Trump’s executive order gives states more control during disaster response

This executive order follows Trump's previous vow to reduce or eliminate FEMA’s role in disaster response, shifting more responsibility to state and local entities.

Texas Baptist Men sending aid to quake-stricken Turkey

The international community is stepping up to help Turkey and Syria after several cities were leveled by the earthquakes and aftershocks. That includes aid from organizations here in North Texas.

North Texans collecting supplies to send to Turkey after deadly earthquakes

With desperation mounting and temperatures falling below freezing in the quake zone, North Texans are doing all they can to speed relief supplies to Turkey. Turkish Airlines has offered to fly supplies from Dallas to Turkey for free.        

Wreckage, rescue and hope in Turkey's earthquake epicenter

Crowds gathered at wreckage sites throughout Turkey, vapor showing the air as people breathed in and out in anticipation of reaching more survivors of Monday's magnitude-7.8 earthquake.

Peru struck by magnitude-7.5 earthquake, USGS says

The quake occurred at 5:52 a.m. (1052 GMT) and its epicenter was in the Amazon region, 42 kilometers (26 miles) north northwest of the city of Barranca. It had a magnitude of 7.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Haiti earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,189, thousands injured seek medical aid

Pressure for a coordinated response to Haiti's deadly weekend earthquake is mounting as more injured trickle into hospitals already overwhelmed with thousands of patients.

Round Rock Fire Dept sends personnel to help with California wildfires

RRFD sent three of their firefighters to California, marking the second time since 2018 that they have assisted California with wildfires.

A cataclysmic eruption: Looking back at Mount St. Helens 40 years later

The eruption was the worst volcanic disaster in the history of the conterminous United States, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Second 6.0+ magnitude quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity Tuesday morning

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, and was followed three hours later by an aftershock measuring 6.0. They are the largest in a series of quakes that have struck the U.S. territory in recent days and caused heavy damage in some areas. 

Rainfall brings brief relief, offers hope to those battling Australia fires

Sudden rainfall and cooler temperatures Monday in southern Australia gave hope to those battling the devastating wildfires that have ravaged the country.  

Earthquake jolts Puerto Rico

A 5.7-magnitude quake jolted Puerto Ricans out of their beds Monday morning, the strongest quake yet to hit the U.S. territory that has been shaking for the past week.