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TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas’ governor is asking President Joe Biden for help in recovering after severe winter weather earlier this year. The Adjutant General’s Department announced in a press release that Governor Laura Kelly is requesting a major federal disaster declaration for the state of Kansas. This is due to the damage caused in several […]

The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) has plans to present a summary of inventory that is considered to be military equipment at the upcoming Board of Supervisors meeting slated to

The U.S. must urgently reform its disaster assistance policies to incorporate extreme heat through an amendment to the Stafford Act.

The White House Climate Policy Office should establish a National Moonshot to Combat Extreme Heat, an all-of-government program to accelerate federal efforts to reduce heat risk.

To spur demand and send a strong signal for beneficial private sector innovation and scale, the federal government can lead by example to drive the market for products and services that build heat resilience.

Paula Daneluk, Butte County's director of development services, requested just north of $75,000 to offset a grant meant to fund three county positions directly tied to wildfire recovery. This request was unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. 

AUGUSTA — Gov. Janet Mills has formally requested that President Joe Biden issue a Major Disaster Declaration to help Maine’s eight coastal counties recover from the back-to-back severe storms on

LAWTON, OK — City of Lawton officials want to use a federal grant to mitigate the effects of flooding in south Lawton.

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden granted Gov. Chris Sununu’s request for a major disaster declaration in response to a severe storm and flooding in the month of December that resulted in significant costs to local communities. Carroll, Coos and Grafton counties are included in the declaration.

Hillside stabilization work continued Friday at the Target store at the Merritt Creek Farm shopping plaza. The store closed on Feb. 2 due to a water leak and the landslide, which caused damage to its foundation and resulted in recommended evacuations of some homes in the Meadowcreek subdivision.