Arson arrest; woman said fires were to get rid of snakes
LEESVILLE, La. — A Louisiana woman accused of setting fires told investigators she and her boyfriend were trying to get rid of snakes, the...
Fake German heiress taken into US custody, faces deportation
NEW YORK — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy German...
Coin firm pays it forward after Georgia man paid in pennies
MARIETTA, Ga. — A global company has stepped in to solve quite a “coinundrum” for a Georgia man.
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Alaska man gets pistol from his car to stop robbery attempt
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A Fairbanks man stopped an attempted robbery at a gas station by pointing his gun at the suspect and holding him...
Human parents feel for mama bear trying to corral her cubs
WINCHESTER, Conn. — A mother bear caught on video trying to coax four rambunctious cubs across a busy Connecticut road has parents across the...
FBI: NYC morgue workers stole credit cards from dead people
NEW YORK — The FBI arrested two former city employees Tuesday accused of stealing bank cards from dead bodies taken to New York City's...
Some Alaska Costco shoppers say ravens steal their groceries
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Some Alaska Costco shoppers said they've had their groceries stolen by ravens in the store parking lot.
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Kentucky town rallies to restore beheaded Mother Goose
HAZARD, Ky. — A community in Kentucky is rallying to help restore an 80-year-old landmark — an oval shaped building that has a domed...
3 students cited in theft of rare tree in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Police who were stumped by the theft of a rare pine tree in November from the University of Wisconsin Arboretum said...
Penny dreadful: Georgia man receives final paycheck in coins
ATLANTA — A Georgia man said his former employer owed him a pretty penny, $915 to be exact, after leaving his job in November.
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