Two local lawmakers have proposed legislation to slow people down if they’re driving through flood waters in order to limit ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — Hundreds of flooded-out homeowners in Flood Zone “X” face denied insurance claims and financial ruin. Jeff Burnett lives on what he calls, one and a half acres of paradise— a ...

Lawmakers proposed SB 350 and HB 241 to allow local governments to create "no wake zones" during flood events.

Two foreign nationals were arrested in Florida for submitting 132 fraudulent voter registrations, featuring errors that ...

For example, in unincorporated Pinellas County, the threshold for a home being deemed substantially damaged is 49%, not 50%.

The process is taking time because the city has been correcting inaccurate data and mistakes in some of the assessments.

Under the so-called FEMA 50% rule, homes within a Special Flood Hazard Area that are declared substantially damaged must be demolished, relocated, or elevated. In Pinellas County, homeowners who ...

It’s heartbreaking for neighbors to stand in their doorways, praying that a vehicle driving down their street doesn’t push ...

Some parents argued the reopening came too soon, as families continued to pick up the pieces of their lives that had been upended by wind, rain and flooding. Others welcomed the return to routine, ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Since back-to-back hurricanes in our area, we've covered permit issues, regulations forcing people to move or lift up homes, and recently, FEMA housing vouchers running ...

Pinellas beach residents commiserate in Facebook groups. They pack tense city meetings, shouting advice and retorts at ...