County staff also presented a proposal to let homeowners in flood zones voluntarily raise their floor elevations to mitigate ...

Lawmakers proposed SB 350 and HB 241 to allow local governments to create "no wake zones" during flood events.

The Milwaukee County Zoo joined dozens of area school districts that decided to close Feb. 12 due to a snow storm that's ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — Hundreds of flooded-out homeowners in Flood Zone “X” face denied insurance claims and financial ruin. Jeff Burnett lives on what he calls, one and a half acres of ...

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Waynesville town leaders are considering a proposal to protect new construction in flood zones by raising required elevation levels. Existing regulations require new ...

Man arrested for attempted homicide after woman is shot in Venice, Fla.

In a well-attended meeting Tuesday morning, residents from flood-prone neighborhoods across Sarasota County implored county commissioners to address the devastating flooding experienced by their ...

Space is running out at the Sarasota County Jail, with it already being the second-most overcrowded jail in Florida. The Sarasota County Sheriff has been calling for a solution for years, but it's now ...

Hurricanes Helene and Milton – which impacted Sarasota County Sept. 26 and Oct. 9 – abruptly opened a new pass and re-established a link between Little Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico for ...

What authoritarian regimes try to do is that they often try to, what is known as ‘flood the zone,’ do so much at once or try to do so much at once that it gets carried in the news, that you ...

If you live in a high-risk flood zone and have a mortgage, your lender may require that you have flood insurance, but coverage may be a smart choice even if you live in a low- or moderate-risk ...

You can get in touch with Peter by emailing p.aitken@newsweek.com. Languages: English. The "flood the zone" strategy seemingly being used by the Trump administration, which has resulted in a ...