After a family experienced the death of a loved one, their grief reportedly had to make room for indignation thanks to one neighbor. The family was sorting through the loved one’s home after his death. Then, they allege, a neighbor crossed an unexpected line when he walked onto the property and helped himself to tomatoes…
Some of the biggest threats to agriculture are small enough to hide behind a leaf. Or infiltrate our very cells. Others can cause devastating wounds in livestock. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is putting nearly $2 million toward four projects aimed at responding with greater efficiency and haste to emerging pests and diseases impacting crops…
A Florida resident discovered an unexpected visitor in serious trouble after a red fox became tightly tangled in netting on the property. The resident contacted animal welfare for help, and two officers responded to free the animal. In a social media post, Escambia County Animal Welfare said the fox had become caught in netting that…
A tornado appeared to take shape over a Massachusetts wildlife refuge this week. No storm warning was necessary; the swirling darkness was less cloud and more 100% birds. On Sept. 14, thousands of tree swallows filled the sky above Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport during their fall migration, creating a spectacle the U.S….
A suspected break-in came to an abrupt end in North Carolina when a homeowner reportedly caught the man in the act and proceeded to hold him at gunpoint until sheriff’s deputies arrived. The Bertie County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched at 9:14 a.m. Sept. 15 to a residence in the 200 block of Sally…
A newly installed backyard fence did not stay upright for long after an Illinois contractor said the homeowner reportedly refused to pay for the work. César Diaz of Diaz Fence Company shared footage of his crew returning to the property and dismantling the wooden fence they had recently built. “We’re about to take away a…
A fallen tree left one Ohio homeowner with roof damage to repair. That was only the beginning of the unpleasant surprises. Next came another unwelcome discovery: the insurance deductible he remembered as $1,000 had quadrupled. Carl Roberts learned he would be responsible for the first $4,000 in repairs, according to WCPO 9. Roberts said his…
Researchers studying one of Japan’s rarest wild cats encountered something they had never documented before: a Tsushima leopard cat with a dramatically shorter tail. Then they found more. And as that number grew, so did their concern. At least three short-tailed Tsushima leopard cats were spotted during field surveys on the Japanese island of Tsushima, Kyoto…
An Arizona man started with a few missed homeowners association payments. Eventually, those missed payments cost him control of the very house where he planned to retire. 53-year-old Toby Newton fell behind on quarterly assessments for his home in Mesa, eventually amassing an unpaid principal balance of $977.96. That figure appears in the association’s eventual…