The IRS calls it an 'involuntary conversion' when your property is destroyed and you receive insurance proceeds.

JJ Redick was brought to tears when he first saw the devastation where he rented a home and one day hoped to buy. Now he's working to rebuild it.

Norfolk Southern wants two other companies to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its ...

Ben and Ellie Perlman were standing on the roof of their two-story house, watching the blaze barrel toward their neighborhood ...

Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...

Evacuations were ordered for a fire near Bryson City that was only 10% contained, emergency management officials said Friday ...

The Fruitland Park Police Department hosted a fundraiser on Saturday for a 9-year-old Florida boy who was burned in a campfire accident, with the damage covering more than 40% of his body.

Wildfire preparation is getting tougher and pricier in central Oregon, as Farmers Insurance recently canceled policies for ...

Table Rock Fire continues to grow, with significant fire activity on north perimeter toward North Carolina state line, according to the SCFC.

All the animals kept in enclosures at the beloved and burned center died in the fire – except for these two tortoises. How ...

Five U.S. Army helicopters slung with firefighting gear pitched in this week to help curb the worst wildfires in South ...