The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its widely anticipated new flood risk maps on Dec. 20, and unsuspecting residents learned that they may now be required to buy flood insurance.

SUPERIOR — Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Douglas County are holding an open house Thursday about the release of preliminary new flood maps. The open house is 4-7 p.m. at ...

The alert system can connect to new Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and Volkswagen vehicles, as well as drivers using Apple Maps ... Michigan. And last month, AAA Auto Club began offering an emergency ...

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction.

West Palm Beach-based filmmaker Katie Carpenter writes that, with all the holiday festivities, you may have missed FEMA’s new ...

But he added, "Those tools are less effective than ever: Drivers are distracted, cars are insulated and that's why we see such a high frequency of responder-road worker collisions, especially in ...

At issue was a new study by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of flood hazards in the Russian River Watershed, the first update in 30 years. The maps are used to determine flood risks and ...

It found that FEMA's flood maps mainly focus on coastal areas and may not fully capture flood risks in inland areas. This leaves many homes underinsured, especially in inland flood-prone areas.

Number 3: FEMA makes maps that show where floods are probably going to happen. And Number 4: FEMA sells about 90 percent of the nation’s flood insurance policies through the National Flood ...