With the memory of New Hampshire's December 2008 ice storm still fresh, legislators will consider a bill that would allow the state to send residents automated phone messages about similar emergencies.

The federal government says it distributed nearly $80 million in disaster relief funds to four New England states following a devastating ice storm a year ago.

New Hampshire officials are reviewing the state's response to the December 2008 ice storm, which left thousands without power for days.

As the cold season returns to the Northeast, residents, utilities and emergency managers say they're better prepared, thanks to lessons from the December 2008 ice storm.

Three months after a devastating ice storm, the state Senate has voted to make it easier for utilities to cut trees on private property to protect their power lines.

New Hampshire businesses that lost money because of the December ice storm are now eligible for federal loans.

Last month's ice storm has prompted many New Hampshire communities to evaluate their disaster response plans, including how they handle pets.

Two Vermont counties have been declared federal disaster areas because of damage from a major ice storm that hit the state between Dec. 11 and Dec. 18.

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Gov. Jim Douglas is planning to visit today areas of Vermont hit by the ice storm earlier this month.

Even though they lost power during the ice storm, some Public Service Company of New Hampshire customers are finding their latest bills are considerably higher than last month.

Only about a couple thousand New Hampshire homes and businesses remain in the dark from an ice storm that knocked out power to 430,000 at its peak.

New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has asked President Bush to declare that the state has suffered a major disaster as a result of the ice storm that began on December 11.

More than 700 people in Vermont are still without power today, almost a week after an ice storm hit New England. Even harder hit was New Hampshire...where an estimated 54,000 people are still in the dark. New Hampshire State Senator Matt Houde of Plainfield is one of those thousands who spent nearly a week without power

Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have arrived in New Hampshire to begin assessing damage from last week's ice storm.

Vermont's largest power company is continuing to make progress in getting the power back on after the ice storm that hit the southern part of the state last week.

State officials say some residents of ice-ravaged New Hampshire may not get their power back until next week.

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture is looking for generators that can be loaned to farmers who have been without power since an ice storm savaged New England last week.

Power has been restored to nearly three-quarters of the New Hampshire homes and businesses left in the dark by last week's ice storm.