What’s a State of Emergency? Here’s what it means when one is declared in NC
Gov. Stein has issued a State of Emergency for North Carolina. Here’s what that means and some past examples of declarations.
Fact Check: Human metapneumovirus in China is not ‘new,’ no state of emergency declared
A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...
State of Emergency issued for 37 counties in AL including Chambers, Lee, and Macon
Governor Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency for 37 counties in anticipation of this week’s winter weather.
Pacific Palisades inferno forces thousands to flee California homes; Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency
A brush fire that broke out in Southern California Tuesday afternoon has forced officials to order the evacuation of about 30 ...
Winter storm plods into the Deep South, prompting states of emergency and school closures
A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward ...
McKee declines to declare homelessness an emergency in R.I.
Though the number of unhoused people has been steadily rising, the governor has pushed back against a declaration. “I would ...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek extends executive order declaring homelessness state of emergency
Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday extended her emergency order declaring a state of homelessness in Oregon for a third year. Kotek ...
Santa Monica declares local state of emergency, curfew for residents in evacuation zones
Santa Monica has declared a sunset to sunrise curfew in mandatory evacuation areas as the Palisades Fire continues to rage.