If approved by California voters, Proposition 5 would make it easier for local bond measures, and the tax increases that ...

Lack of flood insurance is a problem even where floods are common. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey told me that when ...

A cholera outbreak has hit Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, already reeling from floods that displaced nearly 2 million ...

The Resilient Florida program, established in 2021, has funded more than $1 billion in grants to support municipalities and ...

The death toll rose to more than 200 in states devastated by Hurricane Helene and the flooding that followed. Search and ...

Hurricane Helene's heavy rains devastated western North Carolina, and few properties had flood insurance.

Misinformation about the government’s Helene response has mounted. State Sen. Kevin Corbin, a Republican from Macon County, ...

As the deadline to apply for state funding looms on Oct. 7, here's where Debby flood relief efforts stand in Steuben County.

Only 2 percent of households in parts of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina that were flooded by Hurricane Helene can ...

The number of ghost guns around the country has soared in recent years, going from fewer than 4,000 in 2018 to nearly 20,000 ...

While floods are considered one of the most common and costly natural disasters in the country, FEMA says just 4% of U.S.

Mortgage lenders may require you to have flood insurance if you live on a floodplain. Here’s how to know if you do (and what ...