The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office released an information guide on Saturday about the ins and outs of a state of emergency. Take a look below to see why the declaration can be useful during major ...

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Congress passed IEEPA to restrict the emergency economic powers granted to the president under the Trading with the Enemy Act, a 1917 law that gave the president expansive authority to regulate ...

Governors in more than a dozen states have declared a state of emergency ahead of this weekend's winter storm, though as of 4:15 p.m. on Jan. 23, Delaware had not. But what exactly is a state of ...

A stretched polar vortex and plunging cold temperatures have heaters and furnaces working overtime this winter, causing many to question when to use the emergency heat or what 'aux heat' means when it ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Cellphone users across the state received a test emergency alert, but the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency said that a live emergency alert went out to some users during the test ...

ALL RIGHT, SUSAN, THANK YOU. AND EVEN BEFORE THE STORM HITS, ALREADY THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS REALLY NATIONWIDE HAVE BEEN CANCELED OR DELAYED, STRANDING TRAVELERS. THAT’S RIGHT. SO WE WANT TO BRING IN ...

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Potentially record-breaking cold is on the way for North Texas Sunday night, Jan. 25. ERCOT assured the state that the power grid will be working as normal amidst the first freeze of the season, and ...