Record-Breaking Cold Hits South, Leaving Snow, Accidents and Crop Damage February 2, 2026 Record-breaking cold gripped the Southeast this weekend, bringing heavy snow to parts of Tennessee and North Carolina, canceling flights across...
Florida House Panel Approves Bill to Waive Permits on Work of Less Than $7,500 January 29, 2026 By William Rabb Spending $7,500 on home repairs may not seem like much in 2026. But a bill approved by a Florida House...
Trump Putting Zeldin in Charge of Permits to Rebuild After LA Wildfires January 29, 2026 President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will put Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin in charge of helping homeowners...
Trump Orders Federal Takeover of LA Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts January 27, 2026 By John Gittelsohn President Donald Trump signed an executive order that allows the federal government to preempt state and local regulations in the...
FEMA Extends Housing Aid for Maui Wildfire Survivors Until 2027 January 26, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher U.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors of catastrophic 2023 wildfires, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green...
What A Community Foundation Learned Spending $100M After The LA Fires January 22, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira When fires broke out across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2025, Miguel Santana grasped the magnitude of the catastrophe befalling...
Edison Sues LA County Over Fire Deaths for Delayed Alerts January 20, 2026 By Jef Feeley and Michelle Ma Edison International sued Los Angeles County and other public agencies for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the...
LA Fire Survivors Got a Rude Surprise That Could Hit More Americans January 20, 2026 By Leslie Kaufman A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, many survivors face the same problem: Their insurance policies aren’t paying out enough...
Grandson Not Covered Under Grandma’s Home Insurance January 20, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A homeowner’s insurer was right to deny a grandmother coverage for a claim against her grandson because he did not...
Maui Fire Survivors Brace for Possible End to FEMA Rental Assistance January 16, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira Nearly 1,000 households displaced by catastrophic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are anxiously awaiting word on whether federal...