ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A pair of friends whose St. Petersburg homes were flooded by Hurricane Helene have opened a new business, Dam It Defense, which sells barriers aimed at preventing flooding. “We ...

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ANDERSON, S.C. (WSPA) – The maker of multiple brands including Hoover, Oreck and Dirt Devil will move from Charlotte to Anderson in 2026. Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd., announced on Wednesday plans ...

Columbus owns the 2,800-plus-acre reservoir on the city's northeast side, adjacent to Westerville and several townships, and ...

Around this time, 89 years ago, the Hoover Dam began supplying electricity to the city of Los Angeles.Finished in 1935 and located along the Nevada and Arizona state lines, the concrete arch structure ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With the federal government shut down today, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is unable to issue new or renewal policies. This disruption ...

When political gridlock brings Washington to a halt, the public’s common assumption is that a government shutdown means all national landmarks and federally run attractions must close their doors.

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — On Sept. 30, 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated the Hoover Dam, only he wouldn’t use that name for the dedication. Five years earlier, the Secretary of the Interior ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — St. Petersburg has approved the start of a study of a flood gate system to help manage flooding throughout the city. The city would install two flood gates in the Shore ...

BRANSON, Mo — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week opened three spillways – but officials tell Ozarks First flooding concerns were not the reason. Jay Woods, Public Affairs Specialist with the ...

The Douglas Dam mitigated catastrophic flooding in parts of East Tennessee during Hurricane Helene. The Tennessee Valley Authority had lowered lake levels in preparation for the storm, creating more ...