As thousands of New Orleans voters head to the polls this weekend to decide their new leaders, Jefferson Parish only has one item on the ballot: the new mayor of Jean Lafitte, a coastal town of around ...

Legal basement apartments are finally coming to New York City. Last week, the Department of Buildings launched an online application for homeowners who want to modify their basements — and also their ...

Facing challenging political headwinds and deep frustration among residents, a Democratic city councilwoman promises a turnaround. By Rick Rojas Voters in New Orleans chose Helena Moreno on Saturday ...

Today, Today, there were numerous changes. Melissa developed into hurricane, before turning into a Category 5 hurricane. Then ...

From over a thousand miles away, three Greensboro Jamaicans grapple with worry, memories and the impact of Hurricane Melissa.

Our commentary is from former New York Times columnist Charles Blow, on a disappearing staple of communities everywhere: Local news is in crisis. By some estimates, more than 3,200 print newspapers ...

Record-setting Hurricane Wilma blew through the Treasure Coast Oct. 24, 2005. When Hurricane Wilma hit the Treasure Coast with 100 mph winds, residents here had already weathered a hyper-active storm ...

Tropical Storm Jerry could become a hurricane by the weekend, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said early Thursday. Tropical storm conditions are possible later today into Friday on portions ...

A strong tropical disturbance churning through the central Atlantic – designated Invest 95L – continues to organize and is on the cusp of becoming a tropical depression or named storm. The next name ...

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to ...

Editor's Note: Priscilla is now a tropical storm. See the latest update for Thursday, Oct. 9. Hurricane Priscilla continues to pick up strength in the Pacific Ocean, with its outer bands expected to ...

Before Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s west coast a year ago, the notion that a dozen or so tornadoes would wreck homes, cause deaths and upend lives on the Treasure Coast likely was not ...