Hilary Scared Catalina, but the Island Was Prepared
(TNS) - The warning sounded around 10 a.m. Saturday — a shrill cellphone chime advising thousand of residents and visitors to evacuate Santa Catalina Island...
Rising Seas, Fires, Landslides. Why Do Californians Stay?
(TNS) - A landslide struck Laguna Beach’s Bluebird Canyon in 1978 — smashing cars, buckling streets and destroying 24 homes. An adjacent swath of earth...
Look out for These Scams During Disasters Like Hilary
(TNS) - If you live in the path of Tropical Storm Hilary, you may soon hear from people offering you the help you desperately need....
Calif. Rainfall Totals from Hilary Already Astonishing
(TNS) - With Tropical Storm Hilary just making landfall in California at 5 p.m. Sunday, the rainfall totals across the southern half of the state...
Schools Struggle to Comply With Armed-Officer-at-School Law
(TNS) - Multiple Houston-area school districts say they can't staff all of their campuses with armed district police officers as the upcoming school year begins,...
Deadly Fire Exposes Maui’s Shocking Lack of Preparation
(TNS) - The fire that raged through West Maui last week — leveling a historic community and killing more than 100 people — has exposed...
Voice-Activated App Notifies 911 While Collecting Evidence
One Texas school district is adopting the My eBodyGuard app, which victims of violence or bulling can quietly voice activate to record an incident as...
Survivors of Maui Fires Should Register With FEMA Now
Survivors of the Maui wildfire are urged to apply for FEMA assistance as soon as possible, FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks said in a call...
Officials Defend Not Using Sirens
(TNS) - Maui County’s emergency management administrator Herman Andaya doubled down on the decision against sounding emergency sirens during the spread of the devastating wildfires...
FEMA Tries to Debunk Rumors on Maui Wildfire, Aid
(TSN) — Question: I am reading in Honolulu about the FEMA hotel aid but friends on Maui who need it don't seem to know about...