In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate ...

There is a chance for a tropical system to form near Florida late next week, regardless of future formation (or not), periods ...

FEMA is anticipated to open a 90-day public appeal and comment period in the winter where property owners can formally ...

On average, it takes five to seven years to develop and implement a new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. As a result, many maps across the U.S. are significantly out of date, often failing to reflect ...

The new FEMA preliminary flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) and elevation requirements will impact insurance rates for many Manatee County homeowners.

Florida AG James Uthmeier tweets that hundreds of immigrants will be 'checking in' to the Alligator Alcatraz detention center ...

President Donald Trump is in Florida on Tuesday to tour a new ICE detention facility housed in an old remote airport in the ...

New flood maps are available for Collier County homeowners. Some properties will be moved into "high-risk" flood zones. Check if your home's status has changed at msc.fema.gov.

West Palm Beach-based filmmaker Katie Carpenter writes that, with all the holiday festivities, you may have missed FEMA's new flood maps — which newly place thousands of South Florida homes into ...

In about two weeks, more than 16,000 properties in Palm Beach County will be affected by changes FEMA made to flood maps.