A dangerous discovery inside a St. Petersburg garage forced police to evacuate nearby mobile homes and call in the Tampa Bomb Squad. An explosive device was found at a home on 8th Street North after a homeowner died, according to FOX 13 Tampa Bay. Police said the device was too unstable to transport safely, so…
Franklin police say 10 people have been arrested after a series of late-night “door kick challenge” incidents targeted occupied homes. Officers responded just after 11 p.m. on June 30 to multiple reports of people kicking or striking front doors in a neighborhood near Chestnut Lane and Liberty Pike, according to WSMV. The incidents are tied…
A Houston property case is showing how quickly vacant homes can become vulnerable when ownership, access, and public records are not being watched closely. Matthew Jackson claimed ownership of at least a dozen Harris County properties through a series of legal filings, according to a Houston Chronicle review of property records. The properties ranged from…
Spokane homeowners are being told to stop using backyard fire pits and campfires as new fire-danger restrictions take effect across the county. The City of Spokane said fire marshals from Spokane, Spokane Valley, Spokane County, Cheney, Airway Heights, and Deer Park enacted countywide burn restrictions beginning at 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 30. Officials cited elevated…
Shelby County homeowners are getting a small property tax rate increase after county commissioners approved a new rate for the coming budget year. According to Local Memphis, the new county property tax rate is $2.702382 per $100 of assessed property value. The previous rate was $2.69. Commissioners had discussed a $2.71 rate, but the approved…
Homeowners applying for permits in Idaho’s Treasure Valley are being warned about a scam that uses real project details to make fake invoices look official. The Idaho Attorney General’s Office said scammers are taking public information submitted to municipal planning and development departments, then using it to contact applicants with forged emails and payment demands….
A Kentucky couple bought their first home together about three weeks before floodwater pushed through the property and left them tearing out damaged materials to keep mold from spreading. Nathan Parson and Presley Carnley purchased their Hunter Lane home in Brandenburg shortly before weekend storms submerged parts of the neighborhood, according to WAVE. The couple…
Bermuda residents are being urged to check yards carefully after authorities received a credible report of a possible rattlesnake sighting in Southampton. The Ministry of Public Works and Environment said the report came from the Gibbs Hill Road area. According to The Royal Gazette, teams from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the…
An Illinois city has agreed to pay more than $42,000 and rewrite its water-shutoff rules after mobile home park residents faced losing service over bills tied to the property owner. The dispute involved residents of the former Reecy’s, Reecy’s East, and Southwind mobile home parks in Kewanee. According to The Cool Down, the city agreed…