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

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...

A South Carolina beach town once nicknamed “Dirty Myrtle” because of its rowdy nightclubs and strip joints has become a ...

Hurricane Bertha made landfall between Wilmington and Sneads Ferry on July 12, 1996, according to a story in the Wilmington ...

From the barrier islands along the Atlantic to the western Blue Ridge Mountains, with the fertile Piedmont Plain in between, North Carolina is home to an abundance of preserved landscapes, with state ...