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Explainer-What is FEMA, US emergency agency under fire from Trump?
Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after David Richardson, the head of the U.S.
Trump administration denies North Carolina request for Hurricane Helene relief at level Biden approved
FEMA denied North Carolina's request for the agency to match 100% of the state funds for Hurricane Helene cleanup, according ...
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Local leaders concerned after FEMA denies Helene cleanup request
After FEMA denied the state's request, officials in the Cape Fear are now concerned about the future of federal disaster ...
National Weather Service, FEMA start hurricane season under a cloud
The National Weather Service has lost 600 employees, or roughly 15 percent of its workforce in the past four months.
Trump’s FEMA Denies North Carolina’s Request for Hurricane Helene Aid
The Trump administration denied North Carolina's request for FEMA to cover 100 percent of the state's Hurricane Helene debris ...
FEMA denies North Carolina's request for full cost sharing of Hurricane Helene relief
FEMA has denied North Carolina's request for the agency to match 100% of the state funds for Helene cleanup, according to a ...
North Carolina lawmakers react as FEMA scales back Hurricane Helene aid
Lawmakers are responding to FEMA’s decision to scale back its support following Hurricane Helene. FEMA recently denied an ...
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Cedar Island resident who lost home to Hurricane Helene on picking up the pieces
When we last spoke to Cedar Island resident Jody Griffis, he and his wife just learned, even though their house was on stilts ...
A new hurricane season is here: What we learned from Helene
While CSRA residents used to feel safe from a full-strength hurricane, Helene changed that. What have we learned?