The Senate is proposing to provide $6 billion in grants to Texas coastal communities to recover from Hurricane Ike. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison says that’s out $7.5 billion the Senate is proposing in community block grants for cities hit by …
More than $8 million in disaster assistance has been approved for Missouri to aid in recovery from summer storms and flooding. The relief covers the period of June 1st through August 13th, and includes more than $3.7 million for home …
Birmingham, Ala.-based Sloss Industries incurred $182,500 in proposed penalties for exposing workers to safety hazards at its fiber divisions manufacturing plant. the Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed the penalty. In a Sept. 22 news release from the agency, OSHA …
The Vermont State Police said an arson fire destroyed a piece of logging equipment parked at the Mount Mansfield Union High School in Jericho. Reports of the fire came in about 3:15 a.m. after a passing motorist saw the mechanized …
Officials say Hurricane Gustav inflicted more than $25 million worth of damage in Alexandria, La., when it blew through in early September. About half of that amount came from estimated damage caused by roof collapses at the Alexandria Mall during …
The Kentucky Office of Insurance says it’s too early to tell if the severe winds caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike will result in insurance rate hikes. The Courier-Journal reported insurers have received tens of thousands of claims related …
A fire destroyed a gift shop in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. but did not harm five bears that were kept there. WBIR-TV in Knoxville reported the fire broke out shortly before 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 23 at the 3 Bears …
An oil-field company interested in storing chemicals and explosives in north Minot, N.D. received conditional support from the area’s Planning Commission. No public opposition to the request came from Integrated Production Services. Minot fire officials are cautious about the project, …
As repair crews work to make this hurricane-ravaged Galveston, Texas, inhabitable for the thousands of residents set to return this week, the mayor is seeking more than $2 billion in emergency federal aid. The final price tag to fully restore …
The Tulsa-based energy company, Williams Cos., said its operations in the Gulf of Mexico region had suffered varied degrees of damage from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Officials said the most significant damage occurred at its Cameron Meadows natural gas processing …