Hawaii unveils $150 million recovery fund for Maui wildfire victims’ families, injured survivors Thursday, November 9 by ABC News(MAUI, Hawaii) -- Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced a new recovery fund as part of the One 'Ohana Initiative, which will set aside more than $150 million for the victims of the Maui wildfires that began on Aug. 8.The families of those who were... Read More.
President Biden, first lady visit Maui to hear from survivors after devastating wildfires Tuesday, August 22 by ABC News(MAUI, Hawaii) -- President Joe Biden visited Maui on Monday to observe the damage and recovery from devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island that started earlier this month.Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived around 11:20 a.m. local time and greeted Gov. Josh Green... Read More.
President Biden, first lady to visit Maui and hear from survivors after devastating wildfires Monday, August 21 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will visit Maui on Monday to observe the damage and recovery from devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island that started earlier this month.Biden had been criticized by conservatives for what they contended was his relative silence on the disaster,... Read More.
‘I was trapped’: Maui fire survivors speak out as emergency declared Wednesday, August 9 by ABC News(WAILUKU, Hawaii) -- Hawaii residents recounted fleeing from deadly, ferocious wildfires, which have prompted an emergency proclamation from the acting governor."We started smelling the smoke, and that's when we knew we had trouble," Maui resident Steve Scott ABC News' Gio Benitez on Wednesday. "It came,... Read More.
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and attorneys respond to dismissal of lawsuit Monday, July 10 by ABC News(TULSA, Okla.) -- Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and their attorneys gathered Monday afternoon to respond to the dismissal of their lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 deadly event.This gathering comes just days after Oklahoma Judge Caroline Wall dismissed the 2020 lawsuit “with prejudice,” meaning... Read More.
Cadaver dogs arrive at Iowa building collapse in race against time to find survivors Friday, June 2 by ABC News(DAVENPORT, Iowa) -- An elite task force with dogs trained to smell death is combing through a partially collapsed building in eastern Iowa as three people remain missing.Iowa Task Force 1, a Cedar Rapids-based urban search and rescue team trained and equipped by the... Read More.
One in three gun violence survivors says they live in fear, feel unsafe, new study says Thursday, May 18 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- One-third of survivors of gun violence said they lived in fear and felt unsafe, according to a new study by Everytown for Gun Safety."I still, to this day, don't feel completely safe," Chloe Gayer, who was in an abusive relationship five... Read More.
‘My life was destroyed’: Survivors, loved ones struggle a year after Buffalo shooting Tuesday, May 9 by ABC News(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- Since the May 14, 2022, mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York supermarket, those who narrowly escaped with their lives and the loved ones of the 10 Black people gunned down by a white supremacist teenager say healing remains elusive.Even the... Read More.
Survivors say Buffalo’s history of segregation and racial tensions linked to Tops shooting Monday, May 8 by ABC News(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- Dr. Eva Doyle describes herself as one of the "regular Saturday shoppers" at the Tops supermarket on Buffalo's predominantly Black east side.But on May 14, 2022, the retired public school teacher broke from her weekend routine and went to pick up... Read More.
Uvalde student survivors receive Kid Hero Award honor Thursday, April 6 by ABC News(TEXAS) -- As Miah Cerrillo and Khloie Torres made their way to the stage at the Galveston Island Ballroom in Galveston Texas, the entire convention erupted in a standing ovation.The two 11-year-old students—who called 911 during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in... Read More.
