Police in Franklin, Tenn., were confused when a 70-year-old tombstone was found in a vacant lot. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Flori-duh State officials may put residents in foreclosed properties instead of FEMA trailers. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Victor Vangelakos lives in a luxury condominium tower on the Caloosahatchee River. He never has to worry about the neighbors making too much noise.
There are no neighbors. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

The murder of a two-year-old girl, allegedly at the hands of two boys age seven and nine living in the same impoverished quarter of Buenos Aires, has shocked Argentina.

Jaquelin Milagros was found dead on Sunday, with a wire around her neck and and hanging from a wall in a vacant lot. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

For four decades, the 1-ton safe sat in the back of a family shoe store, and as the years rolled past, its secrets were seemingly forgotten.Dumped in a vacant lot last November as an obsolete, oversize nuisance, the old-fashioned vault was discovered to hold a small fortune - $178,496 in crisp currency.

*pics not working again* picked by kakana 6 months ago

On a dark and rainy night, bright and blinding lights approach a vacant lot, off a Japanese highway - just if Shibuya’s blinking neon signs decided to move themselves past you… However, it’s some proud and lonely trucker halting for a rest! Welcome to the world of Decotora, short for decorated trucks! picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Angelo Monderoy, 18, and Matthew Cooper, 17, allegedly broke into a vacant apartment in Brooklyn, N.Y. They allegedly poured lighter fluid over a cat and set him on fire. They could face 25 years for all their crimes. picked by bernardblack 8 months ago

Life goes on around a body, found in a vacant Detroit warehouse at least a month ago. He's encased in ice, except his legs, which are sticking out like Popsicle sticks.

I have no words... picked by tigertony 10 months ago

Boston-born performance artist, Yazmany Arboleda, set up a provocative art exhibition in a vacant storefront in Midtown Manhattan with the title, “The Assassination of Hillary Clinton/The Assassination of Barack Obama.” Photos(NSFW) of the exhibit are included in comments picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said Friday it will allow some borrowers to rent out their homes after losing them to foreclosure.
The goal of the new policy is to prevent properties from becoming vacant so they won't fall into disrepair.

*If they can prove they can pay the rent. But if they could pay the rent..... picked by bingo 10 months ago

The nation's foreclosure crisis has led to a painful irony for homeless people: On any given night they are outnumbered in some cities by vacant houses, and some street people are taking advantage of the opportunity by becoming squatters picked by indisguise 2 years ago

A man found his own silver lining in all the vacant foreclosed homes and moved into an empty mansion for over 8 months, even bringing in living room furniture and two large televisions. But, he wasn't caught trespassing... picked by suebe 7 months ago

Instantly opening a rift among New York Democrats, Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand - a little-known, pro-gun Democrat from a rural Republican district - won appointment Friday to the Senate seat left vacant by Hillary Rodham Clinton. picked by bingo 10 months ago

Unlike most states, a successor to a vacant U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts is chosen by special election, not appointed by the governor. picked by JoshSF49 3 months ago

Squirrelman is being evicted from his treehouse in a vacant lot under the interstate. picked by arsphidius 2 years ago

This 105-story, 3,000-room hotel has been been vacant for 20 years. picked by punthe 2 years ago

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted at his impeachment trial and thrown out of office Thursday, ending a nearly two-month crisis that erupted with his arrest on charges he tried to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Blagojevich becomes the first U.S. governor in more than 20 years to be removed by impeachment. picked by cmgoings 10 months ago

"The incident was part of an bizarre chain of events that left Lowe dead, Ruttley badly shaken, and Lowe's 2-year-old daughter, Mali, dead in the driveway of a vacant Skimino Hills home."

D`: picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago