FEMA responds to deadly Kentucky tornadoes amid layoffs, looming cuts
Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery.
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Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery.
A string of tornadoes has left nearly 30 people dead in the South and Midwest as severe weather continues. Residents will now turn to the weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to help them recover. Nicole Valdes has more.
More severe weather is forecast to hit the central U.S. this week, where communities are recovering from a recent bout of deadly storms.
Recovery efforts are underway in Kentucky and other parts of the Midwest and South after a series of severe storms and tornadoes. At least 28 deaths have been reported. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes reports from London.
The storms were part of a weather system on Friday that killed 19 people in Kentucky, seven in Missouri and at least one person in Virginia.
At least 26 people are dead after violent storms and tornadoes swept across three states. Officials expect the number to rise. Nicole Valdes reports and Grant Gilmore has the forecast.
Analysis from World Weather Attribution, a climate science group, found that human-caused global warming made the record-breaking downpours in early April about 9% heavier.
Holly LaFavers says she tried stopping 8-year-old Liam's Amazon order for about 70,000 Dum-Dum suckers before the treats arrived but it was too late.
Sovereignty defeated a field of 18 challengers to win the 151st Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfurt, Kentucky, ground to a halt last month when the nearby Kentucky River rose to over 48 feet.
The Kentucky Derby started the 2025 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown with a field of 19 horses in the annual Run for the Roses.
Saturday is the 151st Kentucky Derby. While the race is legendary, so too is the state's bourbon. Nicole Sganga shows how one distillery hit by disaster has beat the odds and reopened.
Historic flooding in Kentucky killed seven people last month, and 30 counties are seeking disaster assistance. The flooding also impacted the state's signature bourbon industry. Restoration efforts are underway at America's oldest distillery.
Want to know how and where to watch the 2025 Kentucky Derby race live? Here's what to know about the big horse race.
Nineteen horses are set to race in the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Jason Franks, horse racing reporter for the Courier Journal in Kentucky, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
In Arizona, we see how United Airlines is addressing the pilot shortage with a training program. Then in Kentucky, we tour America's oldest whiskey distillery, Buffalo Trace, for a look at its rich history. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.
We visit Kentucky communities on the road to recovery months after catastrophic floods. And we sit down with comedian Sebastian Maniscalco and a pediatrician offering parenting advice and laughs. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.
We travel to Louisville, Kentucky to see how residents work to bridge the racial divide. And we visit a Connecticut school finding creative ways to bring students back and lower absences. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.
After deluges overfilled rivers to near-record levels across Kentucky, residents were anxious to return to their flooded homes and assess the damages.
After powerful storms caused historic river flooding, photos of Kentucky's capital city Frankfort show homes, buildings and major roads entirely under water.
At least 20 people were killed in weather-related fatalities this week, including tornadoes that destroyed entire neighborhoods.
A Louisville woman is being honored for helping to open the first hospital in over 150 years in the city's majority-Black West End neighborhood. James Brown reports.
Members of Kentucky's whiskey industry are moving with concern as they navigate President Trump's new tariffs. Janet Shamlian has more.
Charles Ray Blevins, 38, allegedly shot and killed a man while on parole in 2019.
Beginning March 31, those who cannot verify their identity over the agency's online service will be required to visit an agency field office in person.