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About 270,000 homebuyers who bought during the red-hot housing market this year already owe more than their house is worth, a new analysis found. Among the 450,000 underwater borrowers in the third quarter, nearly 60% had mortgages originated in the first nine months of 2022,  found. That's about 1 in 12 homes purchased in 2022 with a mortgage, or 8%. Nearly 40% of homes bought this year have...

The loud bang of boulders dumped out of construction trucks was muffled Tuesday morning by the constant hum of the freeway. Along I-5 near Delta Park, Oregon Department of Transportation crews  in place of homeless camps. “Basically, it’s an aggressive landscaping technique,” explained Don Hamilton, ODOT’s public information officer. They started using the tactic about four years ago and are bring...

A nine-member Reparations Task Force has estimated that Black Californians could receive more than $223,000 each in reparations for the enduring economic effects of racism and slavery, more than two years on from the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police. California has become the first U.S. state to require its agencies to present a separate demographic category for descendants of ens...

Death to “Killadelphia.” A Philadelphia gas station owner has taken drastic measures against soaring crime — hiring heavily armed security with AR-15s to patrol outside. Fox 29guarding a Karco gas station while wearing military-style clothing — including Kevlar bulletproof vests — while toting shotguns and even assault rifles. The security firm’s ex-cop leader that the terrifying arsenal was neede...

A trip from San Diego to Portland is turning into a nightmare for a man looking to start a new life. He was driving a U-Haul truck, with everything he owned when he parked in Oakland to rest up at a friend’s house and he woke up to find everything gone.  “So, I’m moving from San Diego to Portland, this was my overnight pit stop,” said Tony. That pit stop in Oakland turned into a horrible experienc...

San Francisco's in the Tenderloin District has closed less than a year after opening to the public. The site, opened by San Francisco Mayor London Breed earlier this year as a way to tackle the city's ongoing drug crisis, cost about $22million to operate. The Tenderloin Center, an addiction services site was often referred to as a 'safe place' for addicts to 'get high with...

Walmart CEO has warned that the retail giant may have to hike prices and shutter some stores amid 'historically high' thefts. Speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box Tuesday, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon admitted that theft has become a major issue for the chain known for its low prices, saying  district attorneys' lenient policies need to be 'corrected.' 'If that's not...

Firearm enthusiasts in Oregon are flocking to gun stores as they wait to find out whether a federal judge will delay the start of a strict permit-to-purchase law before Thursday's deadline. "The parking lot has been a disaster," Northwest Armory owner Karl Durkheimer told Fox News. "The side streets around our place have been a disaster." Measure 114 passed with 50.65% of...

The administration of New York City Mayor Eric Adams has listed a new job for a rat czar to tame the infamous rodent problem in the Big Apple. The posting, which, is officially seeking a "director of rodent migration" who will work to advance the city's efforts to address policy matters in the five boroughs related to curbing the recent increase of rats during the  pandemic. "D...

A North Seattle business fed up with a growing homeless encampment, has been blasting music to get the people who are living there to leave. The encampment is stationed on a side street at N 128th St. and Stone Ave. North. Nearby business owners said the Comcast Service Center has been playing loud music from a surveillance system with a speaker for about a month now. The loud music is described a...

SEATTLE, December 02, 2022--()--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — A record 2% of U.S. homes for sale were delisted each week on average during the 12 weeks ending Nov. 20, compared with 1.6% one year earlier, according to a new  from Redfin (), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That share has come down a touch since then, declining to 1.9% during the 12 weeks ending Nov. 27, which include the Thanksgiv...

Deaths from drug and alcohol use are rising among America’s seniors. Drug overdose deaths more than tripled among people age 65 and older during the past two decades while deaths from alcohol abuse increased more than 18% from 2019 to 2020, according to data published Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics. More than 800,000 seniors suffered from drug addiction and 2.7 million suff...

Deaths from drug and alcohol use are rising among America’s seniors. Drug overdose deaths more than tripled among people age 65 and older during the past two decades while deaths from alcohol abuse increased more than 18% from 2019 to 2020, according to data published Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics. More than 800,000 seniors suffered from drug addiction and 2.7 million suff...

