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Annapolis man to head FEMA grant program
President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...
Tags: Nuclear Power, Tokyo Electric Power Co., George Washington University, Health and Safety at School, Financial Aid
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Downers Grove assesses cost, damage from storm
Downers Grove suffered extensive damage in the furious rain storms that tore through the area earlier this month, according to a village report. More than 1,000 residents and business owners reported flood damage and filled out surveys to help determine...
Tags: Government, Pat Quinn, Regional Authority, Politics, Executive Branch
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
SIOUX FALLS-MAY SNOW Sioux Falls gets first May snowfall since 1976 (Information in the following story is from: Argus Leader, http://www.argusleader.com) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls on Wednesday got its first May snowfall in 37 years...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, The Associated Press, Rentals, National Weather Service, Trials
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Mayor of West, Texas: The face of a ravaged town
WEST, Texas — The two-tone brown Ford F-150 careens into the downtown parking space and out jumps Tommy Muska, a mayor on the move. Wearing a baseball cap, green long-sleeved shirt and bluejeans, his face ruddy from a life under the central Texas...Tags: Payne Stewart, Broken Leg, Chemical Industry, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Photography and Video
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Elmhurst still tallying cost of floods
Officials in Elmhurst are tallying the costs the recent devastating flood, and planning to provide an update to residents on recovery efforts at the next City Council meeting. Assistant City Manager Mike Kopp said Tuesday an estimate of the total cost...
Tags: Science and Technology, Relief and Aid Organizations, Floods, Government, Pat Quinn
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Plainville Preparing To Buy, Raze Flood-Prone Homes
The Hartford CourantA $2 million state grant approved April 26 will allow the town to buy and raze 14 homes in a oft-flooded neighborhood bordering wetlands of the Pequabuck River, the town manager said Tuesday. — A $2 million state grant approved April 26 will...Tags: Floods, Plainville, Tropical Storms
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Preliminary damage estimates from flood rolling in for Lake Co.
As floodwaters continue to recede across Lake County, government officials are assessing the damage caused by the heavy rains that hit the region in recent weeks. Officials with the Lake County Emergency Management Agency say they are still tallying the...
Tags: Libertyville, Disasters and Accidents, Local Government, Natural Disasters
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South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugard seeks preliminary damage assessment of recent ice storm
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a preliminary assessment of damages the recent ice storm caused to public and nonprofit property in southeastern South Dakota. Daugaard says teams of...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Dennis Daugaard, Politics, Executive Branch
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ANALYSIS-Six months after Sandy, NY fuel supply chain still vulnerable
ReutersBy Sabina Zawadzki and Anna Louie Sussman NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - Six months after Hurricane Sandy ripped into the U.S. East Coast and triggered one of the worst energy crises in decades, there is scattered evidence companies and state agencies...Tags: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Energy, Long Island, Magellan Midstream Partners LP, U.S. Department of Defense
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Weather service drops Fargo crest prediction again
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Red River flood that a week ago was predicted to challenge the record is now unlikely to reach the 100,000-plus sandbags and the miles of clay levees built for defense, Fargo officials said Monday. The National Weather Service...Tags: Bodies of Water, Floods, National Weather Service, Rivers
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Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press
(Information in the following story is from: Yankton Press and Dakotan, http://www.yankton.net/) YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — A murder suspect in Yankton will undergo a second psychiatric evaluation. Fifty-seven-year-old Darwin Jans is accused in the death...Tags: Theft, Government, Dennis Daugaard, Politics, Executive Branch
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FEMA gives Joplin deal on two fire engines
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - The federal government is giving the city of Joplin a deal on two fire engines it loaned the city after the 2011 tornado. The Federal Emergency Management Agency bought the trucks as loaners and allowed the city to use them after...Tags: Fires, Joplin, Missouri Tornado (2011)
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