Authorities in North Carolina were racing on Sunday to find victims and rescue people in mountainous communities in the ...

What does it mean when the governor of a state declares a state of emergency? When it's a storm like the soon-to-be-Helene, ...

Declaring a state of emergency allows the state and ... can't use it to seize and use private property during an emergency, for example. Local states of emergency last seven days and may be ...

The State Emergency Response Team is deploying equipment, personnel, and resources to support impacted communities ...