Hit: Blighted properties large and small are being removed from the local landscape, thanks to the action of the Washington County Board of Commissioners. Last summer, the commissioners established a blight and demolition fund using $13 million in federal COVID relief money that had to be ...

Let’s say you’re house hunting, and you find a property that seems to check off all the boxes. Enough space, the roof is solid and so are the heating and cooling systems. And the price is reasonable. There’s one catch, though. The house across the street has long been abandoned. Its ...