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President Joe Biden’s visit Aug. 21 to Maui was bolstered by a $3 million Federal Highway Administration emergency grant and tax relief for people and businesses impacted by the wildfires.

PALM DESERT, Calif. — Tropical Storm Hilary swept people into swollen rivers, toppled trees onto homes and flooded roadways as the massive system marched northward Aug. 21.

LOS ANGELES — Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California from the coast to the desert resort city of Palm Springs and inland mountains, forcing rescuers to pull several people from swollen rivers.

LOS ANGELES — With Hurricane Hilary barreling toward Southern California, officials are monitoring how the intense rain will impact critical infrastructure such as freeways and bridges.

Truck parking is a well-documented nationwide problem, but along Central Florida's heavily congested Interstate 4, the issue is particularly acute, with little relief in sight. 

Hawaii has temporarily waived Kahului Harbor wharfage fees for inbound cargo to help relief efforts after the devastating Lahaina fire in Maui on Aug. 8.

WASHINGTON — Texas lawmakers prodded the U.S. Postal Service on Aug. 9 to provide bottled water to mail carriers in San Antonio, which workers say stopped last month despite extreme heat.

OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern made recent improvements but is nowhere near the “gold standard for safety” it is striving to be, according to federal regulators.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined state officials in breaking ground on a $30 million highway expansion project for the Owensboro Riverport Authority.

Inflation is blamed for sending project completion costs soaring 68% since 2021 to today’s $840 million to complete a freight route for bringing goods into Alaska from the port in Anchorage.