As heavier downpours test neighborhood drainage systems, homeowners can end up with the same frustrating question: if runoff from somewhere else is washing away the yard, who is responsible for fixing it? That is the dispute at Terry Svennsson’s home in Macon, Georgia, where he says stormwater runoff is still flooding his yard and worsening …
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Home security problems do not always show up as a kicked-in front door or missing valuables. Sometimes the first visible sign is smaller: a hole in a garage door, damage to siding, a cut window screen, or a mark on a neighboring house. Two separate Prince William County, Virginia, police reports from June 15 put …
A farm owner in British Columbia engaged in a courageous fight with a cougar to save one of her baby goats. Her security camera caught the whole thing. The footage shows the cougar with its mouth and front legs wrapped around the Nigerian dwarf goat as the animal struggles to break free. Gina Moore runs …
A 911 hang-up call can leave dispatchers with almost no explanation of what is happening at a home or property. In Pamlico County, North Carolina, one hang-up call brought deputies to an attempted robbery and burglary investigation that ended with five arrests. Deputies responded to the Lynch’s Beach Road area on the evening of June …
You may not see it from your window. You may not hear it yet. But somewhere near you, a massive data center could already be planned, approved, or under construction. And until recently, most people had no easy way to know. In a Facebook reel, influencer Sam Bentley reports that Erin Brockovich, the famous environmental …
Many home burglaries are discovered only after the homeowner returns and finds a door open, rooms disturbed, or property missing. A Greene County, Indiana, case shows the difference an active call can make when deputies respond while the situation is still unfolding. The incident happened Sunday morning on West 500 South in Lyons. According to …
A homeowner in Aurora, Colorado, is facing an $8,000 special assessment due July 1. In fact, every unit in their townhouse community has been hit with the same charge, tied to a roof replacement project estimated at over $2 million. The homeowner took to Reddit looking for advice on how to proceed, where neighbors have …
One parent is weighing a difficult question after a relative’s death left an inheritance to only two of their children. The will had last been updated when the family had just two kids. It named only those two, each set to receive about $50,000. A third child has since been born, and a fourth is …
Homeowners near SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California are making some extra money by renting out their driveways for World Cup parking. These parking spots are going for around $50 to $80 apiece, far below the prices at nearby garages. The city has pushed back, saying anyone renting out parking for events needs a commercial parking …
A Florida mother shot a man deputies say entered her Palm Coast home uninvited and threatened her while her two children were inside. The incident happened Sunday afternoon on Big Bear Lane, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the homeowner called 911 around 1:50 p.m. and reported that she had shot a …