FEMA under Homeland Security blamed for weaker hurricane response
Former FEMA head James Witt told the National Hurricane Conference that moving FEMA into the Homeland Security framework has reduced direct communication with top leaders and hindered planning and funding. He cited slower debris reimbursements and disputed Miami-Dade aid. The agency denies these claims, noting faster access to DHS resources.
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New Orleans
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
James Lee Witt
FEMA
Bill Clinton
Witt
Washington
Natalie Rule
Agency
Homeland Security
Rule
Miami-Dade County
National Hurricane Center
Florida
Mark Foley
International Code Council
Falls Church
Police question man in disappearance of 10 year old girl in Iowa
Cedar Rapids police questioned Roger Bentley after Jetseta Marine Gage vanished from Cedar Rapids. A body found near Kalona sparked Amber Alert cancellation as investigators processed the rural site. Bentley, a registered sex offender, was taken into custody for questioning. no charges filed.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Jetseta Marine Gage
Kalona
Roger Bentley
Johnson County
Jetsera
Lonny Pulkrabek
Bentley
Jetseta
Trena Gage
Easter sunrise services across Aiken area churches
Multiple churches in Aiken and nearby towns plan Easter sunrise worship Sunday. Churches include Mt Hill Fellowship at 185 Old Tory Trail Montmorenci 5 30 am with guest speaker Rev Moses Miller breakfast after service 803 641 6972. Aiken Memorial Gardens 6 am 19 Highway 649 2225. Magnolia Baptist 6 am 642 5644. Lighthouse Baptist 2150 Columbia Highway 6 15 am cantata 11 am and 7 pm guest speaker Lindon Hayworth. South Aiken Presbyterian 1711 Whiskey Road 6 30 am breakfast 7 30 am 8 45 and 11 am. Springfield Missionary Baptist Eureka 6 am. Sunset Memory Gardens 2648 Jefferson Davis Highway Burnettown 6 30 am breakfast 7 30 am Langley First Baptist 7 30 breakfast 9 am worship. Mt Anna Baptist 6 30 am guest minister Rev Martins Mims no 8 am. Spring Branch Windsor 7 am breakfast. Trinity United Methodist 7 and 10 am. Mt Transfiguration 7 45 and 10 45 am. Memorial Baptist 3100 Vaucluse Road 8 15 am New Day 9 am Sunday school 10 am service 11 am. Chalk Hill Wagener 8 am Easter sunrise service Ronnie Tyler.
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Mt. Hill Fellowship Community Baptist Church
Christian Fellowship Churches of
Highway 19
Magnolia Baptist Church
Lighthouse Baptist Church
Columbia Highway
Lindon Hayworth
South Aikien Presbyterian Church
Whiskey Road
Family Life Center
Springfield Missionary Baptist Church
Springfield Church Road
Eureka
Sunset Memory Gardens
Jefferson Davis Highway
Burnettown
Langley First Baptist Church
Mount Anna Baptist Church
Martins Mims
Spring Branch Baptist Church
Windsor
Trinity United Methodist Church of
Mt. Transfiguration Baptist Church
Memorial Baptist Church
Vaucluse Road
Chalk Hill Baptist Church
Wagener
Ronnie Tyler
Florida reports 15 sick from E coli linked to central Florida fairs
State health officials say 15 people including 11 children who visited the Central Florida Fair in Orlando or the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City have tested positive for a dangerous E coli strain or HUS. Officials caution the link to petting zoos is not definite and other exposures are possible. Hospitalizations and severe cases are reported, with onset two to three weeks after diarrhea.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Central Florida
John Agwunobi
Orlando
Plant City
Orlando-area
Agwunobi
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Town Creek RD
Aiken
South Carolina
Aiken Area
Sherri Little
Mark Little
Doctors of Audiology
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