It’s been almost two years since a three-alarm fire nearly burned an entire downtown city block in Mobile. The September 2023 blaze began inside an abandoned, two-story brick building less than one ...

GALVESTON - Vacant buildings that invite vandalism, vagrancy and crime have plagued island neighborhoods for years, but since Hurricane Ike, those problems have multiplied. Also Online The Urban Land ...

Fire officials said the large flames reached a couple of outbuildings, described as old barns, as well as a vacant home.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Vacant structure fires continue to be a problem for Fresno firefighters. Officials say they're seeing more and more of these types of fires set by transients this time of year ...

The Trade Desk has three offices in downtown Ventura and will have a fourth, under plans recently approved by the Ventura ...

TROY, N.Y. — The Collar City has found a new use for vacant buildings – training sites for the Troy Fire Department’s newest recruits. City-owned buildings that are empty and waiting for redevelopment ...

After spending years dangling carrots to boost the number of downtown businesses, the City of Pendleton is ready to wield a stick. The Pendleton City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday meant to crack ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Four vacant northeast Houston buildings remain standing years after the city first ordered them to be demolished. The city's latest demolition order set a July 28 deadline for ...

Newly proposed enforcement measures for vacant properties and rental properties received a lukewarm reception from Eastpointe City Councilman Cardi DeMonaco Jr. at Tuesday’s regular council meeting.

Moss Point Fire Chief Jason Davis said it could be because of the dropping temperatures. “During these cold weather days, ...