A St. Lucie County family is finally getting answers from their insurance company following a months-long struggle after an EF3 tornado struck their home Oct. 9.
It’s been six months since Mike Newsome’s home was damaged, yet it’s been a back-and-forth battle between the family and their insurance company.
St. Lucie County family fights for insurance answers 6 months after tornado damage
Feeling overwhelmed, he reached out to investigative reporter Kate Hussey for help.
“Well, talking about it makes me a little emotional,” Newsome said as he looked at his boarded-up and tarped home. “Certainly when I came back here the next day and saw it … it really made me emotional because this is where my daughter came when she was born. It’s the only house she knows. It’s the only home she knows.”…