The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care for more than 1,300 homeless pets: $372,000. The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago …
More than $25.2 million in federal disaster aid has been approved to help residents, businesses and local governments in Virginia recover from last summer’s earthquake. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the total includes individual and public assistance, along with …
Farmers in 13 Maine counties are eligible for federal disaster assistance for damages from excessive rain, cold, high winds, flooding, extreme heat and other weather events this year. Maine Congressman Mike Michaud said Wednesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture has …
Federal disaster aid approved for earthquake-related damage in Louisa County, Va., has topped $5 million. Federal and state emergency officials say most of the aid, $5.1 million, was approved for housing expenses such as home repair costs and temporary rental …
With aid to disaster victims running out, the U.S. Senate Democratic leader Friday vowed to hold a quick vote to defeat a House-passed spending bill, clearing the way for negotiations to avoid a government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …