MIDDLEBURG, Fla. — When Hurricane Irma hit the First Coast region in September of 2017, Joel Irish estimates that Black Creek, which runs behind his home, rose about 24 feet above its typical level.

Once a simple food fish, koi have transformed into living jewels, with some fetching sky-high prices in the global luxury market. Here's how this happened. In the world of high-end pets, few creatures ...

If you take a walk around San Francisco, it won’t take long before you see a koi fish. Not a real one, of course, although the bright orange-and-white graffiti art has the fluidity of a real fish ...