A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing legislation that would require employers to provide guaranteed paid leave to employees ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration Sunday in response to an “imminent threat of catastrophic flooding" ...

Gov. Tony Evers' administration is assessing if the flooding in southeast has caused enough damages to qualify for federal ...

What does it take for a state of emergency to be called following a disaster.

ALLIANCE, Pamlico County —Pamlico County residents will have the chance to get informed and ready for emergencies at a ...

Climate scientists anticipate the frequency and intensity of severe weather to continue increasing in the coming years. For ...

States used to be on their own when a disaster hit. Then the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the Dust Bowl showed ...

Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a Disaster Emergency for a wildfire that has ballooned after starting only six hours ago.

As countries continue to emit heat-trapping greenhouse gases, a warmer planet is fueling more severe hurricanes, wildfires, floods, droughts, and temperatures. Responding to — and rebuilding from — ...

A Marion woman appeared in federal court in Asheville on Aug. 8 and was charged with fraud and identify theft after a false ...

Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it ...