natural disasters
Six months later, Dadeville and Camp Hill still struggling to recover from twin tragedies
In the past, Martin Collins celebrated his son Marsiah’s birthday on Sept. 21 with ice cream and friends telling stories about him. Now Martin Collins often thinks about the birthdays his son will miss. In April, Collins was one of four young people killed in a mass shooting at a Sweet 16 party in Dadeville. […]
Battles over spending, farm bill, Ukraine and yet more loom over a divided Congress
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House and Senate are both back in D.C. on Tuesday following a long summer recess, facing an overwhelming agenda of unfinished work — funding the federal government and reauthorizing major programs set to expire at the end of the month. Congressional leaders and President Joe Biden have only a few weeks […]
Alabama Resilience Council focuses on natural disaster preparedness, avoids climate change
A new state council Wednesday started developing responses to “harmful circumstances or harmful societal impacts” related to natural disasters. But the meeting lacked any discussion of climate change, the major force behind those intensifying disasters. The Alabama Resilience Council, holding its first meeting Wednesday, will focus on mitigating the impact of natural disasters, coordinating responses […]
FEMA’s disaster relief fund is running low on cash. What happens now?
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund is in desperate need of cash, with the agency projecting at least a $4 billion deficit in the weeks ahead — even as the government responds to devastating fires in Hawaii and hurricane season continues. FEMA, however, won’t simply stop the response and recovery activities […]
Camp Hill still needs help months after storm
Camp Hill is still on the mend months after a hailstorm devastated the area, but dozens of residents are at risk of losing their homes without intervention. The town is recovering in steps but people in the town are still at risk of losing things, whether that’s through high-interest loans or storm damage. Warren Tidwell, […]
FEMA makes federal emergency aid available for counties hit by late March storms
Nearly six weeks after a storm tore through eastern Alabama, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday that federal emergency aid will be available to Chambers, Colbert, Coosa, Elmore, Lauderdale, Macon, Marion, Morgan, Randolph and Tallapoosa counties after the storms, tornadoes and straight line winds in March. The storms did major damage to the town […]
‘A ghost town’: Camp Hill reeling after devastating storm, mass shooting
Everyone in Camp Hill remembers the night the hail fell. Rosalie Bundy remembers the sound of rocks hitting her house. She was in bed on the night of March 26 when she heard the banging all over her house. She wasn’t sure what was going on. The only thing outside her house was her rocking chair. […]