Though natural disasters cycle across seasons and regions in the U.S., it's often a shocking discovery for property owners how expansive and expensive flood and water damage can be when a major storm ...

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash ...

University Lab five-star athlete Lamar Brown will choose between the LSU Tigers, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns and Miami ...

As Texas continues to reel from catastrophic flooding that left at least 119 people dead and more than 170 missing, Florida lawmakers are sounding the alarm over a potential disaster closer to home.

The grim undertaking has prompted questions about how first responders and rescue teams are able to mentally reckon with the ...

Lido Beach will remain open during the project, but certain sections of the beach may be temporarily inaccessible.

More than 170 people are missing and the confirmed death toll has climbed to nearly 120 after flash floods devastated parts ...

Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running ...

A divided commissioners court rejected a proposed voter map from Elections Administrator John Oldham that would have brought ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Trump has ...

Current and former National Weather Service officials defended the agency, pointing to urgent flash flood warnings issued in ...

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