FEMA’s flood buyout programs help communities relocate from high-risk areas, but most homeowners sell instead, leaving future ...

Hundreds of property owners have applied for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, but no applications have been approved by ...

Aug. 30—Haywood County has turned to a rarely used method to speed up the FEMA buyout process — hiring a consulting group to weed through the paperwork. And ironically, Haywood County can get ...

More than 500 homeowners who lost their homes during Helene are signed up for the 75% federally funded and 25% state funded property buyback program called the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- This is the third time the Massey's have flooded in a little more than two years. "I can't explain it to my son, I can't, it's dangerous," homeowner Kristin Massey said.

Thirteen county residents have shown interest in a home/business buyout program that would enable them to leave an existing flood plain and cash in along the way. Spurred by the Federal Emergency ...

The FEMA Buyout Program is intended to move people out of the flood plain to housing on higher ground. The concern is the future of the program with the government shutdown. "I had to replace ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — The historic combination of rain and flooding Frankfort experienced in April has been hard for residents to forget. The Kentucky River was cresting at more than 48 feet, ...