U.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors of catastrophic 2023 wildfires, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday. Nearly 1,000 households displaced by fire were anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping them stay housed will be left to expire,

A federal court has sided with 12 states that said the administration placed unreasonable limits on grants to pay emergency responders.

Nearly 950 households are enrolled in the program, which was previously set to expire on Feb. 28.

The emergency disaster declaration authorizes FEMA to help coordinate relief efforts after the winter storm forecasted to hit a third of the state.

Agency, as well as states, face major impacts as government inches closer to a partial shutdown in light of growing displeasure over recent actions of its parent agency, the Dept. of Homeland Security,

FEMA announced federal disaster assistance is available to Maryland to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from snow.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is requesting $21.3 million from the federal government for disaster relief after December’s record river flooding. The money would help people in counties and tribal nations repair and rebuild.

Gov. Jared Polis’s administration submitted an appeal to the federal emergency management agency (FEMA) to get disaster relief funds for the historic Elk and Lee fires and the record flooding in southwestern Colorado.

“I had never thought about government funding for disaster relief having strings attached to it in that way,” co-pastor Amanda Smith said.

In an effort to keep all who enter First Baptist Church on St. Clair Street safe, the congregation voted to not accept a federal grant of up to $200,000, which […]