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This week's Question of the Week deals with hurricane preparedness
At the direction of President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) made sweeping cuts ...
As disasters loom, emergency managers say they aren’t counting on FEMA
President Donald Trump has said he wants state and local officials to shoulder more of the burden of disaster response, even ...
Changes at FEMA raise local worries as hurricane season begins in North Carolina | Opinion
The start of hurricane season can send a shiver through eastern North Carolina, a region pounded in the last decade by two ...
Altadena businesses ask for cleared lots, fresh start. FEMA responds ‘case-by-case’
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cleared debris from 90% of the residential parcels on its workload. Here’s why progress ...
FEMA disaster center for March 14-15 storms to open in Gray Summit
GRAY SUMMIT — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened a center in Gray Summit to help people affected by the ...
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The dangers of a weakened FEMA ahead of an active hurricane season
As FEMA faces hurricane season, officials fear the agency is not prepared. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Rep. Jared Moskowitz about the high stakes for communities in the storm path.
NC must be ready to pay for hurricane recovery if FEMA loses funding, Gov. Stein says
We are heading into this hurricane season with more uncertainty than usual,” Stein said, because funding for FEMA and NOAA ...