A Georgia homeowner claims that her electric company is behind a $6,700 bill she just received. No, it’s not because she ran up her utility bill; instead, she claims it’s because one of Georgia Power’s underground systems failed, sending a surge of electricity into her home. The voltage fluctuation fried several of her appliances and…
Squatters’ rights have been a hot topic in recent years. That’s because the legal loophole can allow people to live in a home that they have no claim to, preventing the rightful owner from entering. While something like this can be very frustrating for property owners, it can also become quite expensive. Current squatters’ rights…
After a family experienced the death of a loved one, their grief reportedly had to make room for indignation thanks to one neighbor. The family was sorting through the loved one’s home after his death. Then, they allege, a neighbor crossed an unexpected line when he walked onto the property and helped himself to tomatoes…
Something wicked this way… goes? If Traverse City officials have their way, that’s exactly what will happen to Nate Taylor’s annual Halloween display. Taylor spoke with local ABC News affiliate UpNorthLive about the issue, saying that the town is trying to block the start of the massive display that the homeowner calls a gift to…
Most people picture a wildfire as a wall of flame creeping across the ground. What they do not picture is a fire so intense it builds its own thunderstorm directly above it, complete with 100-mph winds, lightning that ignites new blazes 60 miles away, and a towering cloud that NASA has nicknamed “the fire-breathing dragon.”…
Some of the biggest threats to agriculture are small enough to hide behind a leaf. Or infiltrate our very cells. Others can cause devastating wounds in livestock. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is putting nearly $2 million toward four projects aimed at responding with greater efficiency and haste to emerging pests and diseases impacting crops…
A Florida resident discovered an unexpected visitor in serious trouble after a red fox became tightly tangled in netting on the property. The resident contacted animal welfare for help, and two officers responded to free the animal. In a social media post, Escambia County Animal Welfare said the fox had become caught in netting that…
Officers responding to a call about an alligator got one heck of a jump scare, according to bodycam footage shared to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. The video shows the moments when officers arrived at the house, where the homeowner had called about the alligator. They found the gator in the backyard, where…
A new residential construction project is being built in Eagle Mountain, Utah, and residents are very unhappy about it. No, it’s not the increased strain on the infrastructure (or even the noise from the construction itself) that has them hopping mad, but instead an annoying byproduct of all the movement. Residents in Eagle Mountain say…