Who’s responsible for the levee that failed in Harney County’s flood? No one

Who’s responsible for the levee that failed in Harney County’s flood? No one

When rain and snowmelt overwhelmed the banks of the Silvies River in Harney County earlier this month, one of authorities’ first actions was repairing a failing levee. The levee was supposed to help protect the city of Burns from flooding, but after it broke, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had to scramble to dump more rocks on parts of the 2.4-mile embankment standing between the town and the river. The levee became a focal point in the emerge…

Levee protection concerns rise in Luzerne County amid FEMA funding loss

Families in Luzerne County are concerned about the future of flood protection efforts following the loss of the BRIC program.