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3 hrs ago | Fox 23

State of Emergency active in Oklahoma after storms

The State Emergency Operations Center is activated due to severe storms in the state.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Weather, Agriculture, Science, US News

4 hrs ago | West Side and South Side Leader

Coventry trustees move forward with demolitions

As recommended by Summit County Engineer Alan Brubaker, the Board of Trustees approved hiring Jim Gangle Excavating, in the amount of $46,855, to conduct demolitions under the grant program, at the May 9 meeting.

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Related Topix: Summit County, OH, US News

8 hrs ago | Federal Emergency Management Agency

West, Texas Disaster Recovery Center Open Sunday

The State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in West, Texas will be open Sunday, May 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The DRC will resume normal hours Monday, May 20.

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Related Topix: US News, West, TX

12 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Left out of federal Sandy relief, owners of second homes hope for help

Seaside Heights mayor Bill Akers walks a reporter around the 400 block of Hiering Avenue.

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Related Topix: Seaside Heights, NJ, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, US News, Social Security, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

16 hrs ago | Patch.com

Does God Really Care About Homosexuality: Best of the Blogs

At Patch, we love our bloggers! No other local platform allows communities to connect the way our Local Voices section does.

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Related Topix: Blog News, US News

20 hrs ago | Gloversville Leader-Herald

Damage from 2011 storm still being felt

Buckets and bowls are stacked in a corner of Ron and Linda Potwin's living room, ready to catch rainwater from a leaking roof.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Tornado, Johnstown, NY, Amsterdam, NY, Fulton County, NY, US News

Sat May 18, 2013

Thomasville Times Enterprise

Yes, earthquakes can happen here

Two years ago, Grady County was hit by an earthquake. If another earthquake hit, would south Georgia be ready? "We haven't faced very many earthquakes in this area," said Jim Ellis, Grady County Emergency Management Agency director, "but it is still important to prepare because we are on a fault line.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Grady County, GA, US News

Patch.com

R-FH Administrators, Police Prep for Emergencies with FEMA Course

Well before Hurricane Sandy struck the shore area with unprecedented force, administrators at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School were determined to take their emergency preparedness to the highest possible level.

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Related Topix: US News, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Rumson, NJ

The Advocate

FEMA's denial of Gustav cleanup funds reviewed

The U.S. Inspector General's Office has agreed to hear complaints from Livingston Parish officials over the lack of Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for most of the Hurricane Gustav cleanup.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Mary Landrieu, US Senate, Democrat, Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, Healthcare Law, Law

The Times-Picayune

District 9 constituents consider flood, traffic concerns: Military Road

Residents were able to review proposed revised federal flood maps at a monthly meeting sponsored by Parish Councilman Gene Bellisario.

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Related Topix: Slidell, LA, US News, Home Gardening, Home

Alabama Live

Sequestration cuts may hinder hurricane preparation, relief efforts

Florida Governor Rick Scott says that he's concerned that cuts to the National Guard will impact immediate relief to the state in the event of a hurricane.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Rick Scott, US Governors, US News

Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

Oak Forest Residents Eligible for Flood Aid From the Feds

Oak Forest residents affected by last month's flooding could be eligible for federal disaster aid, according to the city's website.

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Related Topix: Oak Forest, IL, US News

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Disaster Recovery Center Opens in LaSalle County

A federal/state Disaster Recovery Center will open at 9 a.m. Friday, May 17, in Marseilles for residents of LaSalle County to meet face-to-face with disaster recovery specialists, officials said today.

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Related Topix: US News, Non-Profit

The Citizens' Voice

Couple still stranded by Tropical Storm Lee

Their furniture was destroyed; their new holding tank, furnace and hot water heater tossed and swirled within their inundated basement until they were crushed like cans.

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Related Topix: US News, Wyoming County, PA, Tunkhannock, PA, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Thu May 16, 2013

Arkansas Times

James Lee Witt endorses Mike Ross for governor

Does the endorsement of James Lee Witt, Bill Clinton's FEMA director, now a bigtime lobbyist/consultant, help Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross? Surely it will in Wildcat Holler.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Mike Ross, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, Senator John Boozman, Dardanelle, AR, Mark Pryor, John Boozman

The Jersey Journal

After Sandy: treating sewage by hand while waiting for repair funds to flow

Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Executive Director Michael DeFrancisci said FEMA money will help repair damage to the Newark treatment plant.

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Related Topix: US News, Newark, NJ, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Chris Christie, US Governors

Lower Township Gazette

Wildwood defiant on FEMA maps

"I refuse to adopt any map that says that the back bay could see three feet of wave action," Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr.

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Related Topix: US News, Wildwood, NJ, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Chris Christie, US Governors, US Politics, US Senate, Senator Bob Menendez, Cape May, NJ

Morris Daily Herald

St. Nick adds funds to flood relief effort

Operation St. Nick, We Care of Grundy County, and the Community Foundation of Grundy County all pulled together to offer an initial $55,000 in mini grants to help those suffering from the flood.

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Related Topix: Grundy County, IL, Minooka, IL, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat

WIFR

Machesney Park Fire Dept. Receives Funding for Equipment

A federal agency will be providing grant money to the North Park Fire Protection District in Machesney Park to help respond to fires and other emergencies.

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Related Topix: Machesney Park, IL, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Dick Durbin

Westport News

Compo boardwalk replacement afoot

Work on replacing the Compo Beach boardwalk, damaged last year by Superstorm Sandy, as it progressed last week by Joey's by the Shore restaurant.

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Related Topix: US News