Modifying the shape and elevation of the embankment Installing new flood early warning systems Relocating a wastewater line ...

Austin Jenkins was sentenced today to 13 years and 7 months in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death ...

The effort to replace the aging Lake Conestee Dam south of Greenville and avert a natural disaster is now in full swing after ...

On Memorial Day of 1889, western Pennsylvania was caught by a massive storm, unprecedented in the state's history. Heavy rains brought the South Fork dam above the city of Johnstown to the brink of ...

The Austin area has seen a potentially record-setting amount of rainfall on Tuesday, causing the National Weather Service to ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral as one of the most remarkable footage in ...

The Austin Fire Department rescued three people and a dog after they were reportedly swept downstream in a tent around 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday. CBS Austin had a photographer on scene who witnessed the ...

Less than a month after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year, craft retailer JOANN is preparing to close hundreds of stores. In a recent court filing, JOANN listed ...

The following Washington County deed transfers for Dec. 22-28, 2024 are public record in the Md. Department of Assessment and Taxation office.

While tearing down a dam can cost millions of dollars, the price of keeping an obsolete barrier in place may be even steeper.

As a principal engineer for the county’s Public Works Department, Klippel’s job is to try to stop catastrophic flows of mud, ...

California’s governor has made 57 disaster declarations this decade with ... Soon after the giant dam structure a few miles north of Santa Clarita was built, it failed, killing an estimated ...