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Pews were marked off to encourage social distancing at a funeral home in Temple, Penn., in March of 2021, around the time the Delta variant began to take hold in the United States.

Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses

5:01am May 09, 2022

by Blake Farmer

FEMA has a pool of cash set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to the families of COVID victims. But clerical challenges and slow outreach have stymied the application process.

FEMA Sends Three Temporary Ambulance Crews To Guilford County

10:35am September 28, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

Guilford County emergency service crews are getting some temporary assistance from the federal government.

Homes that were sold by the Department of Housing and Urban Development between January 2017 and August 2020 are in federally designated flood zones at almost 75 times the rate of all homes sold nationwide in that period. New Jersey is one hot spot. Here,

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The Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers, NPR Finds

4:04pm September 13, 2021

The Department of Housing and Urban Development disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.

A test of the emergency alert systems, like this one from 2018 showing a "Presidential Alert" message, is planned Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. ET on televisions, radios and some cellphones across the U.S.

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Your Radio, TV And Cellphone May Start Blaring Today. Do Not Be Alarmed

2:01pm August 11, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

At 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the federal government will be testing two emergency alert systems on televisions, radios and certain cellphones across the country.

Hilton Kelley's home in Port Arthur was damaged by Hurricane Harvey. The local environmental and health activist says many Black people in the city were denied FEMA assistance to repair their homes, which he attributes to systemic racism in how the agency

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Why FEMA Aid Is Unavailable To Many Who Need It The Most

5:01am June 29, 2021

by Rebecca Hersher

The people who need help the most after disasters are least able to get it from the federal government. Internal records show that FEMA knows it has a problem.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (center) and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez (center right) arrive for a news conference near where a section of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed on Thursday in the town of Surfside.

Miami-Dade Will Receive Aid From FEMA For The Condo Disaster, DeSantis Says

6:27pm June 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

"The people that got out are never gonna go back and live in that building, of course. And so some of them have lost everything that they had," said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

More Vaccine Supply Headed To The Triad

3:55pm March 18, 2021

by Keri Brown

More than 3,000 additional doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered to the Triad each week over the next two months.

Health & Safety

Greensboro Community Vaccination Center Opens Its Doors

4:05pm March 09, 2021

by David Ford

Eligible members of the public can now make appointments online for a vaccine at the federally supported COVID-19

People wait for COVID-19 vaccinations in their vehicles at the Fairplex fairgrounds in Pomona, Calif., last month. The White House announced on Friday that active duty military personnel will soon be deployed to assist at vaccination sites, starting this

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Pentagon Will Deploy Active Duty Troops To Support COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

1:38pm February 05, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

White House coronavirus adviser Andy Slavitt said part of the first contingent of more than 1,000 troops is set to begin operations in California mid-February with more vaccination missions to follow.

Lachlan Barilleau, 5, enjoys catching insects in his backyard in Central, near Baton Rouge, La.

Science

Living In Harm's Way: Why Most Flood Risk Is Not Disclosed

5:33pm October 20, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

About 15 million properties in the U.S. are prone to flooding, but patchwork and ineffective disclosure laws mean most people get little to no information about flood risk before they move.

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