A surprising encampment has left Edmonton Police Service officials in awe after it says that officers stumbled upon the “most elaborate” setups they’ve ever seen. A video walkthrough of the camp drives that statement home, since it’s clear that the people who lived here have put a lot of time and effort into the place….
Two unfamiliar dogs showed up in one gardener’s backyard after dark. Yet, the resident says they did not wander in randomly on their own at all. Rather, a neighbor placed them there without permission. In an update posted to Reddit’s r/texts community, u/sheppaa13 explained that both they and the neighbor rescue and foster dogs. Even…
One Montana city is dealing with a concerning vision. That’s because a man who lives across from Broadwater Elementary School has been spotted patrolling his property with a gun. KPAX-TV reports that Gabriel Metcalf has been walking around his home while holding a gun. The sight of the man so close to an elementary school…
Generations of Philadelphia families walked through the Academy of Natural Sciences to see dinosaurs, dioramas, and specimens collected from around the world. After nearly 200 years, those museum doors have now closed to the public. The Academy welcomed visitors for the final time on Sunday, Sept. 27. Its museum officially closed Sept. 30, ending a…
For homeowners struggling with loud modified exhausts echoing through their neighborhood, change may be on the horizon through automated technology—change, and a very familiar privacy debate. Communities around the country are experimenting with “noise cameras” designed to detect excessively loud vehicles. New York City operates an established enforcement program, while other municipalities have launched pilots…
What started as a $360,000 home-building contract ended with the builder suing the homeowners for more money. Instead, the homeowners walked away with a $19,317.25 award. According to the New Jersey Appellate Division, Mohamed Aly and Reham Abdelfattah hired MVN Homes in the autumn of 2014 to build a house in Millstone. Their contract called…
A dispute over a fence put two New Jersey neighbors at odds a few years ago. In 2021, Thomas F. Millea and Cecelia M. Millea filed a lawsuit against Vamsee Devireddy and Thejaswini Veerapalli over the right to build a fence on their property line. While the Milleas initially put up the fence in their…
A massive $15.5 million settlement has been reached between a Pennsylvania-based mortgage servicer and the state financial regulators after it was accused of imposing “force-placed” insurance on borrowers. The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) shared the news in an Aug. 12 press release, explaining how 47 states had taken part in the settlement. Force-placed…
New Yorkers are starting to see some progress in the fight to rein in “de facto” rent-stabilization buildings in New York City. Attorney General Letitia James’ office shared the news of its first settlement under the Office of the Attorney General’s Rent Stabilization Compliance Program on Sept. 28. It targets de facto rent-stabilization buildings, which…