Even iconic houses, like Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, aren't immune to structural vulnerabilities.

Some families who lost their homes in recent Spokane-area fires are encountering an obstacle as they attempt to remove burned debris from their properties: a backlog of ...

Assembly Bill 1642 will set “a first-in-the-nation standard for testing and remediation,” said Assemblymember John Harabedian, a Pasadena Democrat, about the bill he authored. Remediation is the ...

VIENNA – An amendment to the ordinance regulating the use of outdoor fireplaces passed its second and final reading Thursday during the Vienna City Council meeting. Under the amendment a fireplace, ...

VILLAGERS have been left furious as spooky “effigies” suddenly appeared on a quiet country lane, leaving children terrified. Creepy dummies and stuffed figurines have been carefully arranged on the ...

For months, drivers on a quiet country lane have been met with a strange sight. A bizarre collection of dummies, stuffed figures and homemade creations stare out from the roadside along Court Hill in ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG – As Blair County continues efforts aimed at keeping water out of the courthouse, it will need to remove some asbestos-laden material. The one-time popular flame-retardant material was ...

The asbestos crisis showed what happens when a hidden hazard becomes a legal tidal wave. PFAS is following a disturbingly familiar script, and the opening act is already underway. The first asbestos ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An asbestos exposure at a Trader Joe’s location in Portland forced the store to close on Wednesday evening, the Department of Environmental Quality announced. The exposure took ...

The home was built in the 1930s, and the fireplace needed some major repairs. "When we moved in, this room was very dated with chunky tiles and [a] fireplace that had not been used since 1991!" Evija ...

A sought-after feature in high-end homes has long been a primitive void in the heart of the great room: the wood-burning fireplace. “There is absolutely a preference toward wood-burning fireplaces, ...