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Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer and graduate of Rider University, is credited with saving ...

Flash flooding in central Texas on July 4 has claimed at least 87 lives, including 27 children and counselors from ...

A rare ecosystem is hidden within Virginia Beach, creating a region of beaches, swamps, lagoons, and hiking trails that ...

With seven of its ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials must find new ways to clean up ...

The devastation in Texas Hill Country isn't the first time Americans have mourned the victims of deadly floodwaters.

About 90 members of the California National Guard and over dozen military vehicles like Humvees are helping protect ...

Petty Officer Scott Ruskan is being hailed as a hero after rescuing 165 flood victims during his very first rescue mission ...

A flood watch was in effect July 7 for several states, including Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Greece has been reapproved as a Quality Flag State under the U.S. Coast Guard's QUALSHIP 21 program for 2025–2026, ...

After Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend bringing flash flooding to ...

Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to ...