Survivalist's former fortress turned into Italian-inspired country house

Survivalist's former fortress turned into Italian-inspired country house

This 5,000-square-foot house in Independence comes with 64 acres of wooded land, a tunnel to the barn — and a fireman's pole. You can have it for $1.495 million.

Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg pays $2M for Adirondack lot

November 2
Max Weinberg, the drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, has paid $2 million for a vacant lakefront lot with mountain views in New York's Adirondacks.

Former greyhound racing park in Kenosha sees buyer interest

November 2
A more than 200-acre parcel of land that was home to Dairyland Greyhound Park and that has sat empty and unused since 2009 may finally have a buyer.
Variety
November 2

Hurricane: Many historic buildings in St. Augustine damaged

St. Augustine's iconic Spanish fortress escaped serious harm during Hurricane Matthew, but more than 1,000 historic homes and buildings in north Florida's landmark colonial city were damaged by the storm, according to preservationists.
National
October 31

Finance records contradict Indiana Senate candidate's image

Republican Senate candidate Todd Young presents himself as a squeaky clean, detail-oriented Marine who Indiana voters can trust to help "clean up" Washington, D.C., and be a responsible steward of tax dollars.
National
October 31

Small-time Airbnb hosts say NY law unfairly targets them

Jordan Reeves works for a nonprofit and his partner is a puppeteer. They say there's not a lot of spare income floating around their Brooklyn apartment. That's why they sometimes rent the place through Airbnb for extra cash when they're not there.
Variety
October 30

Program expanding neighborhood investment in rustbelt

A union-led effort that's helping improve homes and create jobs in Detroit is being expanded to other rustbelt cities as part of a $2.1 billion effort to help communities struggling with aging neighborhoods, disinvestment and unemployment.
Variety
October 30

Small-time Airbnb hosts say NY law unfairly targets them

Jordan Reeves works for a nonprofit and his partner is a puppeteer. They say there's not a lot of spare income floating around their Brooklyn apartment. That's why they sometimes rent the place through Airbnb for extra cash when they're not there.
Housing
October 29

Home listings: What $440,000 buys in the Twin Cities

Edina Built in 1961, this five-bedroom, three-bathroom house has 3,960 square feet and features an oversized master bedroom, two fireplaces, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room,…
National
October 28

Report: Clintons renovating new NY house without permits

A newspaper is reporting that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton have been renovating a house they bought next to their suburban New York home without obtaining several required permits.
Variety
October 28

Good Samaritan robbed, shot after stopping to help 2 women

Authorities in the Atlanta suburbs say a good Samaritan was shot and robbed after he stopped to help two women who said they needed assistance.
Celebrities
October 28

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie sell their New Orleans home

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have sold their home in New Orleans' French Quarter.
Variety
October 28

4 years after Superstorm: Some places will never be the same

For four years, people have worked hard and mostly successfully to erase the deep scars Superstorm Sandy left on the New York and New Jersey coastlines when it crashed ashore with deadly force on Oct. 29, 2012.