A Monson, Massachusetts, homeowner is getting his chimney, siding, and roof repaired at no cost after an alleged contractor scam destroyed the chimney, according to the trade publication Roofing Contractor. The homeowner had recently paid Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding to install new siding. Soon after that job, a man claiming to be a mason…
A ninth vehicle in two years has crashed into a Catonsville, Maryland homeowner’s front yard, just days after she went public with her concern about the repeated wrecks. Krista Cantafio said a vehicle left Kenwood Avenue and struck her property on July 6. This one came closer to her front door than any crash before…
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…