County staff also presented a proposal to let homeowners in flood zones voluntarily raise their floor elevations to mitigate future flood risks.

Okaloosa County and Jacobs Engineering are inviting community members to attend the second public meeting for the Flood ...

The Sarasota City Commission OKs an ordinance to permit owners of historic buildings to sell by-right density to other owners ...

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(WFLA) — It’s a Florida nightmare ... it was a no brainer. “No flood zones,” she said. “None.” They’re moving. Now the question is, where? “We are very heavily looking at elevation ...

The Sarasota County Commission has called for more action ... approved a letter to Terry Burroughs, president of the Florida Association of Counties (FAC), in which it contended that encounters ...

Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet ...

Fish kills and respiratory irritation were also reported. Heavy amounts of red tide are showing up in southern Sarasota County for the first time this season. The concentrations were found this week ...

While we were merrily distracted, tens of thousands of Florida ... risk flood zones. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its widely anticipated new flood risk maps on Dec ...

Despite Sarasota ... County Commission for another vote. The hearing resulted from the developers' challenge to the commission's original rejection last August. The challenge, submitted under the ...

A man accused of arson and a group of looters targeting homes in evacuation zones amid the wildfires raging in Los Angeles County have been charged, officials said Monday. The charges were filed ...