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Nonprofits team with state, federal governments to tackle housing shortage in Eastern Kentucky
A religiously oriented group using volunteers from many states is doing much of the housing recovery work in flood-ravaged Eastern Kentucky. The Appalachia Service Project has completed 24 new...
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Eastern Kentuckian who lost his wife and house in 2022 flood gets a new home on high ground
Farmer Baker was holding on for his life, clutching a pair of post hole diggers, on the night of July 27-28, 2022, as part of Eastern Kentucky’s record flooding...
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States beg insurers not to drop climate-threatened homes
In the coming years, climate change could force Americans from their homes, not just by raising sea levels, worsening wildfires and causing floods — but also by putting insurance...
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Kentucky investing $223 million to rebuild rental housing in tornado-impacted Western Kentucky
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear alongside leaders from the state’s housing corporation and local communities on Monday announced more than $223 million in bonds and grants will be invested to...
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No guarantee of federal aid for latest survivors in tornado-struck Western Kentucky
HOPKINS COUNTY — Raymond Emery has spent the past few nights leaning back in the front seat of his green minivan to stay close to his chickens and dogs....
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Storms bring ‘hornet in the belly’ to Kentuckians who have lived through weather disasters
The storms that swept through Kentucky over Memorial Day weekend can be triggering and compound trauma for those who have lived through bad weather before, mental health experts say. ...
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Grim toll tallied again after weekend tornado tears through some places hit in 2021
Sitting on her front porch surrounded by tornado damage, Tabatha Adams never imagined being on the other side of disaster recovery. As the former president of her local Rotary...
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Biden issues major disaster declaration for 11 Kentucky counties after April storms
President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration for 11 Kentucky counties affected by recent severe storms in April. Federal assistance will supplement state and local recovery efforts in...
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10 homes dedicated in Mayfield for tornado survivors
Ten families who survived the 2021 tornadoes in Mayfield received keys to new homes on Friday thanks to $1 million from the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund, Gov....
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Eastern and Western Kentucky rebuilding projects get nod from House committee
FRANKFORT — A House shell bill was changed in a committee Monday afternoon to move millions of dollars from disaster relief funds into rebuilding projects in Eastern and Western...