Emergency Declarations

4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (244+ words) Councils have welcomed the federal government’s decision to abandon changes to disaster funding arrangements that would have seen the Commonwealth reduce its contribution to recovery costs by 25 percent – from 75 percent to 50 percent. Burnett said councils are on the frontline when…...

6+ hour, 34+ min ago   (608+ words) The University of West Florida remains without power as crews work to clear fallen trees and assess damage from Hurricane Isaias, but President Manny Diaz Jr. says the university appears to have escaped serious structural damage. In an interview with…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (192+ words) WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Florida to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Isaias on beginning Oct. 6, 2026, and continuing. The President’s action…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (147+ words) Federal officials said Friday that municipalities will be reimbursed for millions of dollars they are spending on tree and debris removal from streets, roads and municipal property after last week's storm. The Orchard Park Fire District confirmed that it is…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (174+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration that allows federal disaster assistance to be made available to Georgia following Hurricane Isaias. The declaration authorizes FEMA to “coordinate all federal disaster relief efforts to alleviate…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (272+ words) President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for Florida following Hurricane Isaias, which made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Destin on Friday evening (October 9). The storm, which has since weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, brought widespread flooding, severe…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (318+ words) West Orlando News Hurricane Isaias Emergency Declaration for Florida Approved by President The emergency declaration from Florida for Hurricane Isaias was approved by the President. The Florida assistance is for Baker County, Bay County, Calhoun County, Citrus County, Columbia County,…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (525+ words) MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — Two years after back-to-back hurricanes devastated parts of Tampa Bay, hundreds of millions of dollars in federal recovery funding are available to help communities rebuild. But how much of that money is actually reaching storm victims, and…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (856+ words) Gov. Tony Evers’ office says it has received no information beyond the content of the president’s social media post. Oct 8, 2026, 9:35 PM CT President Donald Trump says he will approve nearly $18 million in disaster relief for Wisconsin related to the tornado…...

4+ day, 56+ min ago   (253+ words) CBS News Visit South Jersey launches campaign to aid farmers hit by devastating frost Wayfair to open 2nd New Jersey location in Cherry Hill Philadelphia radio legend Pierre Robert inducted into Radio Hall of Fame Philadelphia police questioning 2 persons of interest…...