FEMA Tells Court It’s Offering Jobs Back to Employees Let Go in January May 4, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira An attorney representing the Trump administration informed a U.S. District Court Friday evening that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has...
LA Wildfire Survivors Could Face Another Blow From Taxes on Settlement Payouts April 22, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira Thousands of survivors of the 2025 Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, have elected to accept an upfront settlement from the...
Trump Approves Disaster Requests for at Least 7 States; Others Wait April 13, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira The Trump administration approved major disaster declaration requests for at least seven states this week, according to information released Saturday...
FEMA Extends Housing Aid for Maui Wildfire Survivors Until 2027 January 26, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher U.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors of catastrophic 2023 wildfires, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green...
What A Community Foundation Learned Spending $100M After The LA Fires January 22, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira When fires broke out across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2025, Miguel Santana grasped the magnitude of the catastrophe befalling...
Maui Fire Survivors Brace for Possible End to FEMA Rental Assistance January 16, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira Nearly 1,000 households displaced by catastrophic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are anxiously awaiting word on whether federal...
Less Than a Dozen Homes Have Been Rebuilt a Year After LA Wildfires January 9, 2026 By Alex Veiga and Gabriela Aoun Angueira On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out...
State Officials Say New Rules, Delays for FEMA Grants Put Disaster Response at Risk November 3, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal...
Trump Denies Disaster Declarations for Maryland, Vermont and Illinois October 27, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe last...
State Officials Say New Rules, Delays for FEMA Grants Put Disaster Response at Risk October 21, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal...