Preparation and Recovery

5+ hour, 37+ min ago   (391+ words) MANATEE COUNTY, FL — Manatee County commissioners have approved more than $100 million for infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening the county's recovery from Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton. The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners approved the first round of projects Wednesday…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (282+ words) New York (WRGB) — More than 560 SUNY students have completed disaster relief training through the American Red Cross, preparing them to assist communities across New York State during emergencies. SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. announced that 568 members of the Empire…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (823+ words) As controversy swirls around a Queens veterans shelter where critics claim former servicemen are housed under atrocious conditions, two local City Council members on Wednesday defiantly refused to join a scheduled tour of the facility, calling it a "staged presentation....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (359+ words) Erie City Council held its regular bi-weekly meeting Wednesday morning, with major discussion centered on recovery efforts following September's devastating storms and a downtown public safety initiative. Council members unanimously approved shifting $4 million to cover storm-related cleanup costs, combining $3 million…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (324+ words) A report released Sept. 9 by California Ocean Science Trust (OST), in partnership with UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, analyzes the state of the science behind flood risk modeling and mitigation as part of an effort to incentivize risk…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (112+ words) October 7, 2026 / 11:44 AM EDT / CBS New York Firefighters have evacuated four buildings as they work to repair a gas leak at a construction site in Brooklyn. The FDNY received a call just before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, reporting a high-pressure gas main struck on…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1747+ words) A power cut lasting an hour or two is an inconvenience, but a blackout lasting a week or more in the middle of winter would be something quite different. Engineers have suggested that restoring the grid after a nationwide outage…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (976+ words) SIDNEY — Richland County Emergency Management is pursuing grant funding for emergency management operations and specialized equipment that could help responders handle trench collapses and radiological incidents. On Monday, Emergency Management Director Brandon Roth discussed the three grant opportunities with the…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (254+ words) The latest round of cash-flow loans has begun distribution in western North Carolina, sending more than $20 million to communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. “Our first priority is providing much needed cashflow relief to our mountain communities by getting this money…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (359+ words) Chicken Ranch Fire Department Engine 851 responds to a call for service in August 2025. Five fire agencies in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties have been awarded a combined $70,700 for protective and specialized equipment through a statewide wildfire safety grant program. Four Tuolumne…...