A Chesapeake, Virginia, homeowner was fined $50 after he failed to appear in court on July 8 to answer for a debris-filled yard that neighbors have called a junkyard, according to WAVY. Blair Hess now faces a civil charge of debris accumulation on his property on Tyre Neck Road. Now it’s up to the city …
A rare white red squirrel spent about a week in a St. Albert, Alberta, backyard this spring, drawing the attention of the resident who was watching it. Wendy Vanderwel, who lives in the city’s Gardens neighborhood, told the St. Albert Gazette she observed the animal in a backyard tree from May 8 to May 15. Red …
Sometimes, dogs are much more powerful protectors than we give them credit for. A family’s husky chased a black bear out of a Torrington, Connecticut, backyard after the bear charged toward a young boy, in an encounter recorded on the homeowner’s surveillance camera. No one was hurt. The homeowner, Jeff Tazzara, posted the video on …
One Redditor built a backyard pond to attract frogs to their garden. As it turns out, it’s brought completely different visitors: the neighbor’s cat and other felines. User r/Entire-Writing-3701 shared photos to the r/gardening community about a week ago and collected more than 1,000 upvotes and 150 comments on their example, showing the critters that …
When it comes to fireworks, it’s always a good idea to exercise more caution than you may believe necessary. An Oklahoma mother lost two fingers on June 19 when a malfunctioning firework exploded in her hand moments after she took it from her 7-year-old daughter. Jessica Kies, a 36-year-old salon owner from Tuttle, has since …
California homeowners have steadily seen their insurance premiums rise and rise since 2020. A new Stanford University study points to wildfires as one of the biggest reasons. Average premiums rose 84% between the end of 2020 and March 2026, and deductibles climbed alongside them, from about $1,813 to $2,553. Researchers say the pressure is no …
Carolyn Johnson has lived on Fox Avenue in the town of Niagara for 36 years and raised her entire family there. But now, one single letter has forced her to re-evaluate the area in which she watched her loved ones enjoy their lives. Two environmental agencies wrote to inform her that they wanted to test …
Arizona’s monsoon storms are a welcome break from triple-digit heat. But there’s more trouble to be found when the rain finally stops: mold. Moisture that gets trapped inside a home can grow mold in under 48 hours. Pima County health officials are warning residents that the result can be more than an eyesore. It can …
Moving into a new home comes with the usual surprises: a sticky window that won’t open all the way, damaged flooring, or a lightswitch that won’t turn on. A woman in Workington, England, got an even stranger one. Not long after she settled in, a kingsnake slithered out of the boiler in her kitchen. But …
A crash and a splash pulled a North Bay, Ontario, family out of bed around 4 a.m. on Saturday. When Kurt and Abby Blaszczyk looked outside, they were greeted with a massive animal swimming laps in the deep end of their backyard pool. It was a moose. Shockingly, a young one had broken through part …