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Baltimore Council Approves Emergency-Scene Perimeter Bill

The measure aims to curb on-scene solicitations of victims by restoration firms.

Buxton Cleanup Surpasses 350 Debris Loads After Oceanfront Home Collapses

J&K Congress Surveys Flood-Hit Border Belt, Blames Lapses, Seeks Relief

Grenfell Tower Demolition Begins With Two-Year, Floor-by-Floor Plan

After New Flooding, Chicago Alders Press Backflow Valve Program as Johnson Seeks Disaster Aid

Flooding Persists Across Chicago Area After 4 to 8 Inches of Rain as Warnings Remain

Queens Leaders Press DOT to Install Flood-Warning Signs on Expressways

Flash Flooding Strikes Ruidoso Again, Prompting Water Rescues and Evacuations

West Bengal Orders Evacuations As DVC Continues Dam Releases

Palisades Fire Victims Allege New Agency Failures and Cover-Up in Amended Suit

NIH Launches $10 Million Study of East Palestine Derailment Health Effects

Grenfell Survivors Hold Final Silent March Before Tower’s Demolition

St. Louis Emergency Management Overhaul After Tornado Siren Failure

Lawsuit Alleges LADWP Negligence in Palisades Fire Ignition and Water Shortages

Massive Sinkholes Force Evacuations in Surrey Village

Detroit Water Main Break Floods Hundreds of Homes and Freezes Cars in Subzero Temperatures

LA Mayor Karen Bass Faces Scrutiny Over Ghana Trip During Deadly Fires

Angela Rayner Defends Decision to Demolish Grenfell Tower

Mel Gibson Appointed as Trump’s Special Envoy to Revitalize Hollywood

Reality TV Couple Sues Los Angeles Over Palisades Fire Devastation