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Dog pops up in driver’s seat when semi crashes in Minnesota
Associated Press | March 5, 2016 12:28 pmOne dog apparently has learned a new trick: how to drive a semi-truck. -
Brazilian man hides in gas tank to try to sneak into US
Associated Press | March 4, 2016 5:09 pmA man has been charged with trying to sneak a Brazilian man into the United States from Mexico by hiding him in the gasoline tank… -
To prevent sign thefts, town might rename Katie Crotch Road
Associated Press | March 4, 2016 1:00 pmA Maine town that spends hundreds of dollars annually to replace stolen street signs is again asking residents to consider renaming one of the frequent… -
Homemade license plate lands western New York woman in jail
Associated Press | March 4, 2016 5:20 amAuthorities say putting a homemade New York state license plate on a car has landed a western New York woman in Jail. -
Police: Nevada woman stabbed dog to death to avoid vet fees
Associated Press | March 3, 2016 3:41 pmAuthorities say a northern Nevada woman stabbed her dog to death to avoid paying veterinarian fees for the animal to be euthanized. -
Family gives up goat, 32 other animals living in mobile home
Associated Press | March 3, 2016 2:56 pmA southern Maine family has given to Humane Society officials a pygmy goat, nine ducks, two ferrets and more than 20 other animals that lived… -
Bird poop apparently caused NY nuclear reactor outage
Associated Press | March 3, 2016 2:56 pmBird poop was the likely cause of a December shutdown at a nuclear power plant outside New York City, according to the operator. -
4 Idaho boys charged in setting fire to principal’s house
Associated Press | March 3, 2016 1:41 pmFour Idaho teenagers suspected of setting fire to their high school principal's house in retaliation for being suspended have been taken into custody. -
Police chief reviewing if a ticket was issued in retaliation
Associated Press | March 3, 2016 5:20 amA West Virginia police chief is trying to determine if an officer issued a jaywalking ticket to a city parking enforcement officer in retaliation to… -
Ride the sky on a 70-story glass slide coming to Los Angeles
Associated Press | March 3, 2016 12:52 amThrill-seekers looking to take their fear of heights to a new level can come to downtown Los Angeles this summer and careen down a clear…