NEWS ROUNDUP: Alabama Memorial To Honor Lynching Victims; 60,000 Seek FEMA Aid In Louisiana…AND MORE
A museum will also go alongside the memorial to trace the country's history from slavery to present day. The structure is slated to open in April 2017.
Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis spoke with Roland Martin on NewsOne Now about the conditions on the ground and the latest developments in the deadly historic Houston flooding.
Gov. Rick Snyder requested the president declare a federal emergency on Thursday after nearly exhausting all efforts to prevent residents from cooking, drinking, and bathing using the lead-filled water.
A microscope has returned to New Orleans – the city forever changed ten years ago by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The category five hurricane began…
The bidding war for where the Obama library, museum, and presidential center will be built has come to an end. The library will be built…
In the event of a natural disaster are you prepared? Last year Virginia experienced an earthquake, aftershocks and hurricanes. Several localities are still trying to recover from the devastation. Pre-register for Disaster Survivor Day and receive a free Survivor Kit. On Saturday, January 14, 2012, Central Virginia residents are invited to attend Survivor Day. […]
News Release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the Commonwealth of Virginia to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by the Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee during the period of September 8-9, 2011. The President’s […]
Governor Robert (Bob) F. McDonnell plans to appeal FEMA’s decision to deny aid to earthquake victims in Virginia. The estimated cost of damage from the 5.8 earthquake in Louisa is $15 million, mostly in uninsured costs. FEMA aid would have provided low-interest loans, unemployment assistance and disaster housing assistance to property owners affected by the […]
DATE: Updated NO: HQ-11-180 CONTACT: FEMA Region III News Desk PHONE: 571-422-1870 News Release PRESIDENT DECLARES DISASTER FOR VIRGINIA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal aid has been made available to the Commonwealth of Virginia to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the […]
Really, FEMA? You want American people undergoing one of the worst recessions of our time to simply pop over $22 million dollars in the mail within the next 30 days? In the words of DL Hughley from the Original Kings of Comedy, “You can expect payment anytime you want!” The Federal Emergency Management Agency began […]
