SUFFOLK, Va. — The community of Suffolk has the chance to weigh in on FEMA's proposed flood map changes. There will be a 90-day appeal and comment period where residents and business partners ...

In all, about 1,270 properties are affected by the changes – 554 were added to high-risk zones and 716 lost their flood-zone designation.

For the first time, some Suffolk buildings may now be included in a high-risk flood zone. This may result in mandatory purchase of flood insurance for those property owners who are affected.

Homeowners in flood zones will be required by LIPA to provide an "authorization to energize" form approved by an electrical inspection agency in order to get power back, according to Suffolk ...

Property owners in Suffolk County, including Boston’s booming Seaport District, are bracing for the release of FEMA’s new flood zone maps, which could force hundreds of owners to get co… ...

SMITHFIELD – Marie Warren Flood, 87, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2010.She was a member of Little Bethel Church, Suffolk, Va., and a long time resident of Smithfield. She loved listening … ...

There will be a 90-day appeal and comment period where the community can review the proposed changes to the Flood Insurance Rate Map for Suffolk.