Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/24/2024 - 5:00am
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Karl Peterson has been living the cruel inverse of the American dream. His rent keeps getting higher, but his apartments keep getting smaller.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/24/2024 - 4:00am
WINSLOW — Leaders in this flood-devastated village are discovering that relocating a town is much more difficult and time-consuming than they envisioned.
Some residents who opposed the move now think it’s never going to happen.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/24/2024 - 3:00am
TURNER STATION, Md. (AP) — As the dust settled after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, as the initial shock wore off and the breaking news coverage subsided, residents of this tiny peninsula found themselves facing an uncertain future.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/17/2024 - 7:00am
OMAHA — A roughly 30-acre area just west of the main University of Nebraska Medical Center campus has a lot going on, including a sprawling innovation hub and a six-story research and office building under construction.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/17/2024 - 6:00am
Oct. 6-12 was Fire Prevention Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness about fire safety, fire prevention and how to respond effectively if a fire occurs.
During this week, it’s important to recognize that smoking is a leading cause of residential building fires.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/17/2024 - 5:00am
The trauma of natural disasters doesn’t end when the storm or wildfire is gone, or even when communities are being put back together and homes have been rebuilt.
For many people, being displaced by a disaster has long-term consequences that often aren’t obvious or considered in disaster aid decisions.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/17/2024 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — A pandemic-related program set up nearly three years ago to help struggling Nebraska homeowners has wrapped up — and 3,094 applicants ultimately received a share of the $50 million federal allotment.
The average amount of emergency aid per recipient was $14,834. The maximum someone could get through the Nebraska Homeowner Assistance Fund was $40,000.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/10/2024 - 7:00am
OMAHA — Set to rise in one of Nebraska’s oldest and changing urban neighborhoods is a 51-unit rental project aimed at keeping lower income residents from being priced out of midtown Omaha.
Not far away, a pair of obsolete downtown office buildings, each over a century old, are to be rehabbed into a total of 56 rent-restricted apartments on top of street-level commercial space.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/10/2024 - 6:00am
If you have spent any time watching television lately you should be aware that we are in full-blown election season. The back and forth between the Bacon and Vargas ads alone can make you dizzy.
But the ballot will also be loaded with initiatives that deserve our attention.