LOWELL, Mass. – A biology professor at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell says a missing tarantula isn’t dangerous, but…
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AURORA, Ill. – The police department in Illinois’ second largest city is going to compile a “habitual drunkard” list to…
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PITTSBURGH – Western Pennsylvania’s largest 911 dispatch center has its own emergency: It’s infested with bed bugs. Allegheny County Emergency…
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New Massachusetts State trooper meets veteran trooper who saves his life 32 years ago
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – A veteran Massachusetts State Police trooper has been reunited with the baby whose life he saved more…
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KETCHIKAN, Alaska – Ed and Renee Schofield were surprised when they got a call from the pound in Ketchikan. They…
Read MoreMan dismissed from jury duty after showing up at Vermont court in prisoner costume
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. – A Vermont man has escaped jury duty — by getting dismissed for wearing a prisoner costume.…
Read MoreEnglish parents shocked to get ‘no-show’ bill after 5-year-old son misses birthday party
LONDON – It was not what Derek Nash expected to find in his 5-year-old’s school bag: A bill demanding a…
Read MoreBronx Zoo offers strange sweetheart deal for Valentine’s Day: Name a cockroach after your ex
NEW YORK – This Valentine’s Day, name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after your ex — or mother-in-law — or a…
Read MoreNY, Connecticut minor league baseball teams seek faster game, to experiment with 5-pitch rule
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – This isn’t your grandparents’ baseball game. Minor league teams from New York and Connecticut will play…
Read MoreWashington teen wears vest with fake explosives at school to ask date to prom, gets suspended
LA CENTER, Wash. – A Washington teen who strapped fake explosives to his body in a stunt to ask a…
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