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September 10, 2019

Ex-FEMA officials, contractor accused of Puerto Rico hurricane relief fraud

Federal authorities announced Tuesday that two former officials from the Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA), as well as the former president of the main relief contracting agency in Puerto Rico, have been arrested and indicted on charges of taking bribes during restoration efforts after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017.

September 3, 2019

Sen. Rick Scott urges Floridians to evacuate as Hurricane Dorian approaches

Sen. Rick Scott warned Floridians of the possibility of an unpredictable storm as Hurricane Dorian rages on a path to sweep Florida.

August 30, 2019

Florida urged to plan for 7 days without power as Hurricane Dorian approaches

Gov. Ron DeSantis urged Floridians to “make preparations" for a seven-day power outage after issuing a state of emergency for all 67 counties as Hurricane Dorian gains strength on its path toward Florida. 

May 23, 2019

Financial future of Mississippi Delta uncertain after rampant floods

Life as most people know it has come to a slow halt in the Mississippi Delta. More than 500,000 acres of land, according to the Mississippi Levee Board, has been covered by backwater floods that can’t seem to escape.

May 23, 2019

Dr. Daniel Kaniewski: Strengthening our nation’s resilience for disasters is one of FEMA's top priorities

On the cusp of the 2019 hurricane season and in the wake of two busy hurricane seasons, strengthening the nation’s resilience for disasters is a top FEMA priority.

March 23, 2019

FEMA exposed sensitive private data of 2.3M survivors of 2017 hurricanes, wildfires

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) potentially exposed millions of people to identity theft and fraud after wrongly sharing sensitive personal information of survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires with a contractor.

February 13, 2019

FEMA Administrator Brock Long announces resignation

Brock Long, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), announced Thursday that he was resigning from his position, saying "it is time for me to go home to my family."

November 10, 2018

Trump threatens to withhold California fire aid, citing state's 'gross mismanagement' of forests

President Donald Trump on Friday approved California’s request for an emergency declaration, ordering federal assistance to help local responders in the midst of three wildfires across the state.

October 15, 2018

Trump tours hurricane-battered Florida and Georgia, praises recovery efforts

President Trump and the first lady arrived in the Florida Panhandle on Monday morning to tour areas of the Sunshine State and Georgia that were devastated by Hurricane Michael last week.

September 17, 2018

A weakened Florence continues destructive path to northeast

A weakening Florence is expected to drop at least about 6 inches of rain over parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England over the next few days – raising fears that the heavily saturated waterways in the region will trigger flash floods.