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Kentucky Official Indicted on Tornado-Related Fraud Charges

The top elected official in an Appalachian county ravaged by a tornado nearly two years ago was arrested Monday on charges of mail fraud, theft and conspiring to launder money in an alleged scheme to steer work to a construction …

FEMA Awards Sioux Falls $4.9M for Storm Cleanup

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the city of Sioux Falls $4.9 million to help pay for cleaning up debris from an April ice storm. The funds will reimburse the city for the …

Barnegat Bay Blitz Follows up Local Sandy Cleanups

The Barnegat Bay Blitz cleanup in N.J., followed many local volunteer efforts during the last six months to collect debris from Superstorm Sandy, but the crews and students out still had plenty of work at hand. “We’re finding a lot …