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Sarasota County has outlined plans to spend $75 million to dredge local waterways, but flooded residents are wondering why it wasn't done before.
A slow-moving storm is forecast to bring several days of much-needed rain to drought-striken Florida, but too much could cause flooding.
TAMPA, Fla. — Marilyn Mendez Arnett lives in an area of Tampa currently considered a ‘non-flood zone’ by FEMA, but that could change as the federal agency reports flood maps are under ...
Residents met with federal, state, and Sarasota County officials to discuss concerns about the upcoming hurricane season.
Hundreds of homes far inland were flooded last year during Hurricane Milton. We look at the reason why and what local ...
The Public Works Director also said they will remove the tressel in Cow Pen Slough and on Phillippi Creek near Beneva Road.
It was nearly 40 years ago when Florida Studio Theatre discovered that there was an audience for plays and musicals in the summer months in Sarasota. A production of the Fats Waller musical “Ain ...
Sarasota County and Panama City were going to get money to buy land vulnerable to flooding so it wouldn’t be built on. St. Augustine was awarded $180,000 to raise a road that frequently floods.
The National Weather Service is warning of an increasing threat of severe weather across West Texas Friday into Saturday, including possible flooding, tornadoes and hail. A flood watch and tornado ...
on April 10, 2025. After severe flooding in Harney County exposed long-neglected levee issues, Kotek toured Burn, where unclear responsibility for infrastructure worsened the disaster's impact.
NEW IBERIA, La. (KATC) — Neighbors living on Vicnaire Street in New Iberia now are dealing with flood damage in their homes following Thursday's storm. The reason why? They say, bad drivers.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Flash flooding has made a mess of the morning commute around Lafayette Parish. Storms have produced over 5 inches of rain in parts of the area, specifically around ...