Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Charles River in Wellesley, where new housing is proposed. (Photo by Jordan Wolman/Commonwealth Beacon) It didn’t ...

MENDOCINO CO., 9/20/25 – New Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps that took effect Friday in Ukiah could impact low-income property owners who may have to buy flood insurance for the first ...

ROANOKE CO., Va. – What may just look like lines on a map, could mean hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year for some homeowners. New preliminary flood maps released by the Federal Emergency ...

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...

HUNT, Texas — Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood ...

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 ...

New preliminary FEMA flood maps proposed for our region could change what homeowners pay for flood insurance, property values ...