WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have almost doubled the size of the disaster relief package for Harvey to more than $15 billion, a first installment to help communities in Texas rebuild from the storm — and stock reserves for looming damage from Hurricane Irma. The must-do legislation, paired with a short-term increase in the government’s […]
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Illustrated explainer: Harvey's lasting legacy is in the water
Hurricane Harvey began with raging winds, but its legacy will be water. Seemingly endless, relentlessly insidious water — a staggering 40 inches or more that swamped parts of Houston in just five days. Harvey scooped tons of water from the sea and hurled it down on the nation’s fourth-largest city, drowning vast swathes of the […]
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Harvey updates: Sheriff doesn't expect toxins from chemical blasts
In this photo provided by Beulah Johnson, evacuees sit in the bleachers at the Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, after floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated the facility overnight. Authorities said it’s not clear where the evacuees will go.In this photo provided by Beulah Johnson, evacuees sit in […]
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Harvey updates: Flooded roads isolate Southeast Texas community
HOUSTON (AP) — Updates from Tropical Storm Harvey (all times local): Updated 8:15 a.m.: An emergency management official east of Houston says the area bordering Louisiana is virtually isolated because primary roads are flooded and water levels are rising. Marcus McLellan, spokesman for the Jefferson County emergency management office in Beaumont, said Wednesday that Interstate […]
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Social media used in search for missing people in wake of Harvey
In this Monday, Aug. 28, 2017 photo, Bajauh Henix takes a photo with her daughter Paige Booth after being reunited nearly four hours after the two evacuated from their home in Houston. Bajauh Henix and her mother, Kennesha Grand, were evacuating through high water and rain when they handed the baby off to a police […]
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Farmington volunteer helping Louisiana flood victims
FARMINGTON — People in Ascension Parish in Louisiana, one of many parishes hit hard by flooding in mid-August, are looking forward to rebuilding, Todd Tisdale, a volunteer with the American Red Cross of Maine, said Monday. He is among several Maine residents with the American Red Cross who were sent to Louisiana to help flood […]
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Volunteers with boats help in Louisiana floods
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on flooding in the Deep South (all times local): Updated 12:45 p.m.: Volunteers with boats are part of the rescue effort in badly flooded parts of Louisiana. Among them is Jared Serigne St. Bernard Parish, who told The Associated Press he helped organize volunteer efforts involving roughly 70 experienced […]
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Lillian E. Noyes
1924 – 2016 PITKIN, La. — Lillian E. Noyes, 91, formerly of Wilton, died Sunday, June 5, at the home she shared with her daughter in Pitkin, La. She was born Oct. 30, 1924, in Greenwood, the daughter of Lester and Carrie Winnetta (Dunham) Cole. She received her education in Greenwood schools. In addition to […]
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Maine makes little headway in reporting mental health concerns to federal gun database
LEWISTON — Since 2011, the number of mental health records reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System has increased dramatically, helping block the sale of firearms to people with serious mental health concerns. But many states, including Maine, have failed to significantly change their laws to require more reporting to NICS. And now, some […]
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Authorities see no sheen near burning Gulf rig
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement says no sheens were spotted near the well during flyovers Wednesday morning. The lack of sheen indicates the fire indicates the gas is burning off with no sign that oil or other hydrocarbons are being released into the water. Federal authorities also saw damage to the drilling rig […]