A simple act of generosity took an uncomfortable turn after a renter’s landlord allegedly decided one shared dinner should not be the last. The 31-year-old woman had recently moved into a renovated basement unit in a family home, with her own bedroom, bathroom, and living quarters; however, she shared the upstairs kitchen with the landlord’s…
A letter marked “FINAL NOTICE” arrives at your house. It warns that your home warranty is about to expire. The document includes your name, address, maybe even information about your mortgage lender. In other words, it appears to check all the boxes. Appears to. That can make it look like something you cannot afford to…
Karen Quinn spent last winter dealing with something no one—but especially not an 83-year-old tenant—should have to endure: an apartment without working heat. Now she has won a legal fight over it. A judge has ordered Quinn’s landlord, Alpha Capital, to pay her more than $10,000. Quinn lives at Bay Point Apartments in Niantic, Connecticut….
A Washington family was home Sunday evening when a small plane came crashing down into their backyard, barely missing the house and landing mere feet from a large propane tank. The pilot, who was alone in the aircraft, survived the Sept. 6 crash in Lake Stevens but suffered serious injuries. He was trapped in the…
For years, selling a home around Seattle could come with a noteworthy payday. Now, however, some homeowners who bought more recently are finding out such a boon is no longer guaranteed. Kristafer Vale and his wife bought a four-bedroom townhome in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood for $945,000 in April 2025. After Vale lost his job at…
A Canadian sailor found himself completely alone in the Indian Ocean when his catamaran—a watercraft with two parallel hulls—began taking on water. Soon, he had no choice but to hop into a tender, which refers to a smaller boat the vessel had been carrying. All the while, he hoped for aid to come for him…
Austin Newsom says the quiet life he knew at his Louisa County, Virginia, home changed dramatically when construction began across the road. Newsom lives on the property with his wife and also operates Central VA Marine, a boat repair and detailing business, there. Since Amazon began building its Northeast Creek Technology Campus nearby in 2025,…
Five airport workers were killed when an Amazon cargo plane ran off a runway at Miami International Airport and plowed into their van. The plane then broke through the airport perimeter and struck a second vehicle outside the fence. Five other people were injured in the Sept. 6 crash. As of Tuesday, two remained in…
For nearly four decades, gardeners in one Providence, Rhode Island, neighborhood planted vegetables, tended flowers, and built a community on land they could never be certain would remain theirs. That gnawing uncertainty is at last a thing of the past. Peace & Plenty Community Garden now owns the land beneath its 55 plots, permanently protecting…