Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers. That's according to attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits ...

A tropical weather system near the Florida Panhandle is showing a moderate chance of becoming a tropical depression. The ...

When deadly floods hit Texas, alert systems fell short. With bad weather headed for Lafayette, how do local systems work to ...

New information in the deadly 'love triangle' shooting outside a San Antonio H-E-B. The Bexar County Medical Examiner's ...

Emergency managers in southeast Georgia are facing this hurricane season with a pared-down staff at their local National ...

Americans will have less protection from disasters like the floods that struck Texas because of federal cuts, writes.

In these letters to the editor, the authors respond to the story "NOAA Weather Radios Have a Crucial Role to Play." ...

Abrahm Lustgarten says the undermining of science, and cuts to FEMA and NOAA, at a time when erratic weather is making disasters more common, should be "extraordinarily concerning" to us.

The first State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The ...

Thousands of flash flood warnings have been issued across the country and the number of flash flood emergencies is ...

Days after floodwaters swept through Camp Mystic and other parts of Central Texas, rescuers recovered the body of camper, ...

From hurricanes and floods to explosions and tornadoes, Texas has faced some of the nation’s most catastrophic events.