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Ron Hurtibise

Ron Hurtibise is a business reporter for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. A Florida resident since 1977, he covers property and health insurance, tourism, the automotive industry, and consumer topics. He is a Florida State University graduate and a former investigative reporter at the Daytona Beach News-Journal. You can call him at 954-356-4071.

Most homeowners can skip mortgage payments for up to a year, regardless of what their banks say

April 3, 2020 at 9:54 p.m.

Here's some coronavirus relief your bank or home loan servicer might not be telling you: New federal coronavirus relief measures enable most homeowners with mortgage loans to put off making...

Nightmare at sea: Cruise line forces elderly tourists to get off halfway across the globe.

March 18, 2020 at 4:04 p.m.

Elderly passengers thought they were in for the cruise of their lives when they boarded Holland America's Amsterdam at Port Everglades on Jan. 4 for a four-month global tour. That...

Carnival Cruise Line steering clear of Jamaica and Caymans

March 4, 2020 at 3:17 p.m.

Carnival Cruise Line has decided not to dock in Jamaica or Cayman Islands after those countries refused to allow an MSC Cruises ship to come ashore last week. The Miami-based...

AutoNation focuses on used cars as new cars are priced out of reach

February 18, 2020 at 10:24 p.m.

As new car prices increase faster than consumers' paychecks, the nation's auto dealers are finding they can make more money focusing on used car sales. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based AutoNation announced...

Sorry, AT&T and Comcast: New law requires pay TV companies to disclose hidden fees

March 30, 2020 at 3:13 p.m.

Who hasn't felt ripped off when their cable or satellite television bill suddenly skyrockets, with no advance warning? Who hasn't felt stung when the first bill for that $29-a-month plan...

Far out in the Atlantic, another potential storm in the works as hurricane season stays active

September 8, 2019 at 7:12 p.m.

The tropics remain busy. Here is the status of all the systems from the National Hurricane Center as of Sunday morning: A low pressure system in the far eastern Atlantic,...

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