In Michigan, there is no minimum age at which children may be left alone without supervision, but parents need to consider ...

A major subdivision proposed for northern Brunswick County hit a setback earlier this month when the planning board voted to ...

U.S. states have set up insurers to provide protection in disaster-prone areas that private insurance has avoided. They are taking on more risks as calamities become widespread.

What should you do with your children when you have to work during Thanksgiving break? It's a tough question, but here's some ...

Federally funded Healthy Start infant-mortality prevention program provides a sense of stability while itself facing ...

Johnson County's mobile integrated health program is one of a handful in the state providing preemptive care to at-risk ...

Preparing for potential travel emergencies before you go gives you the tools to manage any disaster. Here's how to do it.

I sat down with my family to make an emergency kit and an emergency plan. Here's how we did it and what we spent.

Wisconsin Emergency Management recommends creating a home emergency kit with food and water, cell phone chargers, and a ...

In the September NerdWallet survey, Renter found that those who had a $2,000 emergency fund reported far higher levels of confidence and optimism than those who didn't have that much cash saved. Among ...

While many Delaware Valley Elementary School students opted for diagrams for their recent health class assignment on home emergency planning, fourth grader Olivia Graziano took her project to a new ...

At least 650,000 British Columbians have registered and are set to “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” as the Great British Columbia ShakeOut (ShakeOut BC) earthquake drill returns on Oct. 16. The annual event ...