1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (453+ words) A standard homeowners insurance policy in Florida usually does not include flood insurance, which Treasure Coast News said is worth remembering as the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season reaches its peak. When a storm dumps rain, pushes water higher, and leaves a…...

12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (453+ words) Florida International University's "Wall of Wind" is set for a major expansion after receiving a $15 million donation, giving one of the country's most powerful hurricane research tools a significant boost. The funding will help build a next-generation version of the…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (616+ words) Officials say the shuttle is intended to help relieve traffic on busy downtown streets. West Palm Beach has rolled out a new electric shuttle that charges $1 a ride, giving residents a way to travel for less than the price of…...

7+ hour, 39+ min ago   (621+ words) "I don't think we have seen anything like this ever here in Indiantown." After heavy rain hit Indiantown, Florida, some residents said their streets looked more like swimming pools than roads. Floodwater spread across neighborhoods, submerging roadways, entering homes and…...

11+ hour, 3+ min ago   (462+ words) Large breeder surrenders like this can be challenging because every animal may have different needs. Dozens of dogs — some only weeks old and others nearly a decade old — were pulled from commercial breeders in southern Missouri in a large-scale surrender…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago   (465+ words) "Vibrations could potentially cause the flex to rub against the metal and create a gas leak." One Pennsylvania homeowner's question about a brand-new furnace installation offers a simple safety check for anyone looking at HVAC work. If a flexible gas…...

8+ hour, 27+ min ago   (521+ words) It would also include more clearing of high-risk trees near power lines before storms cause outages. Electric bills may climb for people in Western Maryland who get power from Potomac Edison. Tri-State Alert reports that the utility is seeking approval…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (591+ words) They contrasted the new design with an older system that relied on copper piping and firefighting roof sprinklers. For people building homes in wildfire country, a useful protection step can happen early in the build: install the fire-suppression piping before…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (589+ words) Spokane officials are weighing a local eviction safeguard for renters hit financially by disasters, now that the state's fire-related pause on some removals has ended. The measure would pause certain evictions for tenants whose earnings fall because of wildfires or…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (370+ words) Completed Phase I work from 2024 serves as the foundation for this next stage. Miami-Dade residents have a chance to weigh in on a federal plan meant to reduce storm-surge threats in some of the county's most exposed coastal areas. A…...