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• Cuff him! No, you cuff him!

  September 13, 2010 3:27 PM

  Florida sheriff's deputies sprang into action Monday morning when a seven-foot alligator made its way toward a group of school children. A school crossing guard first spotted the gator on a street in Oldsmar and called authorities. Deputies quickly arrived and called for a trapper, but decided they... more »

• Golfer's swing snags rock, sparks fire in California

  August 31, 2010 4:33 PM

  Forget "Fore!" "Fire!" was the cry of the day for a golfer whose off-target swing sparked a 12-acre blaze in Southern California. The golfer at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine landed a shot in the rough Saturday. On his next swing, his club snagged a rock,... more »

• BC police: Bears surrounded pot fields

  August 19, 2010 8:42 AM

  Police who uncovered two marijuana fields near the U.S.-Canada border had to tread carefully: 13 black bears were wandering around the crops. The fields of about 2,300 plants were found near Christina Lake, just a few miles from the border. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says... more »

• Rattlesnake cakes pack a vicious bite

  August 5, 2010 8:53 AM

  It could've been the rattlesnake cakes. Or more precisely, the eggs in the cakes served by The Fort, a restaurant in the foothills west of Denver that specializes in wild game and other Western fare. Jefferson County health officials believe a salmonella outbreak caused by eggs that were likely... more »

• Woman uses Three Stooges move on criminal

  August 4, 2010 10:36 AM

  "I had watched the Three Stooges cartoons a long, long time ago. I actually wanted to hook his neck with the front part of my cane, I wanted to hook him and I wanted to pull him inside my kitchen," Henrietta Lopez said. Lopez, 67, described her first thoughts... more »

• Beef? Chicken? Squirrel?

  August 3, 2010 1:05 PM

  Jed Clampett would approve--but animal rights activists in London are horrified. A grocery store there has begun selling squirrel meat. The little rodents are killed by farmers because they cause damage. The store owner says the squirrels are killed anyway, and their bodies buried or incinerated. This provides... more »

• Colorado bicyclist injured by cannonball blast

  July 30, 2010 9:47 AM

  Sheriff's officials say a bicyclist who organized a charity race was injured by a small cannonball that was shot at him. The cannonball that was fired at the bicyclist Sunday during a multiple sclerosis fundraiser in Durango. Authorities say the cannonball was similar to what is used at high... more »

• Elderly woman gets surprise in the mail

  July 21, 2010 9:52 AM

  Bills, catalogs, junk mail - marijuana? Indeed, police say a surprise 2-pound package of marijuana arrived in the mail last week at one elderly woman's home in southern Michigan's Blackman Township, which is about 75 miles west of Detroit. The woman called police. Detectives don't know who sent... more »

• Roy Rogers auction attracts strong bids

  July 15, 2010 9:17 AM

  Trigger has a new home -- as do numerous items once owned by Western stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. They were put up for auction yesterday at Christie's in New York, with an auctioneer calling it the "most colorful, emotional and sentimental" sale she's experienced in her 20 years... more »

• Brothers collide in head-on crash

  July 14, 2010 3:28 PM

  State police in Oregon say two brothers collided in a head-on crash that left one of the men critically injured and his wife dead. Lt. Pat Ashmore says a tow truck driven by 25-year-old John Arthur Harvey late Tuesday struck a Toyota Corolla driven by his 20-year-old brother, Westun... more »

• Fish falling from the sky

  July 14, 2010 11:07 AM

  John Walsh doesn't fish. In this case, he didn't have to. A 14-inch striped bass landed in his Milton, Massachusetts yard on Monday. "I'd expect it at the beach, but we're a mile and a half, two miles from the ocean," said Walsh. The Walsh family was outside... more »

• Warning: Don't copy Lady GaGa's googoo eyes

  July 12, 2010 4:02 PM

  Of all the wild fads and fashions that Lady GaGa inspires among young women, nothing has caught on quite like the huge doll-like eyes the pop star has in her Bad Romance video. Demand for the look is high. A tutorial posted on YouTube by a make-up artist has... more »

• Facebook reunites woman with stolen class ring

  July 12, 2010 11:04 AM

  A Maine woman's high school class ring is back in her possession 28 years after it was stolen. Michelle Bilodeau of Auburn hadn't seen her Edward Little High School class of 1983 ring since it was stolen during her junior year. But on Friday, it was returned to her... more »

• Top this, gardeners--a 750 pound watermelon!

