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CBS News
31-03-2025
- CBS News
Teens throw illegal house party at two new and vacant Folsom Ranch homes
FOLSOM – Hundreds of teenagers took over two brand new vacant Folsom Ranch homes in an illegal house party Saturday night. "This is like something out of a movie," said Shelley, who didn't want to give her last name but witnessed everything. "Two hundred-plus kids breaking into a house." She captured the shocking video showing one teenager after another filing out of two vacant new homes on Happy Hallow Drive, filling the street. "These are all new people that just moved in so they have probably only been here maybe a couple of weeks," Shelley said. "You could see the kids up inside the second floor. All the lights were on. They were screaming and yelling and just partying." On Sunday, there was evidence left behind from the illegal party: leftover beer cans on the driveway, alcohol cases inside and handprints on the garage. Ring video shared with CBS13 showed the kids rolling up and making no attempt to be discrete. "There was a fight that broke out in the street," said one neighbor who wanted to stay anonymous. "Two kids approached another kid and kind of bombarded him, threw him onto a car hood and he fell onto the floor. It was at that moment that we decided to call the cops." The neighbor said the brawl was the final straw. Cell phone video from a different neighbor shows when the police showed up and the kids cleared out after neighbors said they called multiple times. "They showed no respect to the police officer that showed up and they were being destructive," Shelley said. CBS13 spoke with the owner of the home over the phone who did not know any of this happened until they came out to do the story. He said that he was in disbelief. They had just painted his new home and he moved in May. He now has a whole lot of questions. CBS13 went to the Lennar Homes office to get answers but instead was told they had no comment at this time. "It was a little scary," said another neighbor who wanted to stay anonymous. "It looked like they consumed drugs as well, we could smell it." That neighbor said they moved here because it seemed safe and quiet, never expecting to see the street swarmed with teens. Construction for new homes is still happening on the streets, but the completed homes with "sold" signs did not stop the teens from taking over. It has neighbors questioning: where were the kid's parents? "People are saying, 'Oh you guys are Karens,'" Shelley said. "I don't think they would feel that way if it was happening in their house they just bought or in your neighborhood." CBS13 reached out to the Folsom Police Department multiple times but never heard back. Neighbors think this may have been a social media challenge and hope they can get a security guard to patrol this area from now on.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Lowcountry veteran surprised with brand new home
HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (WSAV) — It started as a way to help veterans deal with life outside of combat, but now the veteran's charity Operation Patriots FOB (OPFOB) has become a lot more. It helped make a military family's dream come true with a brand-new home to call their own. A police escort came into the Preserve at Hilton Head Lakes, the streets lined with neighbors and supporters, and a veteran was given a ride to a big surprise. Morgan Strain and his wife Kemi got out of the car, in front of dozens of friends and neighbors, to hear the home in front of them now belonged to them. It was moment that proved even a marine can cry. 'There's not there's not a way to adequately say what this means.' said Morgan Strain. 'We got out the car, saw within a couple of blocks. You see the crowd a lot in the street and start seeing my friends like people I've known for four or five, ten, 15 years.' Friends who kept this surprise for months. Until this day. The house, the materials and all the work were provided through 'Homes 4 Heroes' a partnership between OPFOB and Lennar homes. 'We want to be able to give back to the community that takes care of us,' SAID Brian Cartwright, Division Manager with Lennar Homes. 'And being able to take care of a veteran that's really served our country and taking care of us makes it all that much more special.' After a ceremony in their honor, the Strain's had a special moment of their own. Walking through their front door for the first time, they were surrounded not just by unfinished walls, but messages of love and support from the community. Many of whom the family had never met. 'I don't even have the words to know that all this love is at the center of our home,' said Kemi Strain. 'We were really caught off guard with all this,' said Morgan. 'We knew there was a long shot. But for it to come and culminate today and to see everybody in the massive amount of support and love that our friends and family have poured into this, Lennar Homes, they've all gone above and beyond.' OPFOB called this event a 'dream come true'. 'When we started Operation Patriots FOB, we never thought that we would be in a position to be able to gift homes and do all the different things that we do in the community,' said J.R. Brown, OPFOB co-founder. 'We started with outdoor recreational activity and now four and a half years, almost five years, until we were able to gift a home away. And you want to talk about a generational impact for a family. It's just it's huge.' If the home wasn't enough, there was one more surprise waiting for Morgan. 'OPFOB is about to kick off the service dog program. And OPFOB would like to offer you a job to start our service dog program.' There's still some work to be done on the home, but the Strain's will be able to move in in June. For more information on OPFOB, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
08-02-2025
- Business
- USA Today
New public-access golf course opens in growing Florida community
New public-access golf course opens in growing Florida community Calusa Country Club has opened in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, as part of a Lennar Homes development. The 18-hole course, designed by Gordon Lewis and open to the public with memberships available, is part of the Lakewood Ranch community that is just southeast of Tampa Bay. The Calusa layout – managed by Troon's ICON Management division – has Tif Eagle greens, Bimini Bermuda fairways and water in play on all 18 holes. The facility also features a water range and a short-game practice area. A 12-hole putting course will be added, also designed by Lewis.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New public-access golf course opens in growing Florida community
Calusa Country Club has opened in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, as part of a Lennar Homes development. The 18-hole course, designed by Gordon Lewis and open to the public with memberships available, is part of the Lakewood Ranch community that is just southeast of Tampa Bay. The Calusa layout – managed by Troon's ICON Management division – has Tif Eagle greens, Bimini Bermuda fairways and water in play on all 18 holes. The facility also features a water range and a short-game practice area. A 12-hole putting course will be added, also designed by Lewis. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: New public-access golf course opens in growing Florida community
