Recovery

The latest fissure was several hundred yards long and spatter reached as high as tens of feet, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which reported lava creeping away from the vent.

Only 16 canals and about 3,000 cubic yards of debris have been cleared, Haag said, leaving an estimated 97,000 cubic yards of awnings, roofs, downed trees, RVs, broken docks and other debris blocking canals not only for boats but manatees and other marine life.

The executive order will launch a slate of projects to improve forest conditions and increase fire protection, including a doubling of the amount of land managed by controlled burns, tree thinning and other forest-management tactics.

Platform provides intelligence to responders to help keep the vehicle operating.

The legislation would force air ambulance providers to clearly separate the transportation costs from the cost to provide care on a consumer’s bill.

Officials urge to assemble your hurricane kit now, which should include enough supplies to last at least 72 hours.

'Even with a good forecast, the storm still comes. ... It only takes one to make a busy season.'

Floridians are subsidizing repairs in states that experience river flooding — states that don’t participate in the program, yet regularly get emergency disaster funding.

The approval means millions of dollars in federal funding will be available for emergency work and repair and replacement of damaged public facilities on Oahu and Kauai.

'It is unacceptable Motorola, that in a mass casualty incident, the damn thing doesn’t work.'

(TNS) - The ongoing volcanic eruption does not yet appear to reach the financial threshold for a federal disaster declaration, but Gov. David Ige is exploring whether a disaster can be declared for presenting “an imminent danger to the community,” Ige told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Monday night.

Imagine that your personal space is the size of a door. Then multiply that by how many evacuees are in the shelter.

The county received almost 10 inches of rain from Feb. 14 to April 4, according to the National Weather Service.

Colorado county approves plan for response to wildfires.

It was the first homecoming for some of the 1,800 residents from Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens since a series of earthquakes and lava-spewing fissures opened up and forced their evacuation last week.