SAN JOSE -- Two people were left to find alternate housing Saturday night after an intense attic fire destroyed the roof of an East San Jose home, according to the San Jose Fire Department.

The two-alarm fire was reported about 8:45 p.m. at a home on Rose Creek Drive near South White Road and Ocala Avenue, about a block from Mount Pleasant High School.

No injuries were reported as heat and flames caused the home's roof to collapse, fire officials said.

Firefighters contained the fire to the attic and corralled it within 40 minutes. The two occupants were expected to stay with relatives while the damage is assessed.

Faulty wiring is suspected to played a part in the blaze, but an exact cause remained under investigation.

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JAMES CITY -

A vacant home on Church Road in James City was destroyed Saturday morning after being engulfed in flames twice.

According to Craven County assistant fire marshal Ira Whitford, a house on the 400 block of Church Road caught fire at 3:00 a.m. Saturday. Firefighters put out the flames and left by 7:30 a.m. Shortly afterwards, the fire sparked again.

No one was living at the home at the time, but someone who lived nearby the home stopped by and claimed he lived there with his family a few years back. Tom Mapp said the house was old and had bad electrical wiring.

"I don't feel my family was safe in the home at all," Mapp said.

Another neighbor was awoken by the fire.

"About 3:00 in the morning saw some lights flashing in the window," said Larry Baldwin.

There was some light rain Saturday morning, but the assistant fire marshal said it was not enough to help cull the flames.

Fire investigators are treating the fire as suspicious. They said they do not believe the fire was electrical in nature.

No one was hurt in the flames.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Mohamed and Ahmad Mobarak will soon be heading home and back to work at a spot where they were arrested from a little more than a week ago.

NBC4 brought the story of search warrants at the Mobarak business along state Route 161, at the Beechcroft Newsstand.

Federal agents and local officers took items from the Mobarak home and businesses as part of their investigation into alleged crime activity with multiple suspects.

Today in federal court Ahmad and Mohamed were allowed release by federal judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers after arguments by the U.S. Attorney's Office to try and keep them in custody.

The judge ruled that the brothers don't present a flight risk, or a danger to the public, and would allowed to return home early next week on some sort of monitoring system or device.

We need our clients out, we need them to work with us, 250 alleged institutions defrauded, we need to work on that, they are not a threat to the community in any way shape or form, Mark Collins, attorney for Ahmad Mobarak said.

Prosecutors called an agent with the IRS who talked a little about the case against the brothers saying in part they are accused of manipulating some 6000 credit cards, over a 3 year period, wiring nearly $200,000 overseas.

The U.S. Attorney's Officer argued that the brothers were flight risks,there was evidence to warrant them staying behind bars, and face long prison sentences if found guilty.

Today the brothers learned that when the hardware for monitoring systems come in, they will head home.

He's pleased, feels like any one of us would, looking forward to returning to his buinsess, Dave Thomas, attorney for Mohamed Mobarak said.

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Somali-Americans in Minnesota and across the United States are again facing problems sending money to relatives still living in east Africa.

Last month, the bank that handled the majority of cash transfers from the United States to east Africa stopped providing the service. Aid organizations say there will be a humanitarian crisis if the financial pipeline doesn't expand soon.

That worries residents of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood near downtown Minneapolis, home to thousands of Somali-Americans. It's not hard to find people who regularly send cash to family in or near Somalia.

"If I don't send any money, there's no way they can live," said 28-year-old Ayub Ali, who earns a modest living as a truck driver.

This month Ali again scraped together $700 and came to Kaah Express, a storefront money-wiring business on Cedar Avenue. Ali said he sends money to his wife and children, which they'll use for the basics including food, clothing and rent.

"She doesn't have any income except my income," he said.

During Somalia's recent civil war, Ali's family fled to Nairobi, Kenya along with many others.

According to the charity Oxfam, many of the 10 million people who remain in Somalia are deeply dependent on money sent from relatives overseas. The group says $1.3 billion in remittance payments flow in to Somalia from around the world every year. The funds account for as much as 45 percent of the country's economic activity.

Somalis in the United States may only send money if a U.S. bank is willing to facilitate the transfers. Any bank that does risks multimillion dollar fines if it runs afoul of federal antiterrorism financing laws and complying with the laws is increasingly difficult.

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1. Energy efficiency

Do you know how thick the exterior walls are? Is the garage (including the garage door) insulated? What about solar panels to help with energy costs?

Making a home energy efficient is about more than just the type of insulation that is stuffed into the walls that you can see. It's also about making a space that maximizes circulation, and smarter home technology to reduce monthly energy costs and best practices before you move in. Try asking your builder how their floor plan maximizes light and airflow to make sure you're not flushing money each month.

At Sego Homes, for example, exteriors are built with 2x6 walls using sustainable materials that require less maintenance and help keep homes energy efficient. Functional roofs with decks can be fitted with solar panels to help generate electricity year-round and Sego Homes is a 100% ENERGY STAR builder, which requires homes undergo a rigorous screening process before you move in.

2. Up-to-date technology

Would you buy a new car with a cassette player?

