A state of emergency allows governors to coordinate resources ahead of dangerous winter weather. It does not automatically ban travel or close businesses unless additional orders are issued. In the ...

City leaders in Washington have extended a state of emergency following the recent snowstorm, even as conditions across ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced on Saturday that President Donald J. Trump has granted an Emergency ...

In most cases, major disaster declarations were not issued until at least a month after the event. The most recent major disaster declaration came in June 2025 after a series of storms and tornadoes ...

West Earl Township supervisors approved a declaration of disaster emergency Thursday in response to multiple water main ...