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• 30-mile pile a symbol of FEMA delays
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been slow to reimburse local governments for what they have already spent, putting the rural counties on the brink of financial collapse. "I don't know all the internal workings of FEMA. But if they've had a ...
• Tension rises as Minn. recount enters 2nd week
Through Monday, the margin was 172, a comparison made possible because counties are reporting recount numbers that compare directly with their precincts' Nov. 4 results. Those numbers are expected to shift daily until the counties complete their work ...
• Rain brings mudslide fears to fire-scarred Calif.
A series of wildfires stoked by Santa Ana winds damaged or destroyed about 1,000 homes in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara and San Bernardino counties this month. Those burn areas combined equaled about 65 square miles. In addition ...
• See today's average credit card rates across the country.
We cut out counties that don't include distinct townships that are within an hour's drive from an urban area. Several counties in Texas appear on our list. This is because homes statewide are relatively affordable thanks to low fees for building ...
• Rain, snow slows holiday travelers
Weather service officials said the storm could dump up to 8 inches of snow in some northern counties. A winter storm warning covering all of north-central Illinois was in effect through midday Monday. Central Illinois could see around 5 inches of snow