'Tis the season for home improvement projects. With many consumers considering sprucing up a home, Eyewitness News went undercover, finding some contractors are cutting corners, putting homeowner's property and bank accounts at risk.
In case you missed a story here or there, here are the local happenings from Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes rose in April to the second highest level since the summer of 2008 while the median price for a new home hit a record high, further signs that housing is recovering.
A Newport man has been arrested for allegedly stealing copper downspouts from 16 homes around the city.
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The Pic of the Day Winner for May 23, 2013 is Jay Lewis of New Bedford, MA
A photo gallery of mugshots received from police in Southern New England for the month of May, 2013.
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