Six months after buying his first house, Stewart Moran stood outside on Michigan’s Stonington Peninsula and watched firefighters hose down what was left of it. The fire destroyed the residence near the Vagabond Resort, according to Daily Press. The house was a total loss, but Moran and his sister both escaped without injury. Moran credited …
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Three people were taken to the hospital after a shooting at a reported Airbnb house party in Louisville’s Butchertown neighborhood, police said. Louisville Metro Police responded to the 1300 block of East Washington Street just before 1:10 a.m. Monday after a shooting was reported, according to WAVE. When officers arrived, they found a man who …
A Connecticut homebuyer purchased a foreclosed house at auction “as is.” Days later, the buyer made a discovery that turned the property sale into a state police investigation. Connecticut State Police said troopers responded to 7 Stanwich Lane in Burlington at 4:46 p.m. on June 14 after the new buyer reported finding skeletal remains inside …
The widow of a man killed while staying at a Kissimmee vacation home is suing the homeowners association that oversees the neighborhood. Douglas Kraft, his brother Robert Kraft, and James Puchan were staying at a short-term rental in the Indian Point subdivision in January when they were killed, according to ClickOrlando. The three men were …
A deadly Glendale, Arizona, house fire is raising new concerns about backyard electrical work, do-it-yourself solar projects, and lithium battery systems. The Glendale Fire Department said the fire started in the backyard of a home near 63rd and Peoria avenues and was caused by an electrical malfunction, according to AZFamily. Officials classified the fire as …
An Attleboro, Massachusetts, backyard became the end point of a roadway crash Monday afternoon after a vehicle left the street and traveled through a wooded area, officials said. Firefighters responded to Rachael Drive at 2:26 p.m. for a report of a vehicle in the woods, according to NBC 10. Crews then found the vehicle in …
Hosting house guests is supposed to go both ways. You feed them and give them a bed, and they pitch in a little and say thanks. One woman did all the feeding and all the giving for several days straight, and got almost nothing back. So she put it to Mumsnet, the popular parenting forum, …
What happens when you don’t want to share an inheritance you’ve been given? A Reddit post about a family inheritance fight has racked up more than a million views. What started as a man asking whether he was wrong to keep what his father left him turned into a saga of lawsuits, vandalism, and a …
One person died after being trapped inside an Aurora, Colorado, house fire late Sunday night, fire officials said. Firefighters were called to a home in the 12600 block of East Bates Circle just before 10 p.m. after a resident reported a fire and said someone else was trapped inside, according to Sentinel Colorado. Aurora Fire …
A new congressional investigation is putting a spotlight on what critics call “home equity theft” in Washington, D.C. The House Oversight Committee says it is reviewing the District’s handling of homes tied to unpaid property taxes. In a June 16 letter to D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, the committee said it is concerned about homeowners …