FILE: Before heading back to the North Pole, Santa Claus stopped through Gruene to hear last-minute requests from kids. By Stephanie Snay with Angie's List – In the mood for chestnuts roasted on an ...

Every winter, I get quite a few emails from readers who suffer from smoky fireplaces. Just a month ago, one of my amateur radio friends reached out to me with the same problem. After asking him some ...

TROUBLESHOOT THE FURNACE: It's wonderful to hear the reassuring whoosh of a furnace coming on during a cold night. If your furnace isn't working correctly, look over these tips from Aire Serv, a ...

Imagine this scenario: You and your spouse have just moved into a new home with a masonry fireplace. You start a fire and smoke begins to roll into the room. The damper opens completely and you can ...

'Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight" That's a line from the song "Santa Baby," which always puts a smile on my face. If Santa hurried down your chimney, what would your fireplace look like?

We've received several emails asking readers for help with home problems. We'll be sharing them over the next few weeks. Here are a couple of them (questions have been edited for clarity and brevity): ...

After a string of four fires in two days in the city, Newport Beach firefighters are reminding the public to check and maintain fireplace equipment and chimneys. In a span of 48 hours on the New ...