Helene caused an estimated 1,000 landslides in Buncombe County alone. A new study will look at mitigation in Swannanoa's ...

Experts warn the most common way these incidents occur is with user error surrounding heat sources or faulty equipment.

Harsher criminal penalties for many different offenses become law Monday. So does a new push to restart the death penalty in ...

Faith leaders and advocates hold nationwide eulogies for Americans projected to lose their lives due to sweeping reductions in Medicaid, SNAP, and public health funding.

The death toll in widespread flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Southeast Asia mounted on Monday.

After falling out with Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi a year and a half ago, former Ocean Safety Chief John Titchen is interested in getting his job back.

For that, she was stripped of her Republican leadership position and ultimately defeated in a 2022 Republican primary in Wyoming. In a campaign TV ad made for his daughter, Dick Cheney branded Trump a ...

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is getting its third major shake-up this year, adding turbulence at the disaster agency that’s in President Trump’s crosshairs. Acting FEMA leader David ...

Richardson's departure follows criticism over handling of Texas floods Trump aims to reduce FEMA's size; says states can manage disaster response FEMA chief of staff Karen Evans to replace Richardson ...

David Richardson, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, resigned Monday after roughly six months leading the agency, two administration officials confirmed to NBC News.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) head David Richardson is departing the agency, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson confirmed Monday. “The Federal Emergency Management ...