FEMA

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday declared a state of disaster in 19 counties and two cities that dealt with recent flooding, directing that state resources be available to help with recovery efforts. Snyder said he has asked the...

KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — Federal Emergency Management Agency teams are in Indiana assessing damage caused by recent flooding, which also claimed two lives. Local, state and federal officials moved into Huntington, Grant and Tippecanoe on Friday to take...

VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) — Agencies across Indiana are dropping flood insurance, scaling back on free meals for the elderly and reducing the number of Section 8 housing vouchers they provide as funding shrinks because of automatic federal budget cuts....

SOUTH BEND – If you're a homeowner affected by flooding caused by the shutdown of a plant on South Bend's southwest side, you may want to attend a meeting this afternoon. The city says it's not responsible or liable to fix the problem, but leaders...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Like thousands of other volunteers, Peter Meijer has been working non-stop helping the victims of Hurricane Sandy. His long days transitioned from preparing evacuation shelters to search and rescue efforts to clean up...

COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The Palisades nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan has received a passing review from federal authorities following simulated emergency exercises. Michigan Radio reports (http://bit.ly/RDI8Gk ) the U.S. Nuclear...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A strengthening Hurricane Sandy disrupted the race for the White House Monday, with President Obama cancelling two of his precious waning campaign days to get Air Force One safely back to Washington and monitor the storm. Obama...

Utility repair crews from the the Midwest are heading out east to be in place to help when Sandy hits. I & M is sending 90 repair crews. A spokesman for the utility says crews from South Bend, Fort Wayne, Muncie and Michigan were heading to Virginia...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY – It's something tens of thousands of families in our area can't live without, but local emergency assistance programs are now facing massive cuts of their own after the government cut federal funding.  This money is used to...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly two dozen companies -- including two in Elkhart -- that manufactured government-issued trailers for storm victims after Hurricane Katrina have agreed to pay $14.8 million in a proposed class-action settlement of claims that...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge gave his final approval Thursday to a $37.5 million class-action settlement between companies that made government-issued trailers after hurricanes in 2005 and Gulf Coast storm victims who claim they were exposed...

SOUTH BEND – A special dog had what could be a life changing surgery on Thursday using stem-cells. The procedure could help cure the dog's arthritis, helping him move better and live pain free. For all this dog has done to help people, it is the...