PHOENIX (AP) -- A Phoenix woman will have to keep both feet on the ground if she wants to speak at any public meetings. Sixty-five-year-old Dianne Barker told KSAZ-TV this week that she's... READ MORE »

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a woman was found drinking at a western Pennsylvania bar while her 9-year-old twins were locked in a car outside and that she laughed when officers... READ MORE »

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) -- A woman opened the door to her back yard in coastal Mississippi to find that a 5-foot alligator had taken up residence in her pool. The Sun Herald reported that... READ MORE »

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) -- An employee at a southwest Ohio skydiving business has died from head injuries she suffered when she walked into a spinning airplane propeller. Sarah Rhoads, 24,... READ MORE »

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) -- The Department of Defense says an Army captain based at Fort Bragg has died in Afghanistan. Officials said Tuesday that 29-year-old Capt. Jason B. Jones of... READ MORE »

DAVISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- A 60-pound runaway tortoise is back home in Michigan after disappearing for several days and making it about a half-mile during that time. The Flint Journal... READ MORE »

SEATTLE (AP) -- The No. 1 thing Seattle police officers noticed Sunday at the East Precinct station was a fire in the alley. The next thing was No. 2. A man told officers he had just... READ MORE »

DETROIT (AP) -- Everybody's favorite fictional crime-fighting cyborg is heading to the Detroit Tigers game. RoboCop is scheduled to throw out the first pitch at Comerica Park on Tuesday... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- An 11-pound dog that backed up tons of traffic in Pittsburgh's Fort Pitt Tunnel has been taken to an animal shelter while the Western PA Humane Society tries to locate... READ MORE »

CANTON, Mass. (AP) -- After going for a walk, a German shepherd puppy owned by a Massachusetts man decided to go for a drive -- straight into a pond. John Costello tells WFXT-TV that his... READ MORE »