Small businesses take a big hit after Maryland town floods twice
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — These were the first things Dave Carney said when he called his wife during the 2016 […]
What Hurricane Katrina taught Louisiana about foster care
NEW ORLEANS – Among the more than 450,000 people living in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck, at least 2,000 […]
One woman, two natural disasters
FLAT ROCK, Mich. – Patricia Buffone wakes up every morning and thanks God for being alive. “I am who I […]
After Hurricane María, Centro Esperanza became Loíza’s hope
LOÍZA, Puerto Rico — For Sister Cecilia Serrano Guzmán, director of Centro Esperanza in Loíza, on the north coast of […]
Floridians struggle to find affordable housing post-Hurricane Michael
LYNN HAVEN, Fla. – As the sun began to set over Lynn Haven, Florida, Phillip Ingram settled into his love […]
The “island mindset” of a resilient Iowa community
ABEL ISLAND, Iowa – Simply put, Abel Island is an unlikely place to live. Surrounded by the Mississippi River on […]
Drone usage on the rise in wildfire fighting
MIAMI, Ariz. — The hum of aerial drones was a soundtrack to the month it took to contain the Woodbury […]
Church groups mobilize to rebuild Houston homes
HOUSTON – Some 1,180 miles from their hometown, a group of schoolchildren stood on the front porch of a house […]
In Snow Country, Snow Removal Crews are Often First Responders
With a tourism-based economy centered around Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, the resort town of Mammoth Lakes, California, relies heavily on […]
Man’s house withstood a tornado, but an electrical fire took it out
Kirby Schumacher remembers feeling lucky after a tornado ping-ponged through his hometown of Beavercreek, Ohio, on Memorial Day. Except for […]