ORLANDO, Fla. -- If you have applied for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and receive a letter saying your initial request for help has been denied, it may mean your application was incomplete or incorrect. One of…

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) opened at noon Monday, Sept. 15, in Nassau and Glades counties to assist homeowners, renters and businesses affected by Tropical Storm Fay in those counties, recovery officials announced. The DRCs will operate daily…

Rio Grande Valley, Texas - U.S Customs and Border Protection continues supporting Texas Hurricane Ike rescue and recovery operations. CBP has deployed a wide range of law enforcement, medical and technical capabilities to the devastated Houston region and we stand…

AUSTIN, Texas -- Hurricane Ike may have passed, but the disaster is far from over. "Everyone in the path of Ike must remain vigilant throughout the recovery process," said Federal Coordinating Officer Sandy Coachman of the Federal Emergency Management Agency…

The primaries were held yesterday, September 2 and I hope each and every registered voter found time out of their busy schedule to cast a ballot for candidates. Although we still have the general election in November, many of the…

Narcotic Valued at Nearly $200,000 Calexico, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico Downtown port of entry intercepted two narcotic smuggling attempts worth nearly $200,000 within a six hour period. Eighteen pounds of methamphetamine was seized…

LOS ANGELES The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with the Exxon Mobil Corporation for $2.64 million for allegedly disposing of and improperly handling polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on an offshore oil and gas platform in the Santa Barbara Channel, off…

Border Patrol agents in Texas broke up a marijuana packaging operation, seize these 412 bundles worth $4 million. Edinburg, Texas Agents from the Rio Grande City Border Patrol station seized more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street…

PHOENIX The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced the expansion of its popular "Self-Select Lanes" program to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. "The opening of these new lanes is the result of a lot of hard work and truly demonstrates…

Approximately 106 identified with humanitarian issues, eight charged criminally LAUREL, Miss.- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents executed a federal criminal search warrant yesterday at Howard Industries, Inc., an electric transformer manufacturing facility, for evidence relating to aggravated…

As the waters are receding, officials are assessing the damages caused when excessive rain triggered flash flooding and greatly impacted the Havasupai Tribe. Donations Bottled water is being sought for those affected by the flash flood. To donate, please go…

Calexico, Calif. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico downtown port of entry intercepted four narcotic smuggling attempts over a three day period preventing a total of 204 pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine from entering the United States.…