4 people in Georgia exposed to rabid pet llama
MORGANTON, Ga. -- Health officials say four people in northwest Georgia have been exposed to rabies by a pet llama.
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Man who rode horse while drunk gets time served
BUNNELL, Fla. -- A Florida man accused of riding his horse while intoxicated during a police chase has changed his plea and was sentenced to time served.
Squatter warmed up in crawlspace of Wash home
YELM, Wash. -- A heating repairman had good news and bad news for Washington state homeowner Velma Kellen.
Woman wants to keep middle-finger holiday lights
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The holidays may be over, but a Louisiana woman wants to keep a light display on her roof extending a middle finger to her neighbors.
Mexico's 'grand warlock' makes 2013 predictions
MEXICO CITY -- Antonio Vazquez is a cherubic 72-year-old with twinkling eyes, a long white beard and a knack for predicting things that don't actually happen.
Oregon beer lover makes brew for dogs: Dawg Grog
BEND, Ore. -- An Oregon man who loves beer and loves his dog has concocted some hooch for the pooch.
Fast-food robber suspect returns to eat, is nabbed
PONTIAC, Mich. -- Officials say a suspected robber of a suburban Detroit restaurant who apparently returned months later to get some food is under arrest after being recognized by employees.
Mass. cops caught egging superior officer's home
NEWTON, Mass. -- Massachusetts police responding to reports of teenagers tossing eggs at a house last month got quite a surprise when they tracked down the suspects.
Fla couple charged after 300 animals found in home
OLDSMAR, Fla. -- A southwest Florida couple have been charged with animal cruelty and child abuse after authorities responding to a call about a missing child discovered 300 neglected animals in their home, including three dead rats and a dead hamster.
Vt. town says woman's pigs in home must go
ESSEX, Vt. -- A Vermont woman considers her pigs to be pets, but town officials say they're farm animals and have no business living in a residential neighborhood.
Ketchup on cheesesteak request causes ruckus
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A customer's request to put ketchup on a Philly cheesesteak caused a ruckus in an Orlando Subway shop.
76-year-old man trapped hunting for lottery ticket
AMSTERDAM -- What are the odds?
Cat that spent a week in Mass. tree found
MARION, Mass. -- A stray cat that spent at least a week stuck in a Massachusetts tree before plunging 80 feet to the ground and fleeing has been found, and all things considered, appears to be in good health.
Twin mothers in Ohio give birth the same day
AKRON, Ohio -- Aiden and Donavyn didn't wait until New Year's Day to come screaming into the world, but the circumstances of their births are still pretty special: The babies were born about two hours apart to Ohio mothers who are identical twins.
Pa. railroad calendar delivered 63 years late
SCRANTON, Pa. -- A northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper has just received a calendar to help ring in the new year -- except the year is 1950.
Vultures pick at visitors' cars in Fla. Everglades
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Visitors to parts of Everglades National Park are getting tarps and bungee cords to make their vehicles less delectable to vultures.
Wis. couple says pet chicken alerted them to blaze
ALMA CENTER, Wis. -- A Wisconsin couple says fire clucks, not fire trucks, helped them escape a blaze at their home.
Brasstown having possum drop, without live possum
BRASSTOWN, N.C. -- A New Year's Eve possum drop that attracts thousands of people to a tiny western North Carolina town will go on this year, with one big change: It won't involve a live possum.
College student's turtle project takes dark twist
CLEMSON, S.C. -- A college student in South Carolina set out to determine how to help turtles safely cross the road. He ended up getting a glimpse of the dark side of human nature.
Minn. soda shop rebuked for stocking candy smokes
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Owners of an old-school soda shop in St. Paul, Minn., are being warned to kick the habit and stop stocking novelty candy cigarettes.
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