For many homebuyers, the appeal of a new home can be overwhelming and distracting. It's possible to overlook the wiring when so much attention is paid to the color of the cabinets, carpet, closet size, etc. Rightfully so there are hundreds of important decisions to make when purchasing a new home.

Picking a new homebuilder that utilizes up-to-date technology is crucial. Is your new home wired for CAT5 cable? What about surround sound in the living room? What about the latest in home automation, including smart thermostats and home connectivity?

Sego Homes incorporates the latest technologies, including USB charging stations in their kitchens and an electronic keyless deadbolt on the front door.

It's also worth asking your builder how adaptable the home will be for future technologies. It's impossible to see into the future, but any reputable builder should be amenable to describing how your home can be easily upgraded.

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EVANSDALE | A home that volunteers were building for Habitat for Humanity will have to be rebuilt following a Thursday morning fire, according to officials with the agency.

Unfortunately with the damage, its not the extent but where. It was up in the attic area, so it did get the roof trusses and some of the supports, said Ali Parrish, executive director for Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity.

The house at 717 Jordan Drive, which had been a few months away from completion, will have to be torn down to the foundation, and builders will have to start over, she said.

The cause of the fire hasnt been determined, but no foul play is suspected, said Ryan Phillips, a spokesman with Evansdale Fire Rescue.

Builders had been in the house Wednesday installing wiring and drywall, and the building did have electrical power at the time, Phillips said. No one was at the home at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported.

Workers at a nearby business called 911 around 7:30 a.m. Thursday after noticing smoke coming from the roof of the single-story home.

Crews with Evansdale, Raymond and Gilbertville fire departments responded and extinguished the flames quickly. But the fire had been smoldering for awhile before it was discovered, Phillips said, and the flames burned through rafters and damaged drywall.

The houses foundation had been poured September 2014, and Habitat volunteers began work in October, Parrish said. The nonprofit group has about a dozen homes in the works and completes about seven or eight a year, she said.

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A Detroit home. Photo: AP

Sixty-two thousand properties have faced foreclosure in Detroit this year over unpaid taxes. About half will likely be auctioned for $500 apiece this fall.

Buying homes or vacant lots for $500 might sound inviting, even in a city as troubled as Detroit.

After all, look at New York: Decades of crime and decay gave way to a real estate boom that has gentrified even outlying working-class neighborhoods.

Properties that sold for thousands in the bad old days are now worth millions.

But there are no guarantees. "The opportunities are there but there are huge challenges," said Dang Duong, a law and business student at the University of Michigan who has bought and renovated several dilapidated homes in Detroit.

"If you're under the impression you can buy a property for $500 and wait a few years until Detroit has recovered, that's going to be difficult."

Here are five things to consider before buying property in Detroit.

Are you prepared to evict former owners, longtime tenants or even squatters? Loveland Technologies, a mapping company that has surveyed every property in Detroit, estimates that half the properties facing foreclosure are occupied, housing about 100,000 Detroiters.

Critics question the morality of buying occupied homes and fear the program may increase Detroit's homeless population. They say many owners stopped paying taxes because they weren't getting city services in return.

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Kate Glanville bought family home in Carmarthenshire with her husband Newly married couple fell in love with the two-bedroom cottage in 1996 But in achieving dream of building perfect home, their marriage crumbled Couple discovered problem after problem with home and started arguing Beautiful home was featured in a magazine, but the pair were not happy After 17 years and 150,000 spent, their marriage finally collapsed in 2013

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Published: 17:36 EST, 9 March 2015 | Updated: 10:30 EST, 10 March 2015

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The handwritten For Sale sign caught our attention as we drove through the Welsh countryside on the first warm day that spring. The hills were drenched in sunshine, daffodils lined the lanes and newborn lambs bleated in the fields.

For years we had fantasised about living in just such an idyllic place; dreaming of a country cottage where we could set up a pottery studio for us both to establish our ceramics businesses, and where I could write and fulfil my dreams of becoming a published author.

The sign was propped outside an old stone cottage in the village of Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire, in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The two-bedroom cottage had a long barn attached to it and was surrounded by a large, overgrown garden. Damp patches stained the walls, and the slate roof and wooden porch looked as though they might collapse at any moment.

Despite its dilapidated appearance, my husband Duncan and I could immediately see its potential, and by the time wed finished looking around we had fallen in love with the property.

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Updated: Monday, March 9 2015 6:03 PM EDT2015-03-09 22:03:17 GMT

Authorities in Clovis are trying to find two men they want to question about a weekend murder.

Authorities in Clovis are trying to find two men they want to question about a weekend murder.

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The subject in the attached photo is a person of interest in a theft at an LISD elementary school on Friday, March 6.

The subject in the attached photo is a person of interest in a theft at an LISD elementary school on Friday, March 6.

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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) conducted a traffic stop Sunday on US-287, yielding over 112 pounds of marijuana, valued at over $682,000.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) conducted a traffic stop Sunday on US-287, yielding over 112 pounds of marijuana, valued at over $682,000.

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