In Bogota, Tennessee, a local family came up with an ingenious way to protect their home from severe flooding — they built a ...

That’s the equivalent of about a quarter of all homes in Harney County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Burns levee system is a 2.4-mile stretch of earth and rocks buffering the town ...

‘An entire community effort’: These Tennessee brothers saved their childhood home from a catastrophic storm with a DIY 6-foot levee — how to flood-proof your home on a budget ...

BOGOTA, Tenn. – Brothers Justin and Tucker Humphrey grew up learning how to build a levee from their father to protect their childhood home from floods. After he passed away, they would put his ...

Submerged vehicles, flooded homes and impassable roads riddle the small town of Rives, Tennessee, in the aftermath of unprecedented flooding, following a levee break. Rives residents are currently ...

This comes after new inundation maps were released last week, showing how the levee should work during future floods.

OROVILLE — A group of 15 specialists met Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to evaluate the condition of the levee that runs along the south side of the Feather River from the Montgomery Street ...

Win or lose — city officials say the levee will go up. Stephen Bower owns a home beside the river and alleges that officials did not go through the right process for approving the levee intended ...