Maine drivers warned of zombie danger
PORTLAND, Maine -- Drivers may have gotten a chuckle out of an electronic message board in Maine warning of zombies, but city officials were not amused.
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Pa. woman suing lawmaker over small cake prize
PITTSBURGH -- A Pittsburgh woman is suing Democratic state Rep. Jake Wheatley, saying he only coughed up half of the $200 prize he promised the winner of a community day cake-baking contest.
Pa. police: Suspect tried to eat marijuana plant
SCRANTON, Pa. -- Perhaps it was a case of the munchies.
Dog in car's grill survives ride from Mass. to RI
TAUNTON, Mass. -- Animal welfare authorities say a dog survived an 11-mile ride from Massachusetts to Rhode Island -- at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour -- after it was hit by a car and became wedged under the front grill.
Deputies: Attempted burglar found asleep on floor
HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Sheriff's deputies responding to a burglary call say they found a 20-year-old man asleep on the kitchen floor of a home in Oregon.
Coloradoan wins $7 million in popcorn lung lawsuit
DENVER -- A suburban Denver man who was diagnosed with "popcorn lung," possibly from inhaling the artificial butter smell of the microwave popcorn he regularly ate, has won a $7.2 million verdict against various food companies.
Portland housing project has 'bedbug sauna'
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A new public housing complex in Portland has a "bedbug sauna" to prevent infestations of the pest.
Tourist accused of Boston pastry theft avoids jail
BOSTON -- An Irish tourist accused of wielding a knife during the theft of two cannolis from an Italian bakery in Boston has avoided jail time.
Central Pa. businessman buys huge Gettysburg map
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- The massive light-up map depicting the Battle of Gettysburg will head to a nearby town after being saved from the scrap heap.
Chicago looking for goats to graze at O'Hare
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Department of Aviation is looking for a few good goats.
Stowaway cat survives plane ride in suitcase
ORLANDO, Fla. -- When an Ohio woman packed her bags for a Disney vacation, her cat didn't want to stay behind.
Pa. man makes no bones about buying 2 skeletons
SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. -- A pair of skeletons for sale at a Pennsylvania auction house went for more than a couple of bones.
RI neighbors: Cussing cockatoo violates noise law
WARWICK, R.I. -- A Rhode Island woman has been accused by her neighbors of violating an animal-noise ordinance by training her cockatoo to cuss.
Police: Man broke into deli, stole cash and meat
DICKSON CITY, Pa. (AP) -- A bag of stolen cold cuts has landed a northeastern Pennsylvania man in the cooler.
Police: Pa. man nabbed in toilet theft scheme
WINDBER, Pa. -- Police say a western Pennsylvania man's toilet theft scam didn't end with a clean getaway.
Kitten goes for 100-mile ride on NY woman's bumper
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- A woman says a 6-week-old kitten hitched a ride on the outside of her vehicle as she drove about 100 miles over upstate New York roads.
NY court to decide if lap dance is tax-exempt art
ALBANY, N.Y. -- They may never be confused with "Swan Lake," but an upstate New York strip club says its nude lap dances are every bit as much an art form and should be exempt from state taxes.
Wandering deer makes splash in Colo. home's pool
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A wandering deer found himself in hot water after stepping on a pool cover and making a big splash in the backyard of a Colorado home.
Men rob Ohio victim but make sure he has bus fare
DAYTON, Ohio -- Police say robbers who held up an Ohio man at gunpoint gave him back enough money for bus fare before running away.
Fake coyotes used to scare geese at Mich. beach
HOWELL, Mich. -- A Michigan community that's fed up with geese fouling up a beach is hoping fake coyotes encourage the birds to land elsewhere.
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