From floods and fires to national security cyberattacks, how can you prepare for the worst?

It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate.

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: In the aftermath of surviving Tropical Storm Helene, a surplus of goods — once a source of pride for preppers — now seems unmanageable and superfluous. Image design by Xpress ...

IMLAY CITY, Mich. — Jerry Katich says he’s “locked and loaded.” His home in a suburb of Flint, Michigan, is equipped with a generator. His cars are packed with first-aid kits, light sources and heat ...

I went to Phoenix this weekend to shoot a story for Open Source about Doomsday at Prepper Fest – one of the largest self-reliance expos of the year. A “prepper” is someone who prepares for the ...

In Arizona, groups like the Dewey preppers are ready for the apocalypse and for whatever might come after Nov. 5. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff Thomas Gibbons-Neff reported from Dewey-Humboldt, Ariz., and ...

Prosecutors say Vance Boelter was a “prepper” who told his family he went to war the day he killed a lawmaker and her husband. Troy McKinley was launching the first day of his Minnesota Prepper Expo ...

Your mobile phone, keys, maybe a work ID and a credit card... although even those have now become unlikely in the digital age. These are the items that you would likely grab day-to-day. But for Dr ...