A Colorado man has been ordered to pay more than $28,000 to cover damages after he pleaded guilty to stealing a Sno-Cat painted to look like the “General Lee” car featured in the TV series “The Dukes of Hazzard.” Read more
A kitten that was found encased in hardened spray foam is expected to make a full recovery after being rescued from a garbage can by an Oregon sanitation worker, authorities said today. Read more
Five kittens that stowed away on a 400-mile trip to San Diego are looking for new homes. Read more
Staff at a U.S. Air Force base in Florida had to bring in a front-end loader to remove an alligator that was lounging on a runway. Read more
Fans of the K-pop group NCT 127 donated money in January to name a baby pudu at the Los Angeles Zoo after one of its members,. This week, the human Haechan got to meet his namesake. Read more
A northeastern Nebraska farmer is recovering after cutting off his own leg with a pocket knife to save himself from a piece of farm equipment he had become caught in Read more
Philadelphia police are investigating after a 5-year-old boy brought about two dozen vials of crack cocaine into a preschool at a Roman Catholic church. Read more
While most of the candidates for Denmark’s general election are making good use of the internet, posting their promises on websites and social media, one has gone a step further. Read more
A Massachusetts town is sick of homeowners and businesses raiding its beaches for free landscaping materials. Read more
A New Mexico woman is facing charges after police say she fled an officer during a traffic stop and told him, “I don’t think so.” Read more
An escaped pet snake that apparently slithered into a suburban Chicago family’s washing machine ended up smelling like fabric softener after going through the wash. Read more
A waiter has returned a cashier’s check worth nearly $424,000 to the retired social worker who lost it. Read more
A famous South American chef said he was stopped as he brought 40 piranhas in a duffel bag through Los Angeles International Airport. Read more
Sheriff’s officials say a Florida woman pulled a small alligator from her yoga pants during a traffic stop. Read more
Everyone’s had uninvited guests unexpectedly crash at the house, but an eagle took such a scenario to new heights in Kodiak. Read more
Sales from the “Derby Turds” will go toward Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, a thoroughbred retirement facility Silver Charm calls home. Read more
Firefighters have rescued eight ducklings from a storm drain on the University of Connecticut campus. Read more
Graduation gowns worn by Utah Valley University graduates saved an estimated 70,000 plastic bottles from landfills this year. Read more
A South Carolina driver got a case of shell shock after a turtle flying through the air on a busy highway shattered his windshield. Read more
A wild raccoon has moved into Heidelberg Zoo in Germany and keepers can’t kick him out. Read more
Police in Maine say a man who robbed a bank used his unwitting father as a getaway driver. Read more
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