(NEW YORK) — The catastrophic flash floods in Texas have left communities reeling, claiming at least 90 lives and displacing families across the Hill Country. As recovery operations continue, safety ...

Alaska’s Republican congressional delegation said they support the state’s appeal, and are urging FEMA and the Trump administration to fund the disaster relief effort.

Disaster preparedness is an ongoing process, not a one-time plan. Businesses must regularly assess regional risks, update ...

Tensions ran high at Tuesday’s Houston City Council meeting as residents and city leaders sparred over how to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in federal disaster recovery funding. The city is ...

Volunteers work to clear downed trees, asphalt shingles and other debris downed by an EF-3 tornado four days earlier on St. Ferdinand Ave. in the Greater Ville neighborhood on May 20, 2025. It took ...

LOS ANGELES - A little more than a month after the Palisades fire, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that the city had selected a private consulting firm to oversee critical aspects of the ...

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron cuts a downed tree during hurricane clean-up operations at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 28, 2024. Moody was recently ...

No matter where you live, extreme weather can hit your area and change your life. Whether it’s a hurricane, winter storm, flash flood, tornado, wildfire, or heat wave, disasters can damage or destroy ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. LOS ANGELES – If you were affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles County, you may be eligible for FEMA financial assistance.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced Tuesday that $15.8 million in disaster supplemental funding is being distributed ...

The Disaster Recovery Center for Hurricane Helene is still open in Haywood County and available to help residents with ...

GREAT. MORE ON THAT COMING UP IN WEATHERWATCH 12. MILWAUKEE COUNTY IS OPENING TWO DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS FOR FLOOD VICTIMS. TOMORROW. THE CENTERS WILL BE OFFERING ONE ON ONE ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING ...