The Fourth of July in one Tooele neighborhood (in Utah) ended with a burned fence, a scorched yard, and no answer about who caused it. Neighbors Tearra and Robert Mills were cleaning up their backyard that evening when a firework came over their fence and started going off in the grass. They put it out….
More and more families are finding similar answers to the housing squeeze. They’re building a second, smaller home in the backyard. Their goal is to let several generations share one property while keeping their own front doors. Grandparents, parents, and grandchildren all end up a short walk apart instead of a long drive away. Now,…
James Grayson McMicken made one cast into the canal behind his north Fort Myers home and started reeling. That’s when an alligator came out of the water and grabbed him. It clamped onto his right leg and dragged the 71-year-old off the bank and into the water. He’s still alive today because he fought back,…
A mother is questioning how her school district handles residency checks after a district official and a police officer came into her home and her son’s bedroom while she was gone. Katy ISD (a Texas school) says the visit was a routine check to confirm the family lives within its boundaries. The mother says she…
Your backyard is a great place to display fun outdoor decor. Or maybe you put a patio set back there with a fun garden gnome or two. This south London property developer installed an authentic, roughly 10-foot section of the Cold War’s most famous barrier in his back garden: the Berlin Wall, all 6,200 pounds…
Scratching in the attic usually doesn’t mean good news. Maybe you’ve got a small animal in there. Maybe it’s something to worry about. For one homeowner in Scottsdale, Arizona, coming face-to-face with what was in their attic was a massive surprise. They had a wildlife crew climb up to check the noise. A pair of…
Heavy rain can cause an overwhelming amount of damage in a short amount of time. A homeowner in Linton, Indiana, now has the video to prove it. When flash flooding swept through the area on June 26, water came racing through Terrie Schaper Smith’s backyard like a small river. Her husband waded straight into it…
A Colorado house fire sent a large column of black smoke over a Grand Junction neighborhood before firefighters stopped the flames from spreading to nearby homes. The Grand Junction Fire Department responded around 10:45 a.m. to reports of a structure fire in the 890 block of Quail Run Drive, according to the city’s fire update….
For some Western homeowners, wildfire evacuation is no longer a one-time decision. It can mean packing up, returning home, and then being told to leave again. That is what Anitra Cornish faced near Eureka, Utah, when smoke and flames from the Iron Fire pushed her and her 86-year-old aunt to evacuate, according to AP News….