A State of Emergency can sound scary. When the state governor (or another governing official) declares one, here’s what it means. A State of Emergency can be declared by a governor, local mayor ...

In response, the mayor said, “They want me to declare a state of emergency, which I am not likely to do because none of the ...

Placer County is facing what many people are calling an "insurance crisis." Thousands of residents are struggling with ...

Sacramento paid the family an $11 million settlement, but it has not installed new safety infrastructure in the more than six ...

In our new series, State of Emergency, Grist is examining how extreme weather, being made more intense and frequent by climate change, is impacting people’s ability to vote and their engagement ...

"We’re all learning there is no playbook for an emergency like this one,” Los Angeles county supervisor Janice Hahn said Mario Tama/Getty A state of emergency was declared in one Southern ...

The emergency declaration would kick off a “public education” campaign about road safety for drivers and pedestrians and ...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper Tuesday declared a state of emergency in southeastern counties as more than 50 roads along ...

Entrants with some preparation—either through the state’s alternate (provisional) route or emergency hires with some experience or prior preparation—were not rated as well; nonetheless ...

Mayor Dustin Yates has declared a state of emergency for the city of St. George in preparation for what’s expected to become ...

On Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency for Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus and New Hanover counties. The storm dropped over 18 inches of rain in less than a day in some locations.

The Louisiana governor has issued a state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Francine. Tropical Storm Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico Monday and is expected to become a Category 2 hurricane at ...