HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Huntsville is home to many from Jamaica who still have friends and family in the Caribbean. They are calling Hurricane Melissa “historic” and “unheard of” as they wait to ...

When we hear the word “disaster” we often think of floods, droughts or earthquakes – events caused by nature. But what really turns these events into disasters is how prepared we are to deal with them ...

As the US government shutdown hurtles through a fourth week, the main source of federal funding for disaster relief efforts is running critically low, according to people familiar with the matter and ...