It is a formal request for help. Once it's made, other counties, cities, the state, and FEMA can send crews & resources ...

A Texas summer camp had a state-mandated emergency plan in place before devastating flash floods took the lives of dozens of ...

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Richland businesses are being alerted about scam calls from an out-of-state number falsely claiming to be the police ...

The Trump administration fired most probationary staff at the weather service earlier this year, but that did not hinder ...

Noem said the rapid delivery of funds to Texas resembled the “state block grants” model Trump has promoted. It’s an idea that would replace FEMA’s current system of reimbursing states for response and ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to add flood response to the agenda for the July 21 special session, with an expected focus on ...

Florida passed a law making it a crime for people in the U.S. illegally to enter the state. A federal judge said it's likely unconstitutional.

Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, and other state officials filed the emergency request on June 17 ...

As calls for accountability continue surrounding the deadly flood in Kerr County, state inspection reports show a recent history of safety compliance at a girls’ summer camp that has become the ...

Disaster relief efforts are underway in Central Texas to assist victims impacted by the deadly July 4 flash floods that ...

HUNT, Texas (AP) — Crews used backhoes and their bare hands Wednesday to dig through piles of debris that stretched for miles ...