A San Francisco family is moving out of the apartment they have called home for years after their new landlord raised the monthly rent from $3,695 to $7,000. Since 2021, Ashley and Zach Waldman have called a two-bedroom unit in the city’s Outer Richmond District their home. However, this June, they found a notice on their…
Bugs crawling over or bumping against car windshields aren’t rare. But when that bug is an emerald ash borer beetle, the situation goes from gross to nightmarish fast. The bug’s appearance riding on a windshield marks Washington state’s first confirmed encounter with one of North America’s most destructive invasive pests. Two people spotted the emerald…
Giant Atlantic bluefin tuna have returned to the Yorkshire coast after an absence of roughly 60 years, with a fishing crew landing two of the enormous fish in two days. On Sunday, the five-person crew of The Dominator caught a 338-kilogram, or roughly 745-pound, bluefin about 10 miles from Whitby Harbour, according to the BBC….
One Maryland homeowner reportedly received the ultimate shock when she stepped outside to find someone else’s discarded mattresses leaning against her fence. Surveillance footage from her home cameras allegedly shows exactly how the big bedding ended up there. 78-year-old Annie West discovered two mattresses beside her property near the 2200 block of Queens Chapel Road…
Hundreds of people were found living inside converted greenhouses on a California agricultural property. Over three years later, the property owners entered a no-contest plea to charges connected to the housing and unpaid taxes. Nicolas and Ana Ruvalcaba owned the 23-acre property in Royal Oaks, an unincorporated community in Monterey County. An inspection found approximately…
The dangers of extreme summer heat do not stop when someone steps indoors. In Arizona, state officials are warning landlords that failing to provide adequate cooling can constitute a housing violation. On Aug. 7, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit against the owners and managers of three Tucson apartment complexes. They are Sedona…
Workers clearing the backyard of a home in Macon, Georgia, made a discovery that brought both a bomb squad and an Air Force explosive ordnance team to the property. According to 41NBC, workers found two mysterious objects on Metro Way on Monday while clearing the property for their employer. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Bomb…
A Florida roofing company that has sued over 250 of its customers has dropped one of those lawsuits. For St. Petersburg homeowner Dawn Donley, the court battle is now over—but what does that mean for the remaining cases? WFLA first reported the development on Aug. 18 as part of its ongoing coverage of Florida Roof…
A tree crashing through an Atlanta home was only the beginning of homeowner Judy Standard’s problems. Months of disputed repairs followed, though the story recently took an unexpected turn when State Farm representatives arrived at her door with a $12,000 check. The trouble began when a large tree fell through Standard’s chimney and into her…