With extreme cold weather and energy bills on the rise, many homeowners are taking a closer look at heating alternatives like ...

In 50 years, my father-in-law has never run out of wood. Since building a wood-heated cabin in Maine in the early 1970s, he ...

The Litheli Cordless Snow Shovel is on sale for $90, 57% off its normal price of $210. It’s electric, so there’s no need to worry about breathing in harmful fumes, but its most noticeable side effect ...

It allows you to literally wrap yourself in a blanket, but still be able to use your hands, without your poor arm suffering ...

While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

A "turtle" was used to cool the battery, a device that hooks onto a fire hose and sprays water onto the undercarriage of the ...

That is why when I stood up at seven o’clock that evening, I eyed the electric fireplace and wondered if its simulacrum of fire, the flickering orange and red flames, glow of burning logs, and crackle ...

Home fires kill hundreds of people and do many millions worth of damage each year, but this simple $99 device can detect ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

An electric school bus burst into flames in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, prompting a massive emergency response and shutting down a stretch of the 210 Freeway in Sylmar, authorities said. The ...

This homemade s’mores maker is full of vintage charm, and it’s under $30 at Amazon. Make s’mores indoors without ever ...

As temperatures plunge across Eastern Idaho, locals are looking for any way to stay warm. However, the Idaho Falls Fire ...