ELLICOTT CITY — Howard County officials say some buildings damaged during flooding in Ellicott City are in danger of collapsing and are not safe for anyone to enter. County Executive Allan Kittleman said at a news conference Wednesday that two ...

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WASHINGTON  — The picturesque Main Street of Ellicott City faces a months-long recovery that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars after devastating flooding that damaged nearly every home and business along the road, officials said. Two people were killed ...

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Emergency management officials say President Obama has approved Maryland’s request for a disaster declaration after January’s record-breaking snowstorm. The Maryland Emergency Management Agency said in a news release that on Friday, Obama ordered federal aid to supplement state and local ...

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Frederick Community College has been awarded a $1.17 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Continuing Training Grant Program to conduct workshops across the country on local disaster preparedness. The workshops will focus on how to improve information sharing, ...

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The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued a reminder to homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofit organizations in Maryland that the deadline is Sept. 29 to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by flooding on June 12. Low-interest disaster loans ...

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WASHINGTON — Three months after Superstorm Sandy devastated coastal areas in much of the Northeast, the Senate moved Monday toward passing a $50.5 billion emergency package of relief and recovery aid after House Republicans stripped it of spending unrelated to ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal housing officials say financial aid is on the way for Marylanders forced from their homes by Hurricane Sandy. Disaster declarations were issued last week for 18 of Maryland’s 23 counties. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun ...

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced federal disaster aid is being made available to Maryland to support state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by Superstorm Sandy. The disaster declaration by President Barack Obama announced Tuesday ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Data from the 2011 earthquake centered in Virginia shows East Coast tremors can travel much farther and cause damage over larger areas than previously thought, the U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday. The agency estimated about one-third of ...

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