When’s the last time you had an adorable pack of bobcats in your backyard? We’re willing to bet never. One mother bobcat picked a Canadian author’s backyard as the place to raise her three kittens this summer, and the homeowner has been documenting the result. Dana Goldstein realized at the beginning of July that the …
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Who do you turn to when piles of garbage are taking over your life and home? Residents across Pune in India have used protests and court petitions to try to move garbage depots and processing plants away from their neighborhoods, so far without success. Their objections are about air, land, and water contamination, disease-carrying insects, …
When massive storms blow through your community, one of the first things you do after the skies clear is to take a walk around your home and property to assess for damage. When you get lucky, you’ll discover that your home is no worse for the wear. When you get unlucky, you’ll find that the …
What would you do if you saw a bear getting close to your family dog? It might sound scary, but hear us out. What if the bear was just hanging out and relaxing? That’s what happened to one family in Arvada, Colorado. A large black bear stretched out on their patio while their dog barked …
Being a homeowner can come along with some unexpected expenses. And while fixing a broken HVAC system or having to invest in updating your appliances when they finally give out may be something that’s already on your radar, many people don’t expect to have to foot the bill for a new sidewalk… especially if the …
A woman in Texas is dealing with the heartbreaking realization that all of the work she put into restoring her home after a 2025 flood was for nothing. Kara Doctor tells CBS News that just a year after repairing her home, which had been destroyed in the Guadalupe River flood, she will have to start …
When you buy a home surrounded by open land, you may have an idea that something may someday be built there. But homeowners in one Indiana town aren’t too happy about what is going to go into the open location next to their homes, and they’re gearing up for a fight. According to local ABC …
What happens when your dream home just doesn’t fit your lifestyle anymore? You move on to something bigger and better. A New Orleans couple who spent four years raising their two children in a 560-square-foot tiny home they built themselves are now putting up a larger house across the street. Brielle Matranga, 25, and Carson …
Can any old person claim ownership of part of your farmland because of “squatter’s rights?” It seems one New York farmer is dealing with a neighbor who’s done just that. His neighbor has taken over one strip of his cornfield and is claiming legal ownership of it through adverse possession. That’s what’s commonly known as …
Pet parents know that they have to be extra careful when it comes to their four-legged family members. Dog owners likely already know that they have to make sure their pups don’t get into chocolate, while cat owners are probably well aware of the danger associated with their cats eating lilies. But when you live …