Keohokalole’s willingness to stand out was perhaps most evident late last session when he delivered a 12-minute floor speech denouncing a bill that he argued helped Hawaiian Electric Co. at the ...

Houston officials watch closely as FEMA loses 2,000 staff members ahead of a hurricane season predicted to produce 13 to 19 ...

With hurricane season officially underway, Senator (R-NC) has introduced legislation to replenish the Disaster Relief Fund ...

The feds gave Houston $314M to help residents recover from the derecho, Beryl and floods. Some Houstonians are angry that ...

The last time Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear convened lawmakers for a special session was in 2022, soon after deadly floods ...

With concern and confusion over how the federal government will respond to disasters this summer, aid groups are readying to ...

The Jefferson County EMA said if FEMA funding is cut operational and personnel costs will be too. Training and equipment to effectively respond to disaster will also be affected.

Now, Bryant hopes a new disaster relief grant will help ... There is a multi-step process before funds become available. Currently, the county is in the first phase, what officials call the ...

When deputies arrived at Charles Franklin’s residence, he barricaded himself inside the mobile home and saturated himself and the structure with gasoline. The deputies reported that he was irrational ...

Insurance costs are soaring, and coverage is hard to find in some parts of the United States. Communities say insurers are ignoring their efforts to confront the problem.