The Polk County School Board approved a 2% raise for employees after negotiations with the Polk Education Association. The agreement also includes new language to help teachers and paraprofessionals ...

About twice as many Harris County residents may soon be required to carry flood insurance, affecting neighborhoods from Greenspoint to Kashmere Gardens, according to new flood maps released by the ...

This draft flood risk map shows proposed flood-risk levels for the Houston area. Areas shaded light green are slated for a 500-year floodplain designation by FEMA, while darker areas represent a ...

More than 30 brush fires burned across Polk County on Feb. 15, according to Polk County Fire Rescue. The largest was in the Westgate River Ranch area in the far eastern portion of Polk County near ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier joined Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd to announce the results of a multi-agency investigation that they say has “significantly disrupted ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – FEMA has released new draft flood maps that could change how flood risk is measured across parts of Harris County. Officials with the Harris County Flood Control District say ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Flooding is an unfortunate part of life for millions of people in Southwest Texas. All over our community, neighborhoods have been hit by flooding events that have ...

Nearly a decade after Hurricane Harvey rewrote Houston's relationship with severe weather, new draft flood maps offer the most detailed look at who may face higher or lower flood risks in the years ...

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HOUSTON — FEMA has released new draft floodplain maps for Harris County, expanding areas considered at risk for flooding across much of the region. Experts say the updated maps reflect increased ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A water rescue boat from the Crosby Volunteer Fire Department delivers people to high ground after flooding from heavy rain on ...

After years of delays, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has quietly posted a draft of Harris County’s new flood maps online, kickstarting a review process that could lead to the first major ...