The state originally constructed the dam in 1933 — six years after the Winooski River saw historic flooding — to hold water upstream in the Waterbury reservoir and protect against downstream flooding.

It’s not just Florida and California — from poisoned water supplies to infrastructure issues to polar vortices, Holly Baxter ...

Federal disaster aid is nearly everywhere. About 94% of Americans live in a county that has gotten Federal Emergency ...

“Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the River Dee, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected, particularly around the River Dee at Shocklach, Farndon, Handley, Lower ...

Gusts of 84mph and almost 60mm of rainfall have battered parts of the UK after a major incident was declared in Somerset due to flooding. More than 100 people in the worst affected areas of Somerset ...

Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Few in Montpelier need reminders of the damage the downtown complex of state offices suffered in summer 2023’s devastating flooding. In all, 22 state buildings ...

Limpopo province is grappling with heavy rains and severe flooding that caused widespread damage including the destruction of low-water bridges and a rise in drowning incidents. The heavy rainfall ...

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FLOODING. THIS IS THE ICE FORMATION ON THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AND THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SAYS IN THIS AREA, THE ICE IS PROBABLY 2 TO 3IN THICK. BUT AS YOU GO FURTHER NORTH, ALL THE WAY UP INTO ...

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in northern Vermont on Monday afternoon, the FBI said in a statement. The shooting took place on Interstate 91 in Coventry, roughly 20 miles south of ...