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As Zeta Raged, Mississippi Family Watched Their Home Burn

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — Whenever Bobby Turgeau talks about the night Hurricane Zeta swept across the Coast, there’s one line he can’t stop repeating: “I did everything wrong.” That night, Zeta brought 100-mile-per-hour winds and several feet of flood …

Utility Seeks Cause of Damaging Southern California Surge

Southern California Edison officials now say they don’t know what caused a power surge that fried appliances in 150 Riverside County homes. Residents and fire officials reported that the March 8 surge fried circuits in refrigerators, washers, dryers, security systems …