Kerr County sits in a region known as Flash Flood Alley, and at least four cabins at Camp Mystic sat in an extremely hazardous “floodway.” Numerous others stood in the path of a 100-year flood. When ...

The city of Chicago has the highest number of unreported flood-prone properties in the U.S. according to data from the New ...

Some guardrails exist when it comes to building on flood plains. For property owners in flood-prone areas to tap federal flood insurance, localities have to enact minimum building standards set by ...

Most of the camps were built decades ago, before modern modeling and flood maps. Counties have little power to regulate ...

With land subsidence, sea-level rise and stronger storms creating the perfect cocktail for more frequent and severe flooding, cities across the region are working on strategies to mitigate risk.

Local officials have a limited set of tools to keep people from building in flood-prone areas. And as the state continues to grow, policymakers will have to grapple with how to manage new ...

Anthony Accetta has been embroiled in a battle over a 1930’s home with a colorful heritage that neighbors now call an eyesore. Two of his adjacent homes in a flood-prone area of the city have already ...

Some guardrails exist when it comes to building on flood plains. For property owners in flood-prone areas to tap federal flood insurance, localities have to enact minimum building standards set by ...

Some guardrails exist when it comes to building on flood plains. For property owners in flood-prone areas to tap federal flood insurance, localities have to enact minimum building standards set by ...