Containment Increased on Massive Wildfire, 640 Structures Destroyed August 5, 2024 Firefighters have increased containment on the 627-square-mile Park Fire near Chico, California, which is now 34% contained. The fire, now...
Legislation Will Provide $100M in Aid to Victims of Wildfires and Flooding in New Mexico August 5, 2024 New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that will provide $100 million in emergency aid to victims of...
Are Captives the Answer for Uninsured HOAs? Utah Opens Door August 1, 2024 By Susanne Sclafane When actuary Greg Fears attended a Western Region Captive Insurance Conference in April, he expected to learn and share information...
Fires in The West Are Becoming Ever Bigger, Consuming. Why and What Can Be Done? July 30, 2024 By Heather Hollingsowrth Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for...
Explosion and Fire Hit Tequila Factory in Mexico, Killing at Least 5 Workers: Officials July 25, 2024 An explosion and fire erupted inside a tequila factory Tuesday, killing at least five workers and injuring two others at...
Hurricanes Get the Headlines But Inland Flooding Tops the Disaster List July 25, 2024 By Seth Borenstein Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people...
St. Pete Approves New Rays Ballpark and Redevelopment of Current Site July 22, 2024 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are on track to get a long-sought new ballpark following a...
Soccer Officials Arrested After Melee That Damaged Hard Rock Stadium in Miami July 19, 2024 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Colombia’s soccer federation president and his son were among 27 people arrested during the crowd...
Rebuilding After Hurricanes is Complex, Can Change Character of a Community July 17, 2024 HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Before Hurricane Idalia smashed into a small fishing village in northwestern Florida, Charles Long, 68,...
CBO Says Mortgage Subsidy Cost from Flood Damage to Hit $395M by 2053 July 12, 2024 By Don Jergler Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of floods in the U.S., posing greater risks to homeowners...