The state already has set limits on the ability of local governments to put new restrictions on building in floodplains.

The potential for heavy rain prompted NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center to issue a Level 1 out of 4 flash flood threat from ...

While adapting to life in donated campers and spare bedrooms, some displaced people in Western North Carolina still struggle ...

The change may speed up flood recovery, but it will leave communities — and taxpayers — facing the same problems over and ...

"The Flood Advisory will expire at 8:15 p.m. this evening for portions of north central North Carolina, including the ...

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced on Monday the new "Safe to Rebuild" initiative, which aims to crack ...

Environmentalists fear upcoming moves in Washington and Raleigh could further water down the regulations for wetlands.

More than six months after the remnants of Hurricane Helene devastated much of western North Carolina, federal officials have ...

According to the North Carolina Association of Floodplain Managers, he is a flood warning management engineer for the North Carolina floodplain mapping program. According to the U.S. Marine Corps ...

ASHEVILLE - Following recent public revisions to the city of Asheville's floodplain policy, Buncombe County officials have ...