As flooding from Hurricane Irene causes heavy damage in New Jersey, federal officials report almost 230,000 property owners in the state have flood insurance. Flooding is not covered by homeowners insurance but by special flood policies purchased through the Federal …
Under fire for oil spills off China’s eastern coast, ConocoPhillips says it has finished collecting virtually all oil and drilling mud released into Bohai Bay, meeting a deadline to finish its cleanup by Wednesday. China’s State Oceanic Administration, however, criticized …
Oklahoma City firefighters are planning a helicopter tour to survey damage caused by a fire on the city’s northeast side. Deputy Chief Marc Woodard said Wednesday that he and a police officer will survey the area to assess the damage, …
East Carolina University officials estimate that damage to the campus caused by Hurricane Irene could reach $1 million. Vice chancellor for finance and administration Rick Niswander said the figure is an early estimate and could change. Irene left downed trees, …
Far from the beach towns that took Hurricane Irene’s first hit, the storm inflicted some of its worst damage on inland farms as crops were pummeled by wind, scalded by salt spray and submerged by floodwaters. Some farmers are reporting …
Louisa County officials say it could cost up to $60 million to replace a high school and an elementary school damaged by last week’s earthquake. Officials told a joint meeting of the School Board and county Board of Supervisors on …
Hurricane Irene swept along the New Jersey shore early Sunday, knocking down trees, leaving thousands of people without electrical power and causing flooding. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cautioned residents and visitors, hundreds of thousands of whom were ordered to …
Hurricane Irene could cost U.S. state and local governments billions of dollars in damages, but funds from the federal government might ultimately cover much of this expense. It is too early to estimate the cost of the storm, but New …
Hurricane Irene swept through Manhattan Sunday but reserved the worst of its fury for towns and suburbs up and down the northeastern United States, where driving rain and flood tides inundated homes and cut power to millions. On its march …
A Wasilla city councilman is not resigning after a hotel room he stayed in while on government business was found trashed, but he has apologized for his behavior, saying he’s been sober for more than a week. The Anchorage Daily …