the mess and address persistent drainage issues that seem to …

West Virginia Receives Federal Grant for Storm Cleanup

West Virginia has received a $250,000 federal emergency grant to help pay for storm cleanup and recovery. The U.S. Department of Labor says Workforce West Virginia plans to use the funding to create temporary jobs helping with cleanup and recovery …

Louisiana DEQ Issues Hurricane Response Manual to Parishes

The Department of Environmental Quality is giving parishes a hurricane resources manual that outlines how to deal with debris collection and environmental cleanup after a storm. DEQ says this is the second year the department has compiled the manual, which …

Cleanup Under Way in Northeast Tennessee

Washington County residents are cleaning up after heavy rain caused flash flooding. The torrential rain Sunday moved Doug Wilson’s house onto a road in the Dry Creek community. County highway workers dismantled the ruined home on Wednesday. The 65-year-old Wilson …