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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 30—Haywood County has turned to a rarely used method to speed up the FEMA buyout process — hiring a consulting group to weed ...

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster assistance is flowing in Fairmont following torrential Father’s Day weekend rains and flash flooding. Travis Blosser City Manager Travis ...

For months, state officials have raised concerns that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had not approved a single buyout project. Now it seems the federal government is moving forward. After ...

$29.8 million in federal disaster aid has been approved for August flood victims in Milwaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties. Residents must first file insurance claims and receive denials before ...

Susie and Brian Hill and their dog near their former home, destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Helene (Photo by Juan Diego Reyes for ProPublica) This story was originally published by ProPublica.

FEMA has reopened its $1 billion BRIC grant program following a court order, enabling states and local governments to apply for funding aimed at disaster preparedness and resilience.

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