A Grover Beach homeowner says indoor security cameras alerted him and his wife that someone was inside their house Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened at a home in the 200 block of North 10th Street, across from Ramona Garden Park, according to KSBY. Police Chief Jim Munro told the station officers were responding to a …
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A home burglary in San Anselmo, California, turned into a neighborhood shelter-in-place order after police said a victim confronted a suspect inside a residence and was struck with a handgun. The incident happened Monday evening on Island Drive. According to SFGATE, police received a burglary report at 5:39 p.m. and found a victim with non-life-threatening …
Across older U.S. cities, homeowners can own land that looks useful but is blocked by zoning rules written for different neighborhood patterns. Akron, Ohio, is now considering changes that could make small vacant lots, backyard cottages, duplexes, triplexes, and older residential buildings easier to use for housing. The proposals would remove minimum lot-size requirements in …
As cities update old property values after years of housing-market changes, homeowners can face a confusing wait: the new assessment may be coming, but the final tax bill still depends on the tax rate set later. That is now the situation in Bangor, Maine, where homeowners will go through another tax cycle before the city’s …
Thirteen horses were removed from a Levy County, Florida, property after deputies responded to an anonymous tip about malnourished animals. The case unfolded off Northeast 62nd Court in northern Levy County. According to the Levy County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived and found multiple horses and other livestock on the property, with several horses needing immediate …
A long-vacant Melbourne, Florida, house that neighbors described as a safety problem for years has finally been demolished as the city begins a stronger push against chronic nuisance properties. The home on Osage Avenue was torn down Tuesday after years of code-enforcement issues, according to FOX 35 Orlando. The property had been accumulating violations and …
A Houston couple says a bullet hole in their bathroom wall has become the final straw after years of living near a troubled Meyerland apartment complex. Lisa and Alan Lipman told ABC13 Houston they woke up nine days ago and found the damage inside their home. Alan Lipman said the bullet came through at head …
An Oklahoma father is using a personal tragedy to warn others about a social media trend. The “Benadryl challenge” landed his 15-year-old daughter in the hospital. Richard Presson said his daughter, Leah, was rushed to an Oklahoma City hospital after suffering seizures and has remained there for days, KOCO reported, in critical condition. The trend, …
A Las Vegas homeowner was out of town when security cameras reportedly caught someone trying to get inside the house, and a police drone helped officers find the suspect within seconds. The incident happened May 12 near Desert Inn Road and Arville Street, according to FOX5 Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said …
A renter who spent years turning a neglected patch of yard into a thriving container garden is now tearing it all down, at the landlord’s request. The space had been a dumping ground for trash and construction debris when they moved in. Over several seasons, they built it up into a gorgeous garden that the …