Post-Helene, Virginia granted major disaster declaration, access to federal funding for recovery
The federal government approved a major disaster declaration for Virginia on Wednesday, which will allow residents, ...
Virginians urged to report Helene damages online
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) is urging Virginians to report property damage from Hurricane Helene ...
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Mercer County leaders stress importance of taking storm damage survey
Mercer County leaders say it is imperative everyone feeling an impact from the severe weather last week, especially damage, ...
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Biden sending troops to aid hurricane Helene relief effort
On Wednesday, President Biden announced 1,000 active-duty troops will be immediately deployed to assist with response and ...
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DMV first responders say more help needed as southwest Virginia recovers from Helene
More aid is coming to Virginians in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which caused extensive damage in Southwestern Virginia ...
'Nation has your back,' Biden says to Hurricane Helene victims. Death toll at 181.
Biden also approved the deployment of up to 1,000 active-duty U.S. soldiers to reinforce North Carolina National Guard ...
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Governor announces Virginia receives expedited major disaster declaration
On Oct. 2, 204 Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that President Biden has granted Virginia’s request for an expedited Federal Major Disaster Declaration due to impacts from Hurricane Helene.
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Ex-Houston officer rushed away in an ambulance during sentencing at double-murder trial
The sentencing of a former Houston police officer convicted of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug raid was ...
Helene death toll over 200 one week after landfall; 1M without power: Live updates
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has reached 184. Search and rescue operations continue as Joe Biden will visit Florida ...
Congress ignored disaster relief requests. Now, calls begin to return for Helene recovery
Congress went home ahead of Hurricane Helene, ignoring requests for billions in disaster relief money. Now, a growing push to ...
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Hurricane Helene’s death toll reaches 200 after Georgia and North Carolina report more fatalities
President Joe Biden flew over the devastation in North and South Carolina, getting a firsthand look at the mess left by a ...
Deadly Maui fire erupted from earlier blaze believed to have been extinguished, investigation finds
HONOLULU (AP) — The wildfire that killed at least 102 people on Maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire, sparked by downed power lines, that firefighters believed they had extinguished, ...