A first-time homeowner in Riverdale, Illinois, is facing a property tax bill of nearly $17,000 a year on a home she bought for $207,000. The new bill represents a jump of close to $2,000 a month over what she had been expecting. She told a local television station she may have to move. According to …
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A vehicle in Wilmington, California, came to rest standing nearly vertical against the front porch of a home early Sunday morning after striking a utility pole, a parked car, and multiple fences along the Pacific Coast Highway. The homeowners were inside the residence at the time. They told reporters they heard a loud bang when …
Durham County homeowners will see a higher county property tax rate after commissioners approved a $1.05 billion budget for the next fiscal year. The Durham Board of County Commissioners adopted the FY 2026-27 budget on Monday, June 8. The countywide property tax rate will rise by 2.5 cents to 57.92 cents per $100 of assessed …
A former NBA player has filed a lawsuit in central Indiana, accusing a Zionsville Town Council member and her husband of pressuring his dying grandmother to sign over a seven-acre family property a week before she died. The grandmother had dementia, thus she may not have been of sound mind when signing the deed. The …
A red flag warning is putting gutters, decks, doormats, firewood, garbage bins, dry grass, and patio items back on the checklist for homeowners in parts of Northern California. The National Weather Service San Francisco office issued a red flag warning for the East Bay Hills and North Bay interior mountains from 11 p.m. Wednesday, June …
Warmer weather in Connecticut is bringing rodents, termites, ants, wasps, and mosquitoes back toward foundations, garages, decks, gutters, sheds, trash areas, and damp corners of the yard. A recent FOX61 report said pest activity is increasing as temperatures rise, with rodents and insects moving in search of food, water, and shelter. The warning gives homeowners …
An Odessa, Texas, man escaped his burning home with his dogs in tow after a lightning strike set the house on fire. He had been asleep when the accident happened, according to First Alert 7. The fire caused significant damage, but the man and his pets made it out safely. The only reason he woke …
A St. Petersburg neighborhood is giving Florida homeowners a clear look at how storm recovery can split from one house to the next. In a June 9 essay republished by The Invading Sea, Zac Taylor, an assistant professor of urban development management at Delft University of Technology, described walking through Shore Acres after Florida’s 2024 …
A Florida man is asking the public for help getting his 7-foot shark back after someone stole it off his front porch, according to WINK News. The shark, named Sandra, is a fiberglass replica, not the real thing. Still, her owner says she is very much a member of the family. He was out of …
A long-vacant rowhouse in Southwest Baltimore has become more than an eyesore for the people living beside it. Residents near a home off West Lexington Street told CBS Baltimore that the property has drawn rats, insects, trash, and unauthorized visitors after years of unresolved problems. Neighbor Shirley Townsend told the station the conditions have spilled …