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FEMA sued over hold on funds for upgrading nation’s emergency alert system
The federal government's steward of funding for public broadcasting stations sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its pause in grant payments for upgrading the nation’s emergency alert system.
Tentative list of the missing in Bahamas has 2,500 names
An estimated 2,500 people are listed as missing in the Bahamas in Hurricane Dorian’s aftermath, the government said Wednesday. But it cautioned that the names had yet to be checked […]
Tentative list of the missing in Bahamas has 2,500 names
An estimated 2,500 people are listed as missing in the Bahamas in Hurricane Dorian’s aftermath, the government said Wednesday. But it cautioned that the names had yet to be checked […]
Hurricane victims frustrated with slow housing recovery
The heating and air conditioning in Carrie Johnson’s home — damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016 — still wasn’t fixed when Hurricane Florence flooded her house last September. Now, her […]
Strong job market hampers FEMA hiring in flood-hit states
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is facing an unexpected challenge in meeting the needs of the many people affected by this spring’s widespread flooding and violent storms: a strong economy. […]
Strong job market hampers FEMA hiring in flood-hit states
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is facing an unexpected challenge in meeting the needs of the many people affected by this spring’s widespread flooding and violent storms: a strong economy. […]
Missourians want action over too-high Illinois levee
Missouri landowners and environmentalists are urging a federal agency to sanction a levee district on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, arguing that the earthen barrier has been built […]
Missourians want action over too-high Illinois levee
Missouri landowners and environmentalists are urging a federal agency to sanction a levee district on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, arguing that the earthen barrier has been built […]
Missed deadlines cost millions in potential disaster aid
As the floodwaters recede and the recovery begins, communities swamped by Hurricane Florence soon will be facing deadlines to document the billions of dollars in damage it caused if they […]
Missed deadlines cost millions in potential disaster aid
As the floodwaters recede and the recovery begins, communities swamped by Hurricane Florence soon will be facing deadlines to document the billions of dollars in damage it caused if they […]
Emergency-alert test going out to mobile phones nationwide
About 225 million electronic devices across the United States will wail and buzz Wednesday afternoon as the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducts an emergency-alert test. A tone will sound at […]
Emergency-alert test going out to mobile phones nationwide
About 225 million electronic devices across the United States will wail and buzz Wednesday afternoon as the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducts an emergency-alert test. A tone will sound at […]
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