Austin and Travis County leaders are expected to announce the preemptive signing of disaster declarations regarding wildfire risks in the area during a meeting Monday.

President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already ...

On Friday morning, Travis County Judge Andy Brown signed a precautionary disaster declaration due to a high wildfire risk.

In one of the hardest hit villages, Kipnuk, an initial assessment showed that 121 homes — or 90% of the total — have been ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the damage is of “such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the ...

A mass evacuation is underway after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastated coastal communities in western Alaska over the weekend.

The state's largest Indigenous group on Saturday urged President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency in the wake of damage to Western Alaska caused by Typhoon Halong. The Alaska Federation of ...

La Plata County and the Town of Pagosa Springs have declared local disasters. On Sunday, Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a ...

The disaster declaration would unlock federal resources to respond to the Lower Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon regions in Western ...

Cave City has become a poster child for the federal government’s newly tight-fisted approach to disaster relief under ...

Flooding brought on by heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Priscilla is damaging homes and prompting evacuations in southwest ...

Currently, the city is operating two shelters for evacuees -- one at the Alaska Airlines Center and another at the Egan ...