SUMMARY: On this morning’s Money Moment, Gregory Ricks and Associates discuss new regulations benefiting travelers. Airlines are now legally required to automatically refund passengers for canceled or significantly delayed flights without the need for passengers to request it. According to the Department of Transportation, refunds must be processed within 7 days for credit card payments and 20 days for other forms. Significant delays qualify as three hours domestically and six internationally. Additionally, if luggage is lost and not delivered within 12 hours, passengers will also receive refunds for bag fees. This change aims to enhance transparency and protect against hidden fees.

It’s a day many travelers welcome. The days of getting your flight canceled or delayed, causing you to shell out more money to get to your destination, are over.

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SUMMARY: Demolition crews are set to begin work at Gordon Plaza, where the first home will be knocked down to create a solar energy farm. The site, which was once the Agriculture Street landfill, has faced significant controversy since its 1981 development due to toxic sludge containing lead and other carcinogens contaminating homes. Homeowners previously received millions in buyouts. The demolition marks the start of a two-year process to design and construct the facility, allowing residents to purchase access to the solar farm at a low cost, ultimately providing discounts on their electricity bills.

Officials say the process to design and build the facility could take about two years

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SUMMARY: Good Wednesday morning! Meteorologist Justin Horn reports a humid and breezy day ahead, similar to yesterday’s weather. Expect wet roads with a 20% chance of morning rain, followed by warmer afternoon temperatures reaching the upper 80s, close to the record of 90 set in 1947. The forecast shows a few morning showers, but conditions will improve in the afternoon. Tomorrow morning has a 30% chance of rain as a frontal boundary moves in, with lower chances for evening trick-or-treating at around 10%. Temperatures will be in the 80s, with rain chances increasing by next week.

Weather is forecast to cooperate during trick-or-treat time on Thursday.

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