A young Ōpōtiki couple feel “lucky” an obstetrician was on duty at Whakatāne Hospital when they needed an emergency caesarean to save their baby’s life. But they fear other whānau may not be so ...

Current and former employees say public safety agencies are still freezing hiring they claim to have exempted and liken the ...

There are some new tools to help this respiratory virus season: over-the-counter tests that can identify whether an illness ...

There’s a bad policy idea out there that blames FEMA for Hurricane Helene and adds that we should get rid of FEMA and replace it with state-run organizations. Now that would be a real disaster. Here’s ...

Under the 2022 federal retirement law known as Secure 2.0, people affected by federally declared disasters can take up to $22,000 from their 401 (k), individual retirement accounts or other retirement ...

Representatives from Elon Musk’s DOGE were said to be examining data on FEMA grants, according to staff members.

United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties announced on Feb. 6 that applications for funds from the Emergency Food and ...

United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties announced on Feb. 6 that applications for funds from the Emergency Food and ...

Eighteen recruits were hired under a $5.8 million FEMA grant to hire more firefighters, which is needed to keep up with growth. "The public is growing, our call volume is increasing, so we want to ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is funding a program that will reimburse folks for installing a safe room or ...

Construction is underway for Columbia County’s first emergency room. We’re about five weeks into the work that will transform ...

The fallout of the flu is hitting the region hard as emergency rooms are jammed and some school systems shut down.