New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday requested the federal government to issue a major disaster declaration for severe thunderstorms that caused more than $15 million worth of damage and knocked out power to 300,000 people in southern New Jersey …
Southern New Jersey towns hit hard by severe storms that ripped through the area last month could be in line to get federal aid to help offset cleanup costs. Federal Emergency Management Agency officials spent a second day in the …
Thousands of Texans have sought government help in the weeks since deadly storms and flooding devastated parts of the state. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced June 20 that more than 17,500 individuals have registered so far for assistance. A …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved disaster assistance for 18 additional Oklahoma counties as a result of storms and flooding that battered the state last month. Gov. Mary Fallin’s spokesman Alex Weintz says FEMA notified state officials that the …
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has requested federal disaster assistance for Cleveland, Grady and Oklahoma counties following tornadoes, severe storms and flooding in recent weeks. Fallin sent a letter to President Barack Obama Tuesday that says Oklahoma’s latest round of severe …
Rhode Island officials say President Barack Obama has approved the state’s request for a disaster declaration connected to a blizzard in January that caused an estimated $4.7 million in damage. Officials with the state Emergency Management Agency say the president …
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sen. Chuck Schumer praised the Federal Emergency Management Agency for authorizing $3 billion in federal funding to repair and protect city housing developments damaged by Superstorm Sandy. It is the largest single block …
Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are joining Republican Gov. Paul LePage in urging the federal government to provide assistance to towns still grappling with the costs of the January blizzard. Collins and King are asking the Federal Emergency …
About 3,000 Superstorm Sandy victims who were either wrongly given storm recovery aid or who were overpaid would not have to repay the federal government under legislation to be introduced this week by two New Jersey Congressmen. U.S. Sen. Robert …
More than two years after Superstorm Sandy hit the Jersey Shore, many residents remain angry and frustrated at the pace of recovery. During a public hearing Tuesday on the state’s plans to use the final $502 million in federal storm …
