"One of the big issues is sort of ongoing funding and staffing capacity to ensure that [FEMA] is prepared," Daniel Bresette said.

No applications for homeowner buyouts and disaster mitigation funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been approved since Tropical Storm Helene hit Western North Carolina a year ...

Western North Carolina counties spent tens of millions on Helene recovery, often more than their entire annual budgets, while ...

As a government shutdown looms, two storms are brewing in the Atlantic. For many, it raises the question of what might happen if communities are impacted by extreme weather while the federal ...

A “widespread cybersecurity incident” at the Federal Emergency Management Agency allowed hackers to make off with employee data from both the disaster management office and U.S. Customs and Border ...

Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis is used to solving problems. For the past year, he's led rescue, recovery and rebuilding efforts as his county worked to heal from unimaginable Hurricane Helene flooding ...