The owner of an abandoned home ignored orders to clean it up so Ralston police and a city crew moved in.

Those living near an Omaha elementary school have reason to worry about the safety of children walking to and from class. It's a hazard that has the city saying oops.

When it's time to water your yard, does your hose drive you crazy? It's heavy. It gets tangled. It's hard to move.

Summer is not far off-and for many adults and kids alike, thoughts turn to hot sunny days and refreshingly cold desserts.

It has new asphalt and freshly painted stripes, but a new downtown Omaha parking lot sits empty because the city blocked off the entrance.

Whether you're outfitting yourself or getting your kids ready for their favorite sport, where you shop can make a big difference. A new Consumer Reports National Research Center survey reveals the best places to gear up.

Under the category of "What Will They Think Of Next?" Car Companies keep coming up with new features that are supposed to make cars safer and easier to live with.

Just in time for Memorial Day weekend-Consumer Reports' test results on more than 100 gas grills. Some are loaded with features, but you don't have to spend top dollar to get a grill that sizzles.

A check forger is behind bars while investigators search for an accomplice. A break in the case came from an identity theft victim.

Last week, Fact Finders investigated the issue of potholes on private property. Since then, a dispute popped up involving a woman left with expensive damage to her car from potholes on a side street that feeds traffic into a retail development. Is this a city street or private property?

If you've been thinking about getting a backup laptop-either for yourself or one that's easy for your kids to use-there's a new kind that's being heavily advertised.

If you store sensitive information on your smart phone, losing track of it could spell disaster. A just-released survey by Consumer Reports projects more than seven million smart-phone owners had a phone that was lost, stolen, or ruined in the last year.

Before you fire up the grill for some great summer meals, Consumer Reports has a caution. The beef you buy may have been tenderized by machines-and that process can introduce potentially deadly bacteria into your food.

It's a quick way to make $95. Counterfeiters have been turning $5 bills into $100 bills.

They arrive in the mail all the time and keep popping up on your computer screen-home-refinancing ads that promise rock-bottom mortgage rates and easy approval.

A quick cash loan offer has left a borrower with higher fees than expected. The Better Business Bureau issued a consumer alert for Mobiloans.

Illegal dumping has created more than an eyesore in one Omaha neighborhood, it’s become an environmental hazard.

Anytime the government wants to give you a lot of money, that's a red flag. It alerted a Papillion couple to identity theft and it has them worried.

Everyone knows candy isn't exactly a health food. Now celebrities are touting a new kind of candy that promises to be a lot better for you.

Catching great action shots from your mountain bike or on the beach is a lot easier these days with cool new video cameras. Consumer Reports looks at two popular ones that go where no video camera or cell phone has gone before.

Cruise the cracker aisle these days and you'll see competition is really heating up for your snack dollars. Sure, the old favorites remain-but now there are lower-fat siblings and store-brand twins-not to mention new flavors.

Trying to serve up healthy meals? More and more people are opting for ground turkey instead of beef. Even Burger King has started serving turkey burgers.

Since the recent hailstorm, a number of out-of-state roofers have blown into town. One of them used telemarketing to get in the door and an Omaha contractor claims it’s misleading. So when a customer questioned the roofer, Fact Finders’ hidden camera was there.

An former Omaha star athlete is back in jail. BJ Valentine is accused of violating his probation when he flew to Texas and stopped at a home where a homicide occurred.

Frustration has flowed into the yards and homes of families in northwest Omaha, but answers have been in short supply.