Fla. woman attacked by fox, then shot in the leg
Authorities say a Levy County man accidentally shot his wife while trying to hit a fox that had attacked her. The couple told deputies they had spotted an animal in their yard Friday morning and went outside to see what it was. (AP, 6:21 p.m.)
Authorities say a Levy County man accidentally shot his wife while trying to hit a fox that had attacked her. The couple told deputies they had spotted an animal in their yard Friday morning and went outside to see what it was. (AP, 6:21 p.m.)
Kayaking teens accused of tiki bar beer theft
Two teenagers have been arrested after kayaking across a lake and stealing beer and energy drinks from a man's beachfront tiki bar. (AP, 4:54 p.m.)
Two teenagers have been arrested after kayaking across a lake and stealing beer and energy drinks from a man's beachfront tiki bar. (AP, 4:54 p.m.)
Double bundle: Sisters give birth on same day
Two Michigan sisters surprised hospital staff and themselves by giving birth to daughters on the same day. The Hillsdale Daily News reported that Sarah Sweeter made the trip from Kalamazoo to be with her sister Deborah Lewis in Homer for the birth of her niece on Wednesday. (AP, 3:35 p.m.)
Two Michigan sisters surprised hospital staff and themselves by giving birth to daughters on the same day. The Hillsdale Daily News reported that Sarah Sweeter made the trip from Kalamazoo to be with her sister Deborah Lewis in Homer for the birth of her niece on Wednesday. (AP, 3:35 p.m.)
Angry man shoots lawn mower for not starting
A Milwaukee man was accused of shooting his lawn mower because it wouldn't start. Keith Walendowski, 56, was charged with felony possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle and misdemeanor disorderly conduct while armed. (AP, 6:21 p.m.)
A Milwaukee man was accused of shooting his lawn mower because it wouldn't start. Keith Walendowski, 56, was charged with felony possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle and misdemeanor disorderly conduct while armed. (AP, 6:21 p.m.)
Woman bumps burglar on bike, suspect drops items
New Castle Police say a woman chased down a burglar she caught carrying her property out of her house, and got her stuff back. It happened Tuesday morning in a home on Pennsylvania Avenue in Manor Park. (AP, 3:26 p.m.)
New Castle Police say a woman chased down a burglar she caught carrying her property out of her house, and got her stuff back. It happened Tuesday morning in a home on Pennsylvania Avenue in Manor Park. (AP, 3:26 p.m.)
Balloon rides come to New York's Central Park
Want to look down on the rich and famous? Go eye to eagle-eye with a winged predator? See the sun rise over Queens? How better to do this than from a balloon 30 stories above Central Park? (AP, 5:29 a.m.)
Want to look down on the rich and famous? Go eye to eagle-eye with a winged predator? See the sun rise over Queens? How better to do this than from a balloon 30 stories above Central Park? (AP, 5:29 a.m.)
Deputies intercept text message to capture suspect
After catching one of two people wanted in a series of break-ins, deputies in North Carolina let their fingers do the chasing to catch a second suspect. (AP, 7/24/08)
After catching one of two people wanted in a series of break-ins, deputies in North Carolina let their fingers do the chasing to catch a second suspect. (AP, 7/24/08)
Boy, 11, bites pit bull to fend off attack
An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him. Local newspapers reported on Thursday that Gabriel Almeida was playing in his uncle's backyard in the city of Belo Horizonte when a pit bull named Tita lunged at him and bit him in the left arm. (AP, 7/24/08)
An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him. Local newspapers reported on Thursday that Gabriel Almeida was playing in his uncle's backyard in the city of Belo Horizonte when a pit bull named Tita lunged at him and bit him in the left arm. (AP, 7/24/08)
Peacock hitches ride with pair along Pa. roadway
Picking up hitchhikers can be risky, but this one in northeast Pennsylvania was a bird of a different feather. Jerry Dimick and a friend were driving along Route 307 near Clarks Summit on Wednesday when they spotted a peacock standing by the edge of the road. (AP, 7/24/08)
Picking up hitchhikers can be risky, but this one in northeast Pennsylvania was a bird of a different feather. Jerry Dimick and a friend were driving along Route 307 near Clarks Summit on Wednesday when they spotted a peacock standing by the edge of the road. (AP, 7/24/08)
In Portland, Ore., parking laws include police
Portland police are not above the parking laws, even if they're hungry. Officer Chadd Stensgaard, who parked his patrol car illegally while making a dinner-break stop at a Japanese restaurant, must pay a $35 fine, Traffic Court Judge Terry Hannon ruled Wednesday. (AP, 7/24/08)
Portland police are not above the parking laws, even if they're hungry. Officer Chadd Stensgaard, who parked his patrol car illegally while making a dinner-break stop at a Japanese restaurant, must pay a $35 fine, Traffic Court Judge Terry Hannon ruled Wednesday. (AP, 7/24/08)
Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do
A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it. (AP, 7/24/08)
A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it. (AP, 7/24/08)
Pet rabbit credited with saving couple from fire
A pet rabbit is credited with saving a couple from a fire that swept through their home in the southern city of Melbourne. (AP, 7/23/08)
A pet rabbit is credited with saving a couple from a fire that swept through their home in the southern city of Melbourne. (AP, 7/23/08)
117 cats, raccoon, and rabbit found at Omaha home
Humane society workers have found 117 cats, a raccoon and a rabbit in a north Omaha house. The discovery came Wednesday after Council Bluffs, Iowa, police caught the 54-year-old woman who lives at the house reportedly stealing cat food. Officials say she smelled like cat urine. (AP, 7/23/08)
Humane society workers have found 117 cats, a raccoon and a rabbit in a north Omaha house. The discovery came Wednesday after Council Bluffs, Iowa, police caught the 54-year-old woman who lives at the house reportedly stealing cat food. Officials say she smelled like cat urine. (AP, 7/23/08)
Stolen motorcycle found after 34 years in N.J.
