Heads and tales: Hurricane and went
By Wade Kwon
Katrina — the good: Federal aid to Alabama for Hurricane Katrina has totaled nearly half a billion dollars. More than three-fifths went for emergency response. To date, 113,000 state residents have registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help.
• Katrina aid to Alabama totals $466 million [Associated Press]
Katrina — the bad: It’s been so dry in Alabama (“how dry is it?”) that 33 counties were placed on fire alert. Huntsville is 16 inches below normal in rainfall for the year. So for the first time in two months, actual rain. And tornadoes. And severe cold. And about 1,200 Katrina evacuees still living in trailers (and even tents!) at state park campgrounds. Worst. Punchline. Ever.
• Katrina evacuees in Alabama worried by prospect of severe weather [Associated Press]
Katrina — the ugly: “A Hurricane Katrina evacuee is under arrest, accused of the murder of a Birmingham man. Arner Dinwiddie, 62, is charged with capital murder in the death of 42-year-old Paul Maurice Anthony. This is the city’s 86th homicide of the year.” Curiously enough, the Demopolis Times adds this report: “Nov. 4: Arner Dinwiddie, 52, of Birmingham was released on $1,000 bond for driving under the influence.”
• Hurricane Evacuee Charged With Shooting Death of Birmingham Man [NBC 13]
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