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Blue-green algae is already showing up on Lake Monona, and some people living near the North Shore say the blooms are appearing more often than they used to. Cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, can build up in bays and shallow water. When conditions line up, some blooms can produce toxins that make people, pets, …

A Floyd County, Virginia, family that had been rationing about 40 gallons of well water a day now has a new well on its property in Willis. Tristan Brown, a Purple Heart recipient, and his family of five had spent years living around a low-yield private well, according to WSLS. The household could not run …

A Michigan homeowner’s request to keep neighborhood children out of her driveway turned into a larger neighbor dispute that ended up on doorbell camera. Sonja Basley, a Lincoln Park homeowner, told FOX 2 Detroit that she had asked neighborhood children not to use her driveway as a racetrack. Basley said the request did not sit …

A Long Island woman came face-to-face with burglars inside her home after a garage alarm alerted her to movement downstairs, police said. The burglary happened around 3:49 a.m. Monday at a home on Melby Lane in East Hills, according to ABC7NY. The 38-year-old woman was inside the home on the second floor when she received …

A hidden camera found in neighborhood bushes has prompted police in Brea, California, to warn residents to check the landscaping around their homes. The camouflaged device was discovered by a resident and appeared designed to blend into the surrounding greenery, according to the NY Post. Brea Police said devices like this may be used by …

Residents in one Toledo, Ohio, neighborhood say groundhogs are digging through yards, driveways, and areas near home foundations, leaving some homeowners worried about property damage. The problem is centered in the Junction neighborhood, where people on Vance Street told 13abc that groundhogs have become an everyday sight. Paulette Mason-Bates said the animals “run rampant” and …

A West Virginia homeowner says rain now sends water from a school construction site across her driveway, yard, and carport. Sharon Stewart lives on Moran Avenue in Mullens, across from construction on a new $24 million K-8 school in Wyoming County, according to WVVA. Stewart said the street was quiet before construction began. Now, she …

An 80-year-old Los Angeles County homeowner who needed a minor roof repair will finally be able to take her case against the county to trial, her lawyers say. Alma Foster has spent more than seven years fighting a debt tied to Los Angeles County’s Property Assessed Clean Energy program, known as PACE, according to Neighborhood …

A Collinsville, Illinois, homeowner says a water main break sent water, gravel, and debris crashing into her property Monday morning, damaging both her home and her vehicle. Jenille Reese told First Alert 4 that she first thought it had started storming or hailing outside. Then her youngest daughter ran in and told her the pipe …

A Georgia homeowner called police after a neighbor warned him that someone was inside his home, according to Albany police. Officers responded to the residence on June 21 for a reported burglary incident, according to WALB. The homeowner said the doors were locked, but a bathroom window had been left unlocked. Police said they found …