May 18, 2012
A camper has been ticketed for starting Hewlett fire in Colorado with alcohol-fueled stove
A Fort Collins man whose cookstove sparked the Hewlett Fire has been issued a citation by federal authorities.
James J. Weber, 56, was issued a citation for causing timber to burn without a permit. 
Weber could face up to $325 in fines and fees for the citation. The federal government will also pursue civil restitution.

A camper has been ticketed for starting Hewlett fire in Colorado with alcohol-fueled stove

A Fort Collins man whose cookstove sparked the Hewlett Fire has been issued a citation by federal authorities.

James J. Weber, 56, was issued a citation for causing timber to burn without a permit. 

Weber could face up to $325 in fines and fees for the citation. The federal government will also pursue civil restitution.

February 16, 2012
latimes:

The last FEMA trailer in New Orleans has left the city, closing a brutal chapter in New Orleans’ history more than six years after Hurricane Katrina stormed through the region and the levee system failed.
Photo: A FEMA trailer sits in front of a home in New Orleans’ Lakeview section in this photo from 2009. The last trailer left the city Sunday. Credit: Bill Haber / Associated Press

latimes:

The last FEMA trailer in New Orleans has left the city, closing a brutal chapter in New Orleans’ history more than six years after Hurricane Katrina stormed through the region and the levee system failed.

Photo: A FEMA trailer sits in front of a home in New Orleans’ Lakeview section in this photo from 2009. The last trailer left the city Sunday. Credit: Bill Haber / Associated Press

(Source: Los Angeles Times)

May 23, 2011

centerforinvestigativereporting:

Helicopter footage of the devastation in Joplin, Missouri.  The current death toll has risen to nearly 100.

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