Former Harford Sheriff deputy pleads guilty in Carroll court to sex abuse of minor

A former Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy pleaded guilty in Carroll County Circuit Court Thursday afternoon to two ...

California wants millions of heat pumps. High power bills might get in the way

California's residential electricity prices are among the highest in the country. That makes heat pumps a tough sell to many Californians.

Harvard researchers make encouraging discovery after studying American HVACs: 'Would reduce heating bills across all parts of the country'

However, Harvard researchers discovered that heat pump adoption could save certain households thousands of dollars each year. One of the study's co-authors, Roxana Shafiee, broke down the encouraging ...
Consumer Reports

Heat Pump Buying Guide

A heat pump heats and cools your home, functioning like a combined furnace and central air conditioner. Because it absorbs and moves heat from the air, it is exceptionally energy-efficient and ...

Minnesota renter shares horror story after HOA refuses to make heating repairs during frigid winter: 'Does it benefit them somehow to not fix this?'

One frustrated renter on Reddit went to the r/HOA subreddit for answers when they had difficulty with their landlord and homeowners association regarding their heating. "I have ba ...

Reclaimed Trees Get Creative Reuse With New York Heartwoods

Megan Offner finds creative and comforting ways to salvage doomed trees. By Jane Margolies This article is part of our Design ...
BBN Times

The AI Infrastructure Squeeze: Why the Race for Compute is Forcing a Wave of Premature Data Center Decommissioning

The enterprise technology landscape in 2026 is undergoing a structural transformation unparalleled since the initial global migration to cloud computing infrastructure.