Governor Declares Emergency in Stevenson
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By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 8--Gov.
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Iraq's interim government on Sunday declared a state of emergency for 60 days, the spokesman for interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced.
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By Elinor J. Brecher, The Miami Herald  Mar. 4--Declaring themselves in a "state of emergency," residents of San Marino Island recently asked the Miami Beach City Commission for a moratorium on building permits until the island's antiquated utilities can be upgraded.
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By MARY HURST  AMELIA ISLAND - A proposal to close all Nassau County beach access points after dark is drawing a wave of protests from residents.  County Commissioner Mike Boyle said Wednesday that he's opening e- mail after e-mail opposing the proposed ordinance.
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OSWEGO, N.Y., Feb. 9 -- New York's governor has declared a state disaster emergency in Oswego County, where five straight days of lake-effect squalls have dumped nearly 100 inches of snow. Even more snow was forecast through the weekend.
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The Jamaican prime minister, PJ Patterson, declared a state of emergency and pleaded with half a million people living in vulnerable areas to leave their homes as Hurricane Ivan raced towards the island last night.
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared an emergency in wildfire-ravaged Ventura County near Los Angeles as a set of blazes scorched the tinder-dry state.
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Search and rescue teams are called to a County Antrim town after part of an old mill building collapses.
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East Timor declared a state of emergency Tuesday after attacks on the country's top leaders in a failed coup left the president in "extremely serious" condition with gunshot wounds
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MOSS BLUFF - A voluntary evacuation order was lifted hours after natural gas from an underground storage cavern exploded near the Liberty-Chambers county line Thursday morning, sending flames 150 to 200 feet into the air ...
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125-thousand people are without power as Tropical Storm Gaston makes its way through the Carolinas. The Governor of South Carolina has declared a state of emergency.
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Gov. Dave Freudenthal declared a state of emergency Tuesday as winds pushed a fast-moving wildfire toward hundreds of evacuated homes south of Casper.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued an "emergency proclamation" on Wednesday over California's overcrowded prisons, a move that will allow officials to temporarily house inmates in other states.
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The Royal Glamorgan Hospital is 'overwhelmed' by a very high number of emergency admissions since the weekend.
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Tourists and residents were told Thursday to evacuate the Florida Keys because the powerful Hurricane Ivan could hit the island chain by Sunday.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra   declared a state of emergency in Bangkok on Wednesday shortly   after Reuters witnesses saw tanks surrounding Government House.
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KEY WEST, Fla. - All tourists and recreational vehicles were urged to evacuate the Florida Keys early Thursday because the powerful Hurricane Ivan could hit the island chain by Sunday...