LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — As the temperatures rise, so do bugs. According to residents, there have been some reports of scorpion sightings inside people’s homes, specifically in the Mountain’s Edge and Southern Highlands communities. Mountain’s Edge resident Cassidy shared that her neighbor was bit just a couple weeks ago in their backyard while hanging out […]
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Life expectancy for area neighborhoods differs by 25 years
May 12—The McCook Field neighborhood in Dayton and southwest Washington Twp. are fewer than 20 miles apart. But McCook Field residents are expected to live, on average, about 25 years less. That’s according to a map of life expectancies in a recent report from Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services (ADAMHS). Of […]
Of the 10 most expensive neighborhoods in America, Naples is home to two of them
More and more people are flocking to Florida, but it’s not because of low cost of living. In fact, the cost to live in Florida is 13% higher than the national average. When you zoom into Naples, the cost of living is 9.6% higher than the state average according to BestPlaces. According to a recent […]
Here are 10 neighborhoods with the priciest houses in the nation. Florida is on the list
Which areas have the priciest houses in the country? Zillow calculated a list of the top home values, and found most of the areas are in Florida and California. MORE: Haven for millionaire house hunters? Coral Gables, Miami Beach have priciest U.S. homes Here’s how the Top 10 rank: 1. Gables Estates, Coral Gables: $19.4 […]
Where are OKC’s hottest neighborhoods? City’s urban heat island survey points to hot spots
As summertime temperatures approach, Oklahoma City has renewed a conversation about a project undertaken last year to measure the “urban heat island” effect. In August 2023, dozens of volunteers set out across the city to measure air temperature, air quality and humidity data. The results came in after a few months, showing a need to […]
Residents left to pick up the pieces after a tornado swept through St. Johns County neighborhoods
‘Preying on people’s fears.’ Fort Worth neighborhoods oppose new license plate readers
Carol Peters and her neighbors in the Fort Worth neighborhood of West Meadowbrook do a good enough job of taking care of each other, in her opinion. “We keep tabs on each other, as most neighbors do,” said Peters, president of the West Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association. While most of the homes in her neighborhood are […]
Mayor of Medellín, Colombia, bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists
FILE – Federico Gutierrez, presidential candidate representing the Team for Colombia coalition, talks during a presidential debate at the El Tiempo newspaper building in Bogota, Colombia, May 23, 2022. On Monday, April 1, 2024, Gutierrez, the mayor of Colombia’s second largest city Medellín, issued a six-month ban on prostitution in some of the city’s most […]
Florida has 7 of top 10 most expensive neighborhoods in America. Here’s where they are
Florida might have one of the fastest-growing populations in the country, but that isn’t because it’s a cheap place to rent or buy a home. The most expensive neighborhood to buy a home nationwide is in Florida, according to a recent study from home services company Neighborly’s home painting service Five Star Painting. The study […]
This American City Is Offering $1 Homes In Its Crime-Filled Neighborhoods, Sparking Concerns of Gentrification And Violence
With home affordability near its lowest level in over 40 years because of high mortgage rates and home prices, being able to purchase a home for $1 might seem impossible. However, the city of Baltimore is offering a deal intended to attract new homebuyers. It’s practically giving away houses. An estimated 13,000 homes in Baltimore […]
These San Diego neighborhoods had the most crimes in 2023, data shows
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Crime numbers across the country fell last year compared to 2022, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the most recent data publicly released by San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) in October’s mid-year crime report also showed a downward trend in crime locally. However, nearly 40,000 property crimes […]
Project to connect 3 Pittsburgh neighborhoods getting underway
Connecting communities — that’s the goal of a project that just got a major financial boost. The vision is to put a park near the intersection of Penn Avenue and Shady Avenue, add a pedestrian bridge to the transit station, and bridge the divide between Larimer, East Liberty and Shadyside. “I’m very happy,” said Lorraine […]