FEMA denies disaster assistance to Ore. homeowners
Storm Assistance Denied
FILE - This Jan. 19, 2012 file photo shows Lee Jessee walking through Mill Creek after it over flowed its bank, in Salem, Ore. Up to 10 inches of rain fell on parts of the Oregon Coast Range in a 36-hour period. Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied assistance to owners of private homes damaged in a fierce January storm. The damage failed to meet the agency's criteria for assistance. The state will seek another disaster-recovery resource. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)