There is a surprisingly large collection of abandoned places in Ohio: buildings, homes, and entire towns. Over the years, we have covered several of them. Many have been reclaimed by nature and some ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A woman’s body was found in the rubble of an abandoned, burned down home in Toledo’s Old South End. Residents there have been trying to eliminate blight and vacant properties for ...

The 19-year-old creates "safe space" for North Carolina teens. Chris Suggs, a lifelong resident of Kinston, North Carolina, is hard at work on his upcoming project: building a local community center ...

Council members outline what they want to tackle in 2026, from crime and blight to basic services and long-delayed fixes ...

Brilliant Detroit has named a new leader as its co-founder, Cindy Eggleton, becomes CEO of Brilliant Cities, the new nonprofit taking its neighborhood-based early-childhood model national. Tarsha Gale ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — These seven abandoned and dilapidated buildings are now in the process of being demolished by the city of Scranton. It's a city initiative using federal grants to remove blight in ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Abandoned houses have been an issue in Baton Rouge, hurting property values and attracting crime. Officials have begun demolishing those empty properties. So far, ...

For Andre Williams, of Trenton, restoring 10 abandoned and boarded-up houses on Chambers Street is personal. “I used to live in one of those houses many years ago with cousins while I was in high ...

The Landbank Authority's "Save Our Structures" program sells vacant and abandoned properties for $1 to eligible buyers who commit to redevelopment. The program is tailored to prioritize buyers whose ...