Waynesville town leaders are considering a proposal to protect new construction in flood zones by raising required elevation levels.

Ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to Western North Carolina on Friday, News 13 is taking a look at the money that's been earmarked for disaster relief.

President Donald Trump on Friday is set to visit the state, where some worry a new law will impede efforts to better prepare for the next storm.

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A group headed up by a local family are back from a six-day relief mission designed to help those still in need in the ...

A new study conducted by researchers at North Carolina ... buy flood insurance. If a location has a 1% chance of flooding in ...

City Council will consider updates to its flood protection ordinance Jan. 14, the first changes since Tropical Storm Helene's ...

“We almost always associate flood ... map. Where it can rain, it can flood,” said Daniel Llargues, a FEMA spokesperson. Before Helene, federal forecasters told residents in western North ...

Common methods of communicating flood risk may create a false sense of security, leading to increased development in areas threatened by flooding.This ...

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FOUR flood warnings remain in place this morning across York and North Yorkshire in the wake of recent heavy rainfall. The Environment Agency has flood warnings in place for riverside ...

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.