An Oklahoma father is using a personal tragedy to warn others about a social media trend. The “Benadryl challenge” landed his 15-year-old daughter in the hospital. Richard Presson said his daughter, Leah, was rushed to an Oklahoma City hospital after suffering seizures and has remained there for days, KOCO reported, in critical condition. The trend, …
A renter who spent years turning a neglected patch of yard into a thriving container garden is now tearing it all down, at the landlord’s request. The space had been a dumping ground for trash and construction debris when they moved in. Over several seasons, they built it up into a gorgeous garden that the …
One California homeowner is proving that protecting a house from wildfires doesn’t have to drain your savings. Lindsey Smith, who lives in the San Elijo Hills neighborhood of San Marcos, has been fireproofing her home with a series of budget-friendly upgrades. She’s also urging her neighbors to start preparing now, before the next big fire …
A Las Vegas homeowner is warning her neighbors to stay alert after her security cameras caught thieves going through cars in her area overnight. She shared the footage and her concerns with local station KTNV. The video is a showcase of a crime that’s far more common and far more preventable than many people realize. …
Jo Frost, the parenting expert known as “Supernanny,” has a warning for parents, and she admits it might be uncomfortable to hear. In a video that went live this week, she argued that today’s approach to raising kids is doing them a disservice. Her message struck a nerve online, where many teachers and other parenting …
A farm owner in British Columbia engaged in a courageous fight with a cougar to save one of her baby goats. Her security camera caught the whole thing. The footage shows the cougar with its mouth and front legs wrapped around the Nigerian dwarf goat as the animal struggles to break free. Gina Moore runs …
A homeowner in Aurora, Colorado, is facing an $8,000 special assessment due July 1. In fact, every unit in their townhouse community has been hit with the same charge, tied to a roof replacement project estimated at over $2 million. The homeowner took to Reddit looking for advice on how to proceed, where neighbors have …
One parent is weighing a difficult question after a relative’s death left an inheritance to only two of their children. The will had last been updated when the family had just two kids. It named only those two, each set to receive about $50,000. A third child has since been born, and a fourth is …
Homeowners near SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California are making some extra money by renting out their driveways for World Cup parking. These parking spots are going for around $50 to $80 apiece, far below the prices at nearby garages. The city has pushed back, saying anyone renting out parking for events needs a commercial parking …
The Jay Select Board in Maine has until Aug. 24 to finish an ordinance that would limit rent increases at the town’s mobile home parks, one of a growing number of local efforts to rein in housing costs as rents stay elevated across the country. The measure has to be approved by then to reach …