Keeping it safe: Managing your family personal and financial records (The Herald-Mail)
Getting organized is not easy. It takes time and commitment to get all your family records in order and to answer such questions as: Where does our money go? How much do we own? How much do we owe? Keeping family records in a business-like manner saves time, trouble, money and frustration.

Fire rips through family's South Florida home (7 News Miami)
WEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. -- A fire ripped through a family's South Florida home early Friday morning while they were on vacation.

Habitat searches for qualified family (Edwardsville Intelligencer)
As the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Habitat for Humanity creeps closer to its financial goal and to breaking ground on its first home, the chapter is also in search of a family for the home. Vice-Chair Trish Cheatham said the Chapter is  committed to breaking ground in September 2008. But along with the money, the Chapter also needs a family before it can start construction on the new home.

Family terrorized during home invasion (WCNC Charlotte)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Gunmen kicked in the door of a Charlotte home on Thursday, terrorizing a family, including a 6-month-old baby. It happened in the Montclaire South neighborhood just off of Archdale.

Friends, Family Anxious For Rescued Hostage To Return Home (WFTV 9 Orlando)
The Army announced Thursday that three Florida men rescued from the jungles of Colombia are in good health as friends and family are waiting in anticipation to welcome a Brevard County hero home. RAW INTERVIEW: Hostage's Neighbor Talks About News Of Rescue RAW VIDEO: Hostages Shown On Video Posted By FARC On YouTube TEAM COVERAGE: Rescued Hostages Healthy, Reuniting With Family

Family home burns (2:52 p.m.) (Hickory Daily Record)
A fire destroyed a family's home this afternoon. At around 12:30 p.m. a fire was reported at the home of Brian P. and Holly W. Steiger at 4410 Plateau Road. Brian Steiger said when his wife called to tell him that the house was on fire the first thing he wanted to know was if their four young children were OK. He said when he heard the children were fine he felt a huge rush of relief. As the ...

Eviction fear for eco-home family (BBC News)
A Devon family face being made homeless after building their dream "eco-home".

Teen suspected of killing girl was 'like family' (CNN.com)
GREENVILLE, South Carolina (AP) -- Relatives of an 8-year-old girl found raped and slain in an abandoned home said Thursday that the young teenager accused of the crime was like a member of the family.

Man evicted from home in family battle over estate (CBC Manitoba)
A family dispute over a will saw a man with cerebral palsy escorted out of a Winnipeg home by sheriff's officers on Wednesday.

Zoning violations cost family home (Tribune Chronicle)
GIRARD - Allyson Krist and her three sons have less than 24 hours to vacate their home because the city's Health Department condemned the house Thursday morning.