First Winter Storm of the Season Brings Heavy Snow and Arctic Blast to Most Homeowners This Week 

National Weather Service map of temperature drops across the country in November.

The first major snowstorm of the 2025-2026 season has hit the U.S., well before many were prepared.  Cool winds sweeping over the warm Great Lakes are sparking the season’s first significant round of snow, with what’s called “lake-effect snow” clobbering the Chicago area and Indiana Monday morning.  Some parts of Northwest Indiana saw more than … Read more

Georgia Compound Dotted With Dome Home, Tiny Houses, and ‘Buried Bus’ Storm Shelter Hits the Market for $429K

Georgia Compound Dotted With Dome Home, Tiny Houses, and ‘Buried Bus’ Storm Shelter Hits the Market for $429K

A 2.92-acre wooded lot dotted with tiny houses, a dome home, bathhouse, and buried bus that was designed to serve as a storm shelter has just hit the market in Georgia for $429,000. Designed as a “sanctuary for creativity, healing, and intentional living,” the unique Rising Fawn property could be used as a legacy compound, … Read more

Video Shows Hurricane Melissa Descending on Jamaica With Torrential Rain and Life-Threatening Conditions as Storm Grows Stronger Than Katrina

A man uses his cellphone at the waterfront in Kingston on October 27, 2025. Hurricane Melissa threatened Jamaica with potentially deadly rains after rapidly intensifying into a top-level Category 5 storm, as residents scrambled for shelter from what could be the island's most violent weather on record. Melissa has already been blamed for at least four deaths in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and was set to unleash torrential rains on parts of Jamaica in a direct hit on the Caribbean island.

The most powerful Atlantic hurricane of 2025 is nearing landfall in Jamaica, with the Category 5 storm eye approaching the Southwestern coast of the island first. As Hurricane Melissa approached the island on Monday evening, conditions quickly deteriorated and though many braced and prepared for the story, mandatory evacuations were issued in many areas such … Read more