Nearly one year ago Tropical Storm Irene clawed apart more than 500 miles of state roads and dozens of bridges, isolating 13 communities. The flood washed about 1,700 Vermonters out of their homes. Today most of the roads and bridges are back and people are safe and secure. But many are still unsettled and the wounds are still raw.

The state of Vermont is applying for a new round of economic development loans to help businesses from Wilmington to Waterbury that are still trying to recover from Tropical Storm Irene.

Newscast: Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 5:50 p.m.

As Vermont prepares to mark a year since Tropical Storm Irene ravaged parts of the state, Governor Peter Shumlin plans to visit 22 communities affected by the storm.

Eleven months after it was established to help individuals recovering from last August's flooding, Vermont's Long Term Disaster Recovery Group says it's far short of its fundraising goal. Money raised by the group provides a fund-of-last-resort for people who've exhausted other Irene recovery resources. Organizers say there are still hundreds of people in need of assistance.  

Newscast: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 5:50 p.m.

Republican U.S. House candidate Mark Donka says Democratic incumbent Congressman Peter Welch hasn't done enough to help the state get FEMA money as it works to recover from Tropical Storm Irene.

Governor Peter Shumlin says it could take several years for the state to resolve all of its funding disputes with the Federal Emergency Management Agency over flood damage to the Waterbury State Office Complex.

The town of Rockingham is planning to mark the anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene by remembering the loss of a local icon.

This could be an important week in Vermont's recovery from the damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene.  State officials are expecting to hear how much money FEMA will pay for the rehabilitation of the state office complex in Waterbury.

A Windham County town is planning to mark the anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene by remembering the loss of a local icon - the historic Bartonsville Covered Bridge, which was swept away by floodwaters.

On the one year anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, churches, schools, and towns will hold a statewide bell ringing ceremony to show their unity.

The state says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has shown some flexibility and provided additional funds to people who lost mobile homes to Tropical Storm Irene. Officials see this as a positive development in what has sometimes been a rocky relationship between Vermont and the federal agency.

As the one-year anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene approaches, Governor Peter Shumlin says the state will mark the occasion with a celebration in Randolph.

The Shumlin Administration was hoping to demolish more than 20 buildings in the State Office Complex in Waterbury that suffered extensive damage from Tropical Storm Irene. But now the Administration is considering the option of renovating many of these buildings and flood proofing them as much as possible.

State officials say they're planning to appeal dozens of cases where the Federal Emergency Management Agency has refused to cover all the costs of town flood recovery projects. 

More than 100 Vermont families are getting more than $1.5 million in assistance to help their ongoing recovery from storm Irene.

The leaders of the House Institutions committee say they never thought it was certain that the state would receive a substantial amount of money from the federal government to deal with damage to the state office complex in Waterbury.

A Vermont covered bridge swept away during Tropical Storm Irene is scheduled to reopen this weekend.

Vermont's congressional delegation has gotten involved in the state's dispute with the Federal Emergency Management Agency over rebuilding the state office complex in Waterbury. And the delegation is hopeful that the dispute can be resolved.

Rebuilding the Waterbury state office complex has become an issue in this year's race for governor. The state may not qualify for $40 million in federal funding that it was counting on. And a series of emails between federal officials and the Shumlin administration are at the heart of the controversy.

The first applications for the flood buyout program for homeowners have been approved by FEMA. Vermont Hazard Mitigation Officer Ray Doherty says five out of nearly 100 applications for homeowner buyouts under the FEMA program were approved this week.  

Vermont engineers and scientists say more than 300 river banks, bridges and other sites damaged by Tropical Storm Irene still need repairs. Some of those repairs are to correct repairs done incorrectly after the storm.

Paintings depicting Tropical Storm Irene, a chamber music concert and a collective of women artists