After decades of multigenerational lakeside vacations, this Chicagoland couple renovated their own waterfront home ...

Ken Johnson has tried noisy tactics to encourage the 550-pound houseguest in his crawl space to leave. He is not sure it’s working. By Christine Hauser In June, Ken J. Johnson discovered the underside ...

ALTADENA, Calif. -- A Southern California man got a big surprise last week when he found a 500-pound bear living underneath his home. Ken Johnson, a local product photographer, said it all started ...

'I was shaking like a leaf for half an hour,' he said, recalling his first face-to-face encounter with the bear, who roared and growled at the homeowner Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter ...

This housemate is utterly unbearable. A California homeowner has been desperately trying to evict an unwanted guest from his property — a 500-pound black bear that’s moved into the crawl space beneath ...

A mother from Scotland has gained viral attention after transforming an unused cupboard under her stairs into a fully functioning home office. Lori Donaldson, 32, who lives with her husband and two ...

Legal basement apartments are finally coming to New York City. Last week, the Department of Buildings launched an online application for homeowners who want to modify their basements — and also their ...

After a year in limbo, my dad and I completed the renovation of the main living space in their unfinished basement. Now it serves as a cozy spot for friends, family, and guests to hang out. This video ...

Burglars caught on Christmas Eve after getaway car runs out of gas in Camas A pair of burglars were caught on Christmas Eve after running out of gas while they were leaving the scene. Oregon gas tax ...

The suspect added lights, televisions and a bed to the space, officials said. A man in Oregon was arrested for living in a crawl space of a condominium complex for an "extended period of time," ...

Oregon authorities arrested a man they allege was living in a crawl space in a condo complex where he wasn't a resident. Beniamin Bucur, 40, was taken into custody on burglary in the first degree and ...