A car crashed through the glass front doors of REI in Portland’s Pearl District on Black Friday, the store’s third break-in in a single week and the latest in a string of . The episode is another example of challenges retailers say they face in Portland during what is typically the most lucrative time of year. The number of burglaries, robberies, vehicle thefts and vandalism are at their highest i...

Chicago — The 60-year-old woman who allegedly stole a bag containing $155,000 from a Brink’s truck in Edgewater has no criminal background, is recently widowed, and is experiencing homelessness, officials said during a bail hearing Wednesday. “I’m hoping that you can be directed to some resources, but I’m, sadly, I’m not sure that Cook County has the resources to direct you to anywhere meaningful,...

The sound of Portland Bureau of Transportation tow trucks echoed from a large  encampment buried in the woods off North Columbia Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon. It’s a camp that’s been growing in the St. John’s neighborhood for years. “It’s taken a toll on all the businesses out here,” said Jeff White, who runs Curt’s RV and Storage, located right next to the camp. Those living at the camp have ta...

New York Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday directed first responders to enforce a state law that allows them to potentially involuntarily commit people experiencing a mental health crisis, as part of an attempt to address concerns about homelessness and crime. Adams said it was a myth that first responders can only involuntarily commit those who displayed an “overt act” that they may be suicidal, violen...

A new state law hailed as “the most expansive and comprehensive record-clearing law of its kind in the country” will seal the criminal records of everyone who’s served their time, though there are a few exceptions for sex offenders and violent felons. We made note of a few new California laws Governor Gavin Newsom signed in the annual flurry of such things in September, some of which lightened the...

Dozens of business owners from Portland's Central Eastside neighborhood shared their safety concerns with city leaders on Tuesday. They talked about crime — from explosions and trash, to drug use and death threats — things they say are . “One of our employees on his way into our central kitchen was held up at gunpoint,” said Kim Malek, the co-founder and CEO of Salt & Straw. “A gun in his...

Portland’s iconic  may move its headquarters from Southeast Portland out of state, owing to frustration with crime, drugs and street camping, said co-founder Kim Malek on Wednesday. That’s if Portland and Multnomah County leaders can’t help the company address the issues that are plaguing its operations. “We would consider all options,” Malek said. “We don’t have concrete plans. But our intention...

Elon Musk called a report on Antifa wanting to burn down Tesla “concerning.” The Tesla CEO responded to  on screenshots of calls to action. Andy Ngô, editor-at-large for the , shared screenshots of the calls to action by the now-suspended Twitter account . The account posted links to Tesla locations and encouraged followers to add their own. “Tonight in Portland! Every city, every town! Show up at...

A Portland, Oregon, clothing shop permanently shut down this month after facing a string of break-ins that has left the store financially gutted, according to a note posted to the front of the store.  “Our city is in peril,” a printed note posted on Rains PDX store reads, according to KATU2. “Small businesses (and large) cannot sustain doing business, in our city’s current state. We have no protec...

On Wednesday, in Southeast Portland’s Cora Park Apartments, a man died in a shooting and one hour later a second person was killed in a shooting in Northeast Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood. Police said that on Thursday a third shooting outside a bar in St. Johns left a man in critical condition. Mayor Ted Wheeler told the Oregonian that his priority for the remainder of his time in office is to...

 San Francisco authorities have proposed a policy that would allow its military-style robots to use deadly force in situations where someone's life is in danger and other dangerous instances.  A draft policy by the San Francisco Police Department outlines how it would use its 17 remote-controlled, unmanned robots, which are often used to defuse bombs and deal with hazardous materials.  "...

The full accounting of what it cost the city of San Francisco to provide emergency shelter in the form of hotel rooms to homeless individuals during the height of the pandemic is still likely many months away. But now there's the question of what actual damage was done inside these hotels, and how much the city should pony up for it. The assessments of actual damage inside hotels like the Hot...