Authorities seize alligator from Ohio basement
GROVEPORT, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio have seized an alligator that was being kept in the basement of a home. According to a Facebook...
Beehive, 8-feet long, discovered in apartment ceiling
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An animal control company in Virginia said it’s removed an 8-foot-long beehive from someone’s apartment. Virginia Wildlife Management and Control said...
Confused fans rip Garth Brooks for wearing ‘Sanders’ jersey
DETROIT (AP) — Leave it to the internet to interpret Garth Brooks wearing a Barry Sanders jersey during a concert in Detroit as a political...
After 2 weeks of pounding, Leaning Tower of Dallas is down
DALLAS (AP) — The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of...
Accent mark in official Santa Fe seal in wrong spot
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An accent mark on the official seal of the capital city of the nation’s most Hispanic state is in the...
Chuck E. Cheese sued over hair stuck in ticket machine
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman is suing a family entertainment center saying her hair got caught in a machine at the Southeast Portland center...
Man gets jail for video of himself licking ice cream tub
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — A 24-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail for posting on social media a video last August...
Swiss gruyere named best in world cheese competition
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world’s best cheese, chosen from a record number of entrants from 26 nations...
Report: Neighbor steals skeleton over offensive gesture
CUYAMUNGUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico woman is facing a larceny charge after authorities say she stole a neighbor’s anatomical skeleton model that allegedly...
North Carolina woman goes to jail for 100th birthday
ROXBORO, N.C. (AP) — For her 100th birthday, Ruth Bryant crossed a significant item off her bucket list. She went to jail. The Person County...
Golf’s famous ‘Hinkle Tree’ from ’79 Open uprooted by wind
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A tree that appeared overnight during the 1979 U.S. Open to become a part of golf lore has met its end....
Man charged after sheriff stops vehicle resembling cop car
WATERFORD, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area man who was driving a SUV decked out like a police car when he was stopped by a county...
Prosecutors: Thief dropped journal with list of homes to hit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say they busted a well-organized burglar after he allegedly dropped a notebook during a break-in that contained a...
Massachusetts waitress surprised with $2,000 tip on $12 bill
SWANSEA, Mass. (AP) — A man surprised a Massachusetts waitress with a $2,000 tip. The server got the tip during the lunch rush at Harvest...
‘Oh deer!”: Man gets trampled in North Carolina parking lot
LOCUST, N.C. (AP) — A suspect escaped from a hit and run in a North Carolina McDonald’s parking lot last month. But police aren’t looking...
Riders in the storm: Dutch cyclists brave Storm Ciara
NEELTJE JANS, Netherlands (AP) — Call them riders in the storm. While much of northern Europe hunkered down Sunday and hoped that Storm Ciara would...
Massive firework shot over Colorado breaks world record
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A massive firework launched over a Colorado ski resort town has set a record for the world’s largest aerial firework....
Man looking for auto parts store gets directions to jail
SUMMERFIELD, Fla. (AP) — A 63-year-old Florida man who stopped a sheriff’s deputy to ask how to get to an auto parts store on Saturday...
Man who swam to US from Canada to deliver books is released
DETROIT (AP) — A man who said he swam across the Detroit River from Canada to try to deliver handmade books before Christmas won his...
‘Color us red’: Target sorry for ‘Minnesota Badgers’ onesie
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Target admits a onesie it carried in some stores misidentified the mascot for the largest university in its home state. The Minneapolis-based...
Police: Reported Civil War cannonball was actually a buoy
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The digging of a swimming pool revealed what could have been a dangerous discovery in South Carolina. But, as news outlets...
Field of dreams: Marriage proposal shows up on Google Maps
BERLIN (AP) — A German man’s marriage proposal got a bigger audience than he had planned, after it showed up on an aerial picture used...
Takes a village: Bear ‘foster mom’ raises cub saved by dog
BRISTOL, Va. (AP) — An orphaned black bear cub has been placed with a substitute mother this week after being saved by a dog and...
Search off for ‘command vehicle’ in mystery drone case
A Colorado sheriff on Wednesday rescinded his call for people to be on the lookout for a “command vehicle” that may be operating mysterious groups...
Florida man convicted of smuggling lizards from Philippines
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man pleaded guilty to his part in a trafficking scheme in which live water monitor lizards were stuffed into...
