The Federal Emergency Management Agency has rejected buyouts for 33 Vermont properties damaged by Tropical Storm Irene and spring flooding last year.

The state is appealing a ruling by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that denied full funding for a culvert in Townshend destroyed by Tropical Storm Irene.

It's a situation that has many Vermonters in equal parts frustrated and baffled. They've been approved for buyouts of their storm damaged properties by the Federal Emergency Management Agency following last year's visit from Tropical Storm Irene, but they money has yet to come through.

As many prepare for the holidays, dozens of homeowners affected by Tropical Storm Irene are still waiting for the funds they need to get back on their feet. In Vermont, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved buyouts of 81 properties, but none of the owners has gotten any money yet.

Eighty-one property owners in the state who were especially hard hit by Irene remain in a sort of financial limbo. They were the first accepted into FEMA's hazard mitigation buyout program - but they are all still waiting for the money. It's a delay that's pushed many to the breaking point, including Brandon residents Linda Bunn and Mary McManus.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has ruled against the state of Vermont in a decision that affects plans to replace the state hospital in Waterbury. FEMA determined this week that the hospital was damaged but not destroyed by Tropical Storm Irene.

The Vermont Disaster Relief Fund has raised $6.6 million to help with the ongoing recovery from Tropical Storm Irene. Organizers say millions have poured into the fund since the storm's anniversary in August.

Almost every business in Wilmington was damaged in Tropical Storm Irene. But no loss was greater than Ann Coleman's. Her entire art gallery was lifted up by the floodwaters and swept away. Now Coleman hopes to replace her loss with a building that will float -- but stay put -- in the next flood.

It looks like the state of Vermont will not meet its goal of starting construction on a new psychiatric hospital in Berlin before the end of this month.

The plan for building a new state mental health hospital cleared a key hurdle Monday.

There's still no definitive word on how much Vermont can expect in federal help with recovery from Tropical Storm Irene. But a state official told a legislative committee Thursday that it's expected to be January before the state can expect a firm answer.

Vermont hired two consulting firms shortly after Tropical Storm Irene to navigate FEMA's bureaucratic maze. The state is set to pay up to $4 million under a pair of consulting contracts with the disaster management specialists.

A legal challenge may delay plans to open a secure residential facility for people with mental illness displaced by Tropical Storm Irene.

The centerpiece of Vermont's newly designed mental health system is up for a public hearing this coming week.

Vermont dodged the ravages of Hurricane Sandy two weeks ago, but up and down the Eastern Seaboard many people are still suffering - and still worried about heat and survival.

The news comes as a shock to the four displaced Water Street homeowners, who've been waiting more than a year for the program to come through.

Furniture maker WallGoldfinger survived a tough economy to confront the devastation of Tropical Storm Irene, which destroyed their woodworking shop. Now the company is expanding and looking to hire more employees to work in its new Randolph operation.

In superstorm Sandy's wake, the images and stories coming out of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are striking. Fourteen months after Tropical Storm Irene hit their state, Vermonters are paying it forward.

Vermonters who lived through the worst of Irene got prepared for Sandy. Generators sold out quickly and people settled in for whatever nature dished out. Irene survivors in southern Vermont say they've emerged from the storm much better than they had feared.

Some residents of Wilmington may have faced Hurricane Sandy with apprehension, after the devastation and long climb back from Tropical Storm Irene. The region was spared the worst of this storm, but Wilmington was ready.

A digital clearinghouse for those looking for help - or looking to help - that materialized in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene has geared up again - this time for Hurricane Sandy.

A Vermont man living in a tent almost 14 months after his rented home was destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene should have a home in Windsor by winter, thanks to the efforts of the local Habitat for Humanity chapter.

The Vermont Economic Development Authority says it made 299 emergency loans to help Vermont respond to damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene.

Hurricane Sandy has been an unwelcome reminder for many Vermonters who suffered during Tropical Storm Irene 14 months ago. Those affected by Irene spent this weekend getting ready for a dangerous storm - even as they continued to recover from the previous one.

A stream crossing in Townshend is the test culvert for building back town infrastructure in a more resilient fashion after the devastation of Tropical Storm Irene. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it won't pay for larger culverts like the one in Townshend that the state says are needed to withstand future floods. FEMA says the state is applying inconsistent standards.