A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced to five years in prison for defrauding the federal government out of $1.7 million in FEMA funds in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Jasmine Williams, 34, of Plymouth Meeting,

A Senate confirmation would put a permanent leader atop the disaster agency as the administration weighs proposals to shrink its federal role.

As tropical storm winds and waters lashed Louisiana’s coast on Wednesday, a Senate committee took a step to install the first permanent head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency since President Donald Trump took office again in January 2025.

Cameron Hamilton defended the agency last year when President Trump talked about eliminating it. Emergency managers hope for more stability if he’s confirmed as administrator.

Six people died in the flood.

Lafourche Parish homeowners and renters are now eligible for FEMA assistance after Tropical Storm Arthur.

Jasmine Williams, 34, of Plymouth Meeting, pleaded guilty last year to 32 charges ranging from fraud related to a major disaster declaration to wire fraud and mail fraud.

Supporters testified that the FEMA Act would help disaster survivors and local governments more easily access assistance.

Governor Andy Beshear is requesting assistance from President Donald Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following statewide flooding in June. Gov. Beshear issued the following statement on Facebook: Today I submitted an official request to the President and FEMA for a major disaster declaration for Kentucky due to the severe weather and statewide flooding

The Virgin Islands’ wastewater system cannot be repaired or rehabilitated and must instead be comprehensively rebuilt, according to an assessment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with full replacement expected by 2034 at a projected cost of approximately $3.

FEMA is raising rents for hundreds of Maui wildfire survivors still living in federally subsidized temporary housing, leaving a senior citizen and Army veteran worried about his future.