FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: BURNSVILLE, N.C. Hurricane Helene made landfall along Florida's coastal bend as a powerful Category 4 storm before weakening to a tropical storm and continuing northward into Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. The storm brought severe flooding, strong winds, and widespread power outages, leaving many communities in dire need of assistance. The 357th Engineer Company, an U.S. Arm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida and caused devastation across the southeastern United States, National Guard and active duty troops in North Carolina are working as one team under a dual-status commander to bring relief to citizens of the state. "Today, the citizens of North Carolina have a joint task force that's made up of over 3,300, both active duty and National Guard military f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Education Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A23GA0135) on September 23, 2024, entitled "Florida Department of Education's Administration and Oversight of Emergency Assistance to Nonpublic Schools Grant Funds." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Office of Governor Ron DeSantis, State of Florida, The Capitol, 400 S. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001 Manny Diaz, Jr., Commissioner, Florida Department of Educatio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Evacuation Orders Have Been Issued and Others Are Underway, If Locals Issue Evacuations, Please Listen and Evacuate Now FEMA Senior Leadership Remain in States Impacted by Helene and Being Sent to Florida to Support Operations Administrator Deanne Criswell continues to lead the federal Helene response and recovery efforts and joined North Carolina Governor Roy  more

DORAL, Florida, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Southern Command issued the following news release: Honduran Minister of Defense Rixi Moncada Godoy visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Oct. 7 to meet with SOUTHCOM commander, U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, and command leadership to discuss security cooperation. The minister was accompanied by General of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of Honduras, Gen. Roosevelt Leonel Hernandez Aguilar, and Honduran Ambassador to  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District announces the publication of a proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Putnam County Comprehensive Water Supply Modernization Project, which addresses the provision of design and construction assistance for a publicly-owned, non-federal water-related environmental infrastructure project in nor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Florida to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Milton beginning Oct. 5 and continuing. The President's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on t  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: A year ago today, on October 7, 2023, the Iranian-backed Hamas terrorist organization brutally murdered over 1,200 innocent civilians, including more than 40 American citizens, and took 251 more innocent people hostage, including 12 Americans. This was the worst terrorist attack in Israel's history. We honor the memory of those killed and continue to work to secure the return of the hostages a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. U.S. Geological Survey experts project that Hurricane Milton, expected to make landfall on Florida's west coast as early as Wednesday, will bring significant coastal change. Currently, 95 percent of the sandy beaches on Florida's west coast are forecasted to become inundated--meaning continuously covered by ocean water--from Milton, according to a USGS coa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: Tampa, FL As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey are deploying wave sensors at eight locations today in the Sunshine State between Naples and Crystal River to measure the coastal waves caused by the storm. USGS Field crews will also install one rapid-deployment gauge on the Sunshine Skyway bridge in St. Petersburg, Florida. This spec  more