FEMA

Obama's 'Katrina moment'

2013-05-17 06:05:00

It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President...

Annapolis man to head FEMA grant program

2013-05-01 14:24:00

President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...

Bel Air does well to reject floodplain development [Commentary]

2013-04-11 14:55:00

The Bel Air Planning Commission's decision last week to deny permission for the construction of 48 townhouses on a portion of a property owned by St. Matthew Lutheran Church was a sound move that is likely to prevent a lot of unnecessary anger and...

Bel Air Planning Commission rejects plan for 48 townhouses on St. Matthew site

2013-04-05 13:05:00

The members of the Bel Air Planning Commission voted 4-1 Thursday to deny an application by local developer Mike Jones to build 48 townhouses on a portion of property owned by St. Matthew Lutheran Church. The town annexed the nearly 52-acre...

Fallston Volunteer Fire Company to receive major federal grant

2013-03-25 11:52:55

The Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company says it has been selected to receive a $278,711 federal grant that will be used to replace its firefighters' self-contained breathing apparatus. The fire company announced Sunday it had been notified by...

Coastal quandary: rebuild or retreat?

2013-03-18 03:00:00

Foremost on my mind as the days lengthen is where I might get my ocean "fix" once summer arrives. Sometimes I crave the New Jersey shore where I vacationed as a kid, other times the Maryland beaches since I lived there during summers in college. This...

Md. will receive $8.6 million more in Sandy aid

2013-02-06 08:29:00

Maryland communities affected by Super Storm Sandy will receive $8.6 million in federal funding under an emergency spending measure approved by Congress last month. The money, which is in addition to the roughly $1.5 million in assistance the federal...

County secures FEMA money for flood plain

2013-01-23 12:58:00

Baltimore County has secured $3.42 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency grant money to buy six properties in the Beaver Dam Run flood plain in Cockeysville for flood remediation purposes. Some of the affected property owners, however, have...

Baltimore County gets FEMA grant for Sandy damage

2013-01-03 17:14:00

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will grant Baltimore County disaster aid to help pay for damage from Superstorm Sandy, officials announced Thursday. Under the grant program, the federal government will reimburse the county for expenses,...

Lawmakers press for disaster aid for Garrett Co.

2013-01-24 14:01:32

Members of Maryland's congressional delegation asked the Obama administration Thursday to reconsider its decision to deny federal disaster aid to Garrett County residents walloped by an October snowstorm. In a letter to Federal Emergency Management...

Walmart opponents push for Abingdon store expansion

2013-01-17 16:22:00

Walmart opponents were back before the Harford County Council Tuesday night to once again make their case against the proposed new Bel Air store. They also tried to show why it makes more sense to expand the Abingdon Walmart store instead, despite...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday

2012-12-06 04:48:00

WEATHER: Sunny, high near 45. Tonight is expected to be increasingly cloudy, low around 37. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Sex abuse suspect had won trust as school employee: A temporary city schools employee...

Vicente Gutierrez (right) and his grandson Tony, 19, (behind) answer questions by Janet Pate (center) of IEMA and Carolyn Robinson-Tucker (left) of FEMA as local, state and federal officials were in the Albany Park neighborhood today assessing flood damage of homeowners and apartment dwellers.

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee member Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) (L) listens to testimony from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

2013-04-16 16:16:51

Trailers along U.S. 27 north of Stanford are on some of the 21 flood-prone properties Lincoln County is purchasing and turning into green space with funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

2013-02-28 00:00:00