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 …
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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 …
Across the country, homeowners can find themselves living near old quarries, mines, rail corridors, farms, or industrial sites that were quiet long before nearby houses were built. That is the concern now in Henderson, New York, where residents say blasting could resume at King’s Quarry for the first time in about 40 years. The limestone …
Lismore residents rallied at the Lismore Quad on Saturday to call for a pause on demolitions of homes bought after the 2022 floods. According to The Echo, about 100 people attended the rally, where community members demanded that heritage-home demolitions stop, promised flood recovery be delivered, and every person be housed. The dispute is tied …
As fast-growing desert communities try to balance new homes with limited water supplies, Las Vegas homeowners are facing another summer of strict outdoor watering rules. The Las Vegas Review-Journal published a letter arguing that homeowners are being burdened over water while new housing projects and resort landscaping remain part of the valley’s larger growth debate. …