A study that two of us published in 2017 answered this question in the affirmative: Tearing down an abandoned building in Detroit does increase the value of nearby properties by a small amount: $162.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Arkansas education officials unanimously voted to dismiss the Blytheville School District (BSD) board during a special hearing on Thursday, May 29, due to the school system's ...

The Arkansas State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to dissolve the Blytheville School Board and place the district under a Level 5-Intensive Support classification due to ongoing ...

A fire engulfed most of a building off 700 East Geer St. in Durham Tuesday night. Durham Fire Department said the building appeared to be abandoned. At around 11 p.m., the first unit of ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Abandoned buildings are coming down in Huntington, and city leaders say this is just the beginning of the new initiative.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Firefighters have put out a large fire at an abandoned building just north of downtown Albuquerque. Flames and smoke were spotted on a KOAT camera just before 4 a.m. Wednesday.

May 13—OGDENSBURG — Abandoned buildings and unwanted occupants was a main topic of Monday night's City Council meeting. Fire Chief Kenneth Stull made a presentation to City Council on the ...

An abandoned building that belongs to a church caught fire Friday morning in Arden-Arcade, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said. Fire crews were dispatched around 5:18 a.m. to a property ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Palm Springs and Riverside County Fire responded to reports of a structure fire in an abandoned building just after 2:00 a.m. Thursday, on the corner of Sunrise Way ...

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The fire broke out at an abandoned building on North 40th Street in West Philadelphia, just before midnight on Sunday. '60 Minutes' Kamala Harris interview at center of Trump lawsuit runs afoul of ...

SAN ANTONIO — Another abandoned building in downtown San Antonio caught fire late Wednesday night, according to SAFD. Firefighters responded to the 100 block of Union Street near I37 South ...