Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...

As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...

Haywood County Emergency Management Officer Zack Koonce has been named a 2025 recipient of the “Heroic Hands” Award, ...

According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, 70% of nurses who work in emergency departments say they have been hit or kicked, while 47% of doctors say they have been assaulted.

That's above the annual average of 14 named storms, partly a result, NOAA officials say, of higher ocean temperatures and lower trade winds. Yet disaster preparation efforts have been thrown into ...

As insurance costs have increased, representatives from the N.C. Department of Insurance and statewide flood organizations encouraged higher standards and suggested possible incentives for flood ...

National studies have found fewer homeowners have been enrolling in insurance due to rising costs. Data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency indicates few homeowners were enrolled in the ...

AIR, a not-for-profit (501C-6) organization, offers support and resources to 135 local restaurant members. The two-year grant ...

In Buncombe County, her home is one of over 12,000 — roughly 9% of all county housing units — damaged during the storm, according to data released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

Haywood County Emergency Management Officer Zack Koonce has been named a 2025 recipient of the “Heroic Hands” Award, presented by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC). The ...

A letter was sent to the American Hospital Association as a reminder that hospitals must comply with the Emergency Medical ...