WASHINGTONPOST (Brianna Sacks) - Fired FEMA crew leader defends skipping homes with Trump campaign signs
Marni Washington said she was following protocol to keep field workers safe in a politicized environment following 2024’s Hurricane Milton.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - FEMA broke laws by skipping homes with Trump signs, DHS inspector general report finds
During the response, the leader of a FEMA crew told team members to avoid homes with Trump signs due to safety concerns.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Gov. keeps federal disaster declaration option open for water crisis: 'We are not ruling that out'
Governor of Puerto Rico Jenniffer González-Colón joins Alicia Menendez to discuss why she has not yet asked for a federal emergency declaration amid the water crisis.
WASHINGTONPOST (Cole Reynolds) - Most of northwestern Indiana now has power restored 13 days after storms
A derecho sent 99-mph winds through Gary on Aug. 11, cutting power to more than 300,000 residents in the area.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - ‘IGNORED’: Rapper Freddie Gibbs SPEAKS OUT on Gary, Indiana’s power crisis
“This isn’t a problem that started with the storm. We are a predominately Black city that tends to get ignored,” says Grammy award-winning rapper Freddie Gibbs as his hometown of Gary, Indiana remains without power after two weeks.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Confirmed: FEMA Workers Skipped Trump Supporters’ Homes After Hurricane, Violating Federal Law.
A government watchdog report reveals FEMA workers bypassed Trump-supporting homes after Hurricane Milton, breaching federal law and agency policy.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has confirmed that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers intentionally skipped homes displaying Trump flags during relief efforts following Hurricane […]
A government watchdog report reveals FEMA workers bypassed Trump-supporting homes after Hurricane Milton, breaching federal law and agency policy. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has confirmed that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers intentionally skipped homes displaying Trump flags during relief efforts following Hurricane Milton in October 2024. The workers cited political signage as justification for bypassing properties, violating the Hatch Act and internal FEMA policies. DETAIL: The Inspector General’s report, released Monday, verified 11 documented cases of politically motivated discrimination, with one FEMA worker explicitly…Open
NYTIMES (Julie Bosman and Kim Bellware) - Indiana Governor Calls for NIPSCO to Be Investigated Over Power Outages After Gary Storms
Nearly 4,000 customers in the Gary area remained without electricity almost two weeks after an intense storm. The utility has pledged to restore power by Tuesday.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Thousands of residents in Indiana city still without power nearly 14 days after storm
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said in a video posted to the city's Facebook page on Sunday that 9,000 people in the city are still without power since the Aug. 11 storm.
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Human-caused Hawk Fire burns through northwest Reno as 90,000 residents flee
A fast-moving wildfire officials say was started by human activity has destroyed homes across northwest Reno, Nevada, forced roughly 90,000 people from their neighborhoods, and remained at zero containment, with no end in sight. The Hawk Fire tore through the Peavine Peak area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest over the weekend, growing to more than […] The post Human-caused Hawk Fire burns through northwest Reno as 90,000 residents flee appeared first on American Almanac .
A fast-moving wildfire officials say was started by human activity has destroyed homes across northwest Reno, Nevada, forced roughly 90,000 people from their neighborhoods, and remained at zero containment, with no end in sight. The Hawk Fire tore through the Peavine Peak area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest over the weekend, growing to more than 23 square miles of rugged foothills ringed by homes and businesses near the California state line. By Sunday, August 23, the blaze had injured at least six people, three first responders and three civilians, knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers, closed portions of U.S. Route 395, and pushed the edge of a mandatory "GO NOW" evacuation zone to the boundary of the University…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Rob Taub) - Indiana mayor says 'all hands on deck' needed to restore power after storms
Tens of thousands of Indiana residents are still without power, including some for nearly two weeks.