  July 8, 2010 11:26 AM

  If you crave a sweet, juicy watermelon on a hot summer day, there's one in Mississippi that should satisfy your appetite. It weighs 750-pounds! The watermelon is on display outside a local Farmer's Market in the small town of West Point. more »

• School janitor finds 3-foot python in locker

  July 7, 2010 8:58 AM

  A custodian cleaning out lockers at a Massachusetts high school was so shocked when a 3-foot-long snake fell at his feet that he didn't even think it was real. Ed Reardon tells The Daily News Tribune that at first he thought it was a change purse. Then he thought... more »

• Missed teacher conferences could land parents in pokey

  July 6, 2010 11:06 AM

  A Detroit-area prosecutor wants lawmakers to pass an ordinance that could jail parents for up to three days for repeatedly missing scheduled parent-teacher conferences. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says such an ordinance is aimed at making parents responsible for their children's education, which may keep more young people... more »

• Pub mascot top dog at grabbing gratuities

  June 16, 2010 10:20 AM

  If you ever stop by Harley's Pub in Idaho City, Idaho, be careful about leaving cash on the table. One of the workers has a real nose for money, but can't tell a dollar bill from a 20...because he's a dog. It's hard to tell whether Dusty, the... more »

• Live goat found in car trunk at drunk driving checkpoint

  June 15, 2010 10:50 AM

  Got your goat! A stop at a drunk-driving checkpoint ended with a surprise for Virginia sheriff's deputies last Friday evening. When officers approached the car of 32-year-old Fiona Ann Enderly they heard strange noises coming from the trunk. The deputies asked Enderly about the noise and she... more »

• Never mind. 'Chevy' is fine

  June 10, 2010 1:56 PM

  Turns out you can take your "Chevy to the levee" or any other darn place you please. General Motors on Thursday backed off a "poorly worded" internal memo that asked employees to refer to the brand only as "Chevrolet" in an effort to create consistency. GM says in a... more »

• Princess Diana's dress sold at auction

  June 9, 2010 11:41 AM

  A Chilean fashion museum is the new owner of a racy black gown that was worn by Lady Diana Spencer on one of her first official engagements -- before she became Princess Diana. The winning bid at the auction in London was more than $275,000 -- and that's several... more »

• Lightning strikes couple as he prepares to propose

  June 8, 2010 3:49 PM

  Richard Butler and Bethany Lott set out for a hike in Tennessee last Friday, in a miserable storm. A 25-year-old college student who dreamed of becoming a park ranger, Bethany's favorite spot was Max Patch. "We got most of the way up to Max Patch, through the rain, and... more »

• Cupid's arrow strikes couple early

  June 8, 2010 12:12 PM

  Alex and Donna Voutisinas are happily married. As the couple went through old family photos, they came across a startling discovery. A photo of then-5 year-old Donna with her brothers at Disney World -- also showed Alex in the background with father. At the time, their families had... more »

• Sisters find $18,000, return it to owner

  June 4, 2010 9:46 AM

  Two sisters found nearly $18,000 in an abandoned duffel bag outside a store and notified police. Michelle Pientka, 21, and her 16-year-old sister Jessica say they found the bag at a store parking lot Tuesday night. They took it home but didn't look inside until the next morning, when... more »

• Billboard attracts with charcoal, pepper scent

  June 3, 2010 12:41 PM

  It's not just the picture of beef on a new billboard in North Carolina that tries to catch drivers' attention, it's the aroma coming from the sign. The billboard on N.C. 150 in central North Carolina emits the smell of black pepper and charcoal to promote a new line... more »

• NHL team plans big flush

  June 2, 2010 11:52 AM

  The Pittsburgh Penguins are looking for 250 students to help with an important task and there's only one major requirement: You must know how to flush a toilet. Construction is near completion on the Penguins' new arena, the Consol Energy Center. But like with any new arena or stadium,... more »

• Guatamala sinkhole 30 stories deep

  June 2, 2010 10:04 AM

  It looks like something out of a science fiction movie--like a hole was bored straight down into the earth. After Tropical Storm Agatha slammed the Central American country, killing more than 100, a sinkhole the depth of a 30 story building opened up. It swallowed a three story building... more »