‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillisides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of ...
Inequity seen after wildfires in California
Before a wildfire ravaged their street in northwest Altadena, Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson lived next door to each other in ...
Disaster strikes: St. Paul, Shoreview and Stillwater residents tell tales of house fires and recovery
Mary Jo Hoffman next to the remains of the home she and her husband, Steve, own in Shoreview on Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025. The ...
What the homes that survived the L.A. fires reveal
It’s almost impossible for experts to piece together why certain homes burned – most of the evidence is ash. But in the ...
A Chic Modern Desert Home in California’s Coachella Valley Lists for $7.5 Million
Designed by architect Robert Stone, the Rancho Mirage home listed for $7.5 million has an Olympic-length pool and mountain ...
Newsom wants to speed up delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more ...
Jacoby Jones' game at the last Super Bowl in New Orleans is etched in NFL history... before his death at just 40. His mom, his greatest fan, gives a powerful, heartbreakin…
Twelve years have passed since the Superdome was plunged into darkness and Jacoby Jones lit up Super Bowl XLVII.
DeSantis takes a victory lap as Citizens' proposed 14% increase abruptly reversed
The news about Citizens, which offers coverage to Floridians unable to get policies from insurance firms, follows years of ...
HOA Homefront: Did your community meet balcony inspection deadline?
New California law, under Civil Code Section 5551, required a visual inspection of “exterior elevated elements” by Jan. 1, ...
NC insurance commissioner talks rates, climate change and more
Causey and the N.C. Rate Bureau earlier this month settled a long-running battle over homeowners insurance rates, agreeing to a 7.5% hike on average on June 1, 2025, and again in 2026. But Causey, ...