Prosecutors say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was stolen nearly 34 years ago in Rhode Island has surfaced in central New Jersey. The 1971 Sportster was purchased on eBay for $2,400 by Michael Meistrell of Cranford. (AP, 7/23/08)
Prosecutors say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was stolen nearly 34 years ago in Rhode Island has surfaced in central New Jersey. The 1971 Sportster was purchased on eBay for $2,400 by Michael Meistrell of Cranford. (AP, 7/23/08)
Couple claim mysterious noise plagues their house
Bob and Leona Ehrfurth say the noise that's been plaguing them for two years sounds something like a rumbling motor, with a subtle vibration that won't quit. Then it stops -- especially when they try to show city officials or acoustic experts what they're hearing. (AP, 7/23/08)
Bob and Leona Ehrfurth say the noise that's been plaguing them for two years sounds something like a rumbling motor, with a subtle vibration that won't quit. Then it stops -- especially when they try to show city officials or acoustic experts what they're hearing. (AP, 7/23/08)
'Pantyhose Bandit' causes sheer annoyance in Mass.
Dozens of pairs of pantyhose have been left near a Milford school bus stop -- causing sheer annoyance in the neighborhood. The pantyhose -- sometimes new, sometimes used -- has been left on Camp Street for more than two years. They're almost always black and queen sized. (AP, 7/23/08)
Dozens of pairs of pantyhose have been left near a Milford school bus stop -- causing sheer annoyance in the neighborhood. The pantyhose -- sometimes new, sometimes used -- has been left on Camp Street for more than two years. They're almost always black and queen sized. (AP, 7/23/08)
Teacher lasts 20 hours on carnival ride, wins $1K
A Minnesota high school teacher has lasted 20 hours on a carnival ride to win the Ride the Tide Challenge at the Mall of America. (AP, 7/23/08)
A Minnesota high school teacher has lasted 20 hours on a carnival ride to win the Ride the Tide Challenge at the Mall of America. (AP, 7/23/08)
RI cops arrest man with 0.491 blood alcohol level
State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent -- the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead. (AP, 7/22/08)
State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent -- the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead. (AP, 7/22/08)
Teacher lasts 20 hours on carnival ride, wins $1K
A Minnesota high school has teacher lasted 20 hours on a carnival ride to win the Ride the Tide Challenge at the Mall of America. (AP, 7/22/08)
A Minnesota high school has teacher lasted 20 hours on a carnival ride to win the Ride the Tide Challenge at the Mall of America. (AP, 7/22/08)
NY man earning $100K lived in company paint shed
A New York state report says a maintenance man who earned $100,000 last year working at a psychiatric center has been living for free in a paint shed on company grounds and even had his mail delivered there. (AP, 7/22/08)
A New York state report says a maintenance man who earned $100,000 last year working at a psychiatric center has been living for free in a paint shed on company grounds and even had his mail delivered there. (AP, 7/22/08)
Woman runs sword into foot during Wiccan ceremony
A woman accidentally stabbed herself in the foot with a 3-foot-long sword while performing a Wiccan good luck ritual at a central Indiana cemetery. (AP, 7/22/08)
A woman accidentally stabbed herself in the foot with a 3-foot-long sword while performing a Wiccan good luck ritual at a central Indiana cemetery. (AP, 7/22/08)
R.I. police say man had 0.491 blood alcohol level
State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent -- the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead. (AP, 7/22/08)
State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent -- the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead. (AP, 7/22/08)
Man finds second long python in Maine in a week
A man is having trouble sleeping since he found a python snake about 9 feet long under the engine of his pickup truck. Harley Burgess's shocking discovery Saturday is the second of its kind in less than a week in Maine. (AP, 7/22/08)
A man is having trouble sleeping since he found a python snake about 9 feet long under the engine of his pickup truck. Harley Burgess's shocking discovery Saturday is the second of its kind in less than a week in Maine. (AP, 7/22/08)
Wayward porcupine saved on interstate with shovel
A porcupine that wandered onto the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 in Spokane and found itself trapped has been rescued by a Washington state transportation worker with a very long-handled shovel. (AP, 7/22/08)
A porcupine that wandered onto the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 in Spokane and found itself trapped has been rescued by a Washington state transportation worker with a very long-handled shovel. (AP, 7/22/08)
Suspected thieves run out of gas at Goodwill store
Three men suspected of stealing from a Goodwill store in Cookeville ran out of gas before making it out of the parking lot, police say. (AP, 7/22/08)
Three men suspected of stealing from a Goodwill store in Cookeville ran out of gas before making it out of the parking lot, police say. (AP, 7/22/08)