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Dog named Trigger shoots owner during Indiana waterfowl hunt
Associated Press | October 26, 2015 9:48 amAuthorities say a northern Indiana woman is recovering after being shot in the foot by her dog. -
Robber flees when elderly woman yells, ‘There’s the police’
Associated Press | October 26, 2015 9:32 amAuthorities say an elderly woman being robbed in a Pennsylvania parking lot shouted, "There's the police!" and the spooked suspect dropped his gun and ran… -
Ex-cop gets year in jail for asking to lick woman’s feet
Associated Press | October 23, 2015 3:16 pmA suburban Houston school district police officer who pulled over a female motorist and then asked to lick her feet has been sentenced to 1… -
Bridge in Ohio capital is infested with thousands of spiders
Associated Press | October 23, 2015 10:44 amThe Main Street bridge in Ohio's capital might appear to be decked out for Halloween, but officials say the extensive webs spotted by motorists at… -
3 of a kind: Rare identical triplets born in Baltimore
Associated Press | October 23, 2015 8:20 amA Baltimore couple has welcomed three identical members to their family, in what doctors call a rare occurrence. -
Police: Come claim 50 pounds of pot shipped to wrong address
Associated Press | October 23, 2015 3:16 amPolice in a New Jersey town are asking the person who was expecting 50 pounds of marijuana in the mail to come claim the package. -
Loose cockatoo with annoying dinosaur-like screech returned
Associated Press | October 23, 2015 3:08 amA cockatoo with the screech of a dinosaur is back in his cage after irritating residents of a Boston suburb for months. -
Idaho agency finds historic footage of parachuting beavers
Associated Press | October 23, 2015 1:32 amMore than half a century after a group of beavers parachuted into the Idaho backcountry, officials have uncovered footage of the quirky wildlife management moment. -
Alaska driver heading to work strikes 300-pound seal on road
Associated Press | October 22, 2015 1:41 pmFred Parnell of Alaska wasn't expecting marine mammals on the roadway, so he was shocked when the animal he struck turned out to be a… -
State agency typo sends callers to ‘free and fun party line’
Associated Press | October 22, 2015 9:20 amThe words "free" and "fun" are not the first things that come to mind when talking about the Massachusetts Department of Administration and Finance.