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Rats Spotted Near Location of Huge LA Warehouse Fire
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (171+ words) Rats were spotted near the location of the massive food-warehouse fire that burned for more than a week in Los Angeles's Boyle Heights neighborhood. The Los Angeles Fire Department announced on June 24 that the fire had finally been knocked down,…...
Single mom fears home could collapse after faulty roof installation
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (216+ words) A single mom says she fears her $270, 000 (200, 000) home could become unsafe after a roof replacement allegedly left her with leaks and structural damage. Natalie Pedder, 41, from Southport, England, says the work left her about $19, 000 (14, 000) out of pocket and prompted a…...
Polling shows Midwestern voters concerned about home insurance cost
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (498+ words) Three quarters of Midwestern homeowners are concerned about rising home insurance premiums and 86% of homeowners surveyed in a poll released Thursday by Climate Power and the Insurance Fairness Project say elected officials should do more to reduce the cost." The…...
A red-state revolt against insurers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1066+ words) Consumer anger over rising insurance bills in Oklahoma is having an unusual effect in the political race for the state office of insurance commissioner: Four Republican candidates are threatening to curb industry rates. Property insurance premiums have surged in Oklahoma…...
AAA dropping insurance rates in Florida
1+ week, 2+ day ago (36+ words) Yahoo Florida's auto and home insurance markets are stabilizing, delivering much-needed relief to drivers and homeowners across the state as insurance prices come down. FOX 13's Heather Healy reports....
Flood damage often lies beneath the surface
1+ week, 2+ day ago (247+ words) WACO, Texas (FOX 44) " Not all flood damage can be seen at a glance. Following the severe storms and widespread flooding that impacted Waco and surrounding Central Texas communities Sunday night (June 14, 2026), local foundation experts are encouraging homeowners to inspect their…...
Dr. Hope Thompson of the Natural Resources Defense Council on rising homeowner's insurance
1+ week, 3+ day ago (122+ words) Yahoo One of the most expensive and worrisome immediate impacts of climate change and the weather disasters it spawns is the fast-rising cost of homeowners insurance. Here in North Carolina and in many parts of the country, these soaring costs…...
Illinois home insurance rates jump 14. 1%, among fastest increases in U. S. | Chicago LIVE
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (30+ words) Yahoo A new study shows Illinois homeowners saw a 14. 1% jump in insurance premiums this year....
Legislation designed to expedite rebuilding after wildfires
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (188+ words) (The Center Square) " California homeowners who lost their residences in a wildfire could see expedited permitting to rebuild them faster. The faster permitting processes, which would be allowed under Senate Bill 904, passed with bipartisan support in the Assembly Housing and…...
Report shows a 'quiet' wildfire year still brought more insured losses than hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes combined
2+ week, 6+ day ago (390+ words) A new wildfire study is blowing up online for one startling reason: Even during what researchers described as a relatively "quiet" global fire year, wildfires caused more insured losses than hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes combined. According to The Independent, the…...