CAMDEN, Ala. (AP) -- A family battled a 1,000-pound alligator for more than five hours, putting several large hooks into the beast before firing a fatal shotgun blast into the gator's head... READ MORE »
ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) -- An 85-year-old man was unharmed Saturday after he crashed his car into a backyard pool, authorities said.
Officers responded around 11:45 a.m. to a report in... READ MORE »
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Police say a California woman was cited after climbing into the giraffe exhibit at a Madison zoo and getting kicked in the face.
A police report says 24-year-old... READ MORE »
LONDON (AP) -- Is there a doctor of chocolate in the house?
Cambridge University in England is seeking a doctoral student to pursue what sounds like the sweetest job in the world: studying... READ MORE »
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A Pennsylvania woman's four-month fight to get her dog back from a central Ohio rescue group has turned into a full-fledged legal battle and Internet war.
Veronica... READ MORE »
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A Pennsylvania woman's fight to get her dog back from a central Ohio rescue group has turned into a full-fledged legal battle and Internet war.
Veronica Covatch, 53,... READ MORE »
GREENACRES, Fla. (AP) -- A sleeping driver awakened by police at a Florida intersection led authorities on a chase before being arrested in a gated community.
The Palm Beach Post reports... READ MORE »
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) -- A woman who city officials said died in massive flooding this week in the Detroit area has a message to share.
"I'm alive," Jena David says.
Warren Fire... READ MORE »
CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) -- A Texas woman allegedly stole a bottle of $3.99 wine to get arrested and see her jailed boyfriend.
Alicia Walicke of Cedar Park was charged with misdemeanor... READ MORE »
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles is considering turning voting ballots into lottery tickets.
With fewer than a fourth of voters showing up for recent local elections, the city's Ethics... READ MORE »