Michigan town ‘stinks;’ Council buys marijuana odor device
BESSEMER, Mich. (AP) — Is that a skunk? No, it’s marijuana. A small town in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula is buying an odor-detection device and...
Las Vegas firefighters discover illegal gas station at home
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas firefighters have discovered what officials described as an illegal, homemade gas station in a backyard. Las Vegas Fire and...
Man breaks into Taco Bell, prepares food, takes nap
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Taco Bell wasn’t open on Christmas Day but a burglar in Georgia decided he wanted a festive feast anyway — and...
‘Send Nudes’: Drivers shocked by road sign’s racy request
PINE KNOT, Ky. (AP) — Drivers traveling along a Kentucky highway didn’t have to check their direct messages to receive the infamous sexting request: send...
WVa to Virginia county: Come join us. Virginia county: Nah
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Virginia is for lovers, so West Virginia is reviving a 158-year-old proposal to ask one of its counties on a date....
Amazon package had dirty diapers in it, family says
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey family says they received used diapers from Amazon’s delivery service. Nassly Sales said she was shocked to...
A tip-top tip: Customer leaves over $2,000 for 2 bartenders
MILFORD, N.H. (AP) — A customer made it much more than a double for two New Hampshire bartenders when he tipped them over $2,000 on...
New Mexico man in house arrest sues to use medical marijuana
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man serving a house arrest sentence for drunken driving is suing to be allowed to use medical marijuana....
Christmas crystal: Man charged with mailing meth to inmate
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A man sent some illegal holiday cheer to a woman in jail and he ended up getting arrested himself, officials in...
FBI is trying to catch a “bad wig bandit” in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The FBI is asking the public’s help in catching a so-called “bad wig bandit” who’s been robbing banks in North Carolina....
Michigan hunters use branch saw to free entangled bucks
BOWNE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Quick-thinking hunters in central Michigan have rescued two deer who literally became locked in battle. WOOD-TV reports that insurance agent...
Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung
MOSSEL BAY, South Africa (AP) — The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal’s excrement is...
Man receives response to message in bottle 9 years later
ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts college student has received a response to a message he threw into the ocean when he was 10 years...
Mesa police: 5-year-old boy calls 911 to order a kid’s meal
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in a Phoenix suburb got a strange 911 call recently. A 5-year-old boy didn’t have an emergency; he just wanted...
Orangutan granted ‘personhood’ settles into new Florida home
WAUCHULA, Fla. (AP) — A 33-year-old orangutan granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina is settling into her new surroundings at the Center for...
Alaska university taking PB&J as payment for parking tickets
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — What a lip-smacking offer! Anyone with unpaid parking fines at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus has the option to reduce...
Lobsterman rescues deer trapped in water off Maine coast
HARRINGTON, Maine (AP) — A Maine lobsterman hauled in an unusual catch 5 miles off the coast — a live deer. Ren Dorr says he...
California deputies help dumpster-diving bear escape
KINGS BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in Northern California have helped a massive dumpster-diving bear get out of a sticky situation. Placer County sheriff’s...
S. Carolina man: McDonald’s sweet tea came with weed inside
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man who went to McDonald’s for a sweet tea says he received a little extra herbal substance...
Iowa inmate’s claim he briefly died won’t end life sentence
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Appeals Court has ruled against a convicted killer who says he “died” during a medical emergency and thus...
Millions at stake in dinosaur fight: Are fossils minerals?
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The discovery of two fossilized dinosaur skeletons intertwined in what looks like a final death match could make a Montana ranching...
Coin toss rule could determine village’s tied mayoral race
MAGNOLIA, Ohio (AP) — A mayoral election in a small Ohio village could once again be decided by a coin toss. The Canton Repository reports...
Customers help Waffle House worker left to run diner alone
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Waffle House is known to not close for anything – even if there’s only one worker behind the counter. Ethan Crispo...
Sweet of taste of freedom: Chocolate Berlin Wall destroyed
PARIS (AP) — So this is what freedom tastes like. A French chocolate sculptor celebrated the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin...
Grinch steals Christmas from nuns, but they get it back
COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — The Little Sisters of the Poor have a theory about how they got Christmas back from the Grinch who stole half...