FEMA was absorbed by DHS in 2003, prompting criticism that its highly bureaucratic nature rendered the agency ineffective in addressing natural disasters.

President Donald Trump said he'll sign executive order to eliminate or overhaul FEMA on Friday. What would that mean for Mississippi disaster relief?

The first winter storm of the season is expected to impact the Hawaiian islands as early as Wednesday evening through Friday. On Monday, the National Weather Service in

As another cold front descends, city officials open a second cold weather refuge center. Here's where those in need can find a heated shelter.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Did the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reject your request for assistance after Hurricane Helene in South Carolina? That's not necessarily the end of the road.

The National Weather Service warns dangerous cold weather continues through tonight into Thursday. Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency opened a warming shelter due to the dangerous cold temperatures.

President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, just days after he floated shuttering the agency whose resources are strained following multiple weather-related disasters and which is burdened by past failures in handling massive storms.

The acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrote to staff reassuring them that the agency's continued existence was vital to the country's disaster response efforts, after President Donald Trump said he wanted to overhaul or scrap it.

Increasingly frequent weather disasters have strained its workforce ... and President Donald Trump on Friday suggested maybe FEMA shouldn’t exist. “I’ll also be signing an executive order ...

FEMA is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters from floods and fires to drought, earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes. Trump criticized the agency after Hurricane Helene ...

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.

Thousands of federal workers feel caught in limbo after the White House offer to buy out employees if they agree by Feb. 6.