As insurance companies stop covering high-risk properties, or they leave markets altogether, more than 30 states now offer so-called "last resort" insurance. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Doug ...

More than 30 states have programs sometimes known as insurers of the last resort to keep insurance available ... come up - why should a homeowner in an area that's not likely to be hit by ...

that concentration of high-risk in the last-resort plan becomes a burden that we all have to share. SIMON: I have to ask - I mean, can you imagine a company that would say, look, we're in the ...

DAYTONA BEACH — As police continue their ... and the hope was it would allow police to clear out the Seabreeze area in one fell swoop after 2 a.m. Smoking lounges have also since been required ...

(KRON) — Authorities in Contra Costa County are investigating after human remains were located on a Richmond beach Tuesday night, according to the East Bay Regional Park District. The Park ...

Part of a Bay Area beach was temporarily cordoned off with yellow caution tape on Wednesday morning after decomposed human remains were discovered on the shore. The East Bay Regional Park District ...

Here he discusses all things skiing, including favorite ski areas worldwide and in the States. The interview is condensed and edited for clarity. What makes a great ski resort or a great ski area?

Cal Fire elected not to fund millions of dollars in Wildfire Prevention Grants over the last four years for areas that were destroyed by the Palisades fire, state records show. During the same ...

At a private community in the Pocono Mountains area, the sales pitch was simple: a limited-time deal on undeveloped property in an amenities-rich resort community, with a potentially lucrative return ...