A South Texas lawmaker on Wednesday asked Gov. Greg Abbott to declare an emergency due to what he calls a water “crisis” on the border in the Rio Grande Valley.
Fires on Grace Moutaain, Moore Run, and Moss Run in Hardy County are close to a thousand acres and conditions show no sign of letting up until Friday night
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors now recognizes racism as a public health crisis.
Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across a swath of central Ohio struck by severe weather last week
Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across a swath of central Ohio struck by severe weather last week
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Ore. — The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted four to one today to officially declare a state of emergency as a result of the Lower Klamath dam removal and Klamath River water quality. Some members of the public have been pleading with the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors to respond to what […]
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a proclamation EditSign today declaring a state of emergency across 11 counties impacted by last week’s severe weather. The counties include: The declaration orders all relevant State departments and agencies to lend their services, equipment, supplies, and personnel as necessary to assist in the response and recovery effort. Agencies providing […]
First responders with the Lousia County Sheriff’s Office and Louisa Fire & EMS are evacuating a large area of the county due to ongoing fires in the area.
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — An hour after Gillespie County Republican Party Chairman Bruce Campbell declared the hand-counted primary election results completely accurate and certified them as final, he found another discrepancy. “It’s my mistake for not catching that,” he said, sitting in front of his laptop inside the Gillespie County election...
A state of emergency has been declared in Iceland after the largest volcanic eruption in three years forced the evacuation of the tourist destination Blue Lagoon and sent lava flowing toward the evacuated seaside town of Grindavík.According to the Iceland Meteorological Office (IMO), the volcano began to erupt for the fourth time in three months on Saturday just before 8:30 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. EST), with little warning time, along a nearly 2-mile-long fissure near the location of the...
GRINDAVIK, Iceland – A state of emergency has been declared in Iceland after the largest volcanic eruption in three years forced the evacuation of the tourist destination Blue Lagoon and sent lava flowing toward the evacuated seaside town of Grindavík. According to the Iceland Meteorological Office (IMO), the volcano began to erupt for the fourth time in three months on Saturday just before 8:30 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. EST), with little warning time, along a nearly 2-mile-long fissure near...
The Railroad Commission of Texas announced Tuesday that RRC Commissioners assessed $3.1 million in fines involving 775 enforcement dockets against operators and businesses at the Commissioners' Conference.