Property insurance rates continue to increase, and while natural disasters play a role, there are many small reasons that contribute.

The housing industry has an opportunity—and a responsibility—to lead efforts to strengthen its part of the built environment ...

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows much of Louisiana is abnormally dry. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says last week alone, 43 wildfires broke out which consumed 274 acres.

Granbury boasts one of the best-preserved historic town squares in Texas. The Hood County Courthouse stands tall in the center, surrounded by Victorian commercial buildings. Red brick streets add to ...

After damaging wildfires in LA, tornadoes and series of floods, the first six months of this year smashed multiple extreme weather records in the U.S., data show — and experts say this trend is likely ...

Nearly half the roughly 2,450 National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., amid President Trump’s crackdown on crime ...

GOP senators have been unable to heave the House bill to passage, blocked by most of the Democrats, who are refusing to ...

Moreover, mutual aid programs like the Emergency Management Assistance Compact rely on federal reimbursement. Without it, ...

Actor John Goodman has officially sold his longtime home in New Orleans-but was forced to cut close to $1.5 million from his original asking price to secure a buyer. Goodman, 73, initially put his ...

Hurricane Delta, the 25th named Atlantic storm this year, intensified, with catastrophic winds expected to tear across Mexico's Yucatan peninsula before taking aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the ...

As insurers brace for an expensive natural-disaster season because of storms and wildfires ravaging parts of the United States, the novel coronavirus is giving them an odd financial break.