Flashback 19 years…it was October 12, 1990 when a massive flood wiped out much of Augusta. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop talked with a few people who remember the flood…as if it happened yesterday.

Flood insurance premiums and deductibles are increasing for thousands of homeowners across South Carolina. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that the National Flood Insurance Program is raising monthly premiums about 8 percent beginning Oct. 1.

The federal government is proposing to forgive disaster loans to coastal communities that have faced budget problems in the years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

It’s not in bad shape, and city leaders says there’s no danger of it failing but Augusta is preparing to spend big dollars to hire an engineering firm to inspect 11 miles of levee,  to have it certified. The federal government has taken a far greater interest in levees following Hurricane Katrina, and is pushing the city to have the work done. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the details.

A local mobile home park is attracting attention. Columbia County officials now looking into suspicious trailers that have shown up at their property. Count On WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop for the details.

President Barack Obama plans to name Florida’s state emergency director Craig Fugate to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency. That’s from an official close to the announcement who spoke on condition of anonymity because the nomination hasn’t been made public. The official said Obama’s decision would be announced later Wednesday.

A timeline of important events in the salmonella outbreak linked to tainted peanuts at a Blakely, Ga., plant.

Kentucky officials say they’ve stopped distributing FEMA emergency meals for winter storm survivors that may contain recalled peanut butter.

A top official of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says his agency has been sluggish in its response to Texans affected by Hurricane Ike.

In response to natural disasters, FEMA sends workers from all over the country to lend a hand. That’s the case in Texas, where Georgia workers are helping with Hurricane Ike recovery efforts. Not everything is going smoothly, though, as the Houston Mayor finds himself in a bit of hot water. Ted Oberg has the story.

Lawmakers are headed to Washington, looking for answers on why federal response to two strong hurricanes is so weak. Many large areas are still in need of help. ABC News’ Diana Alvear has more as we take a look Across America.