Governor Jared Polis has declared an emergency in Montrose, Delta, and Mesa counties due to raging wildfires, including the South Rim Fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, which has burned over 3,

Severe flash flooding across the tri-state area on Monday caused subway delays and road closures across the Big Apple and pushed New Jersey to declare a state of emergency. All five boroughs and Nassau County are under a flash flood warning through midnight.

Collier County, Florida, uses one of the most advanced 911 systems in the U.S., allowing callers to send texts and videos.

Emergency cooling centers in Bergen County will open on Tuesday for the upcoming heat wave that is expected to bring humid, hot weather throughout the week. Temperatures may climb into the 90s, with the potential for afternoon showers and thunderstorms, the National Weather Service said.

Go to Settings > Notifications > Government Alerts. Make sure Public Safety Alerts, Emergency Alerts and Always Play Sound are turned on. The "Always Play Sound" option is crucial. This ensures alerts will sound even when your phone is on silent or Do Not Disturb mode.

Not only does having something like an emergency go-bag or survival kit on hand provide peace of mind, but it can also keep you and your family safe from harm in a wide manner of events, including the most unexpected.

When Kelly Durrows was told two years ago that she qualified for an Emergency Housing Voucher, funded by federal recovery dollars, she assumed she would be added to another waiting list and wouldn’t exit homelessness for another year or two.

A French Quarter restaurant owner and resident are asking a judge to block Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s emergency sanitation contract for the French Quarter and Downtown Development District, claiming in a petition for temporary restraining order on Monday morning the mayor issued a bogus emergency declaration to steer the contract to Henry Consulting.