When Bob Foley built his Drakes Island home in Wells 40 years ago, he constructed it with future flood risks in mind. He built the home higher than he needed to and installed vents in the crawl space ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BRANCH COUNTY — Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will unveil the latest flood maps for the county at a ...

Many Americans view buying a house as a path to safety, security, and stability. Years of savings go into building a ...

One year after flash flooding swept through the Perrin Beitel and Loop 410 area, killing 11 people and trapping motorists in ...

The updated maps were released in February 2026, but experts said they would likely not be officially adopted for a few years.

In the wake of the historic August 12th flooding, Chattanooga city council is sharing how new federal floodplain maps could affect Chattanooga residents' homes and wallets. The maps, which take effect ...

Making and maintaining an accurate flood map is neither simple nor inexpensive. Even after an investment of more than $1 billion to take flood maps into the digital world, only 21 percent of the ...

(TNS) - Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency will meet with elected officials in Carroll County this summer to discuss revisions to the county’s floodplain map. FEMA officials are ...