SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Officials in one Massachusetts city are moving to sell a city-owned lot that Habitat for Humanity mistakenly built a home on. The sale would allow the family that lives there to stay. The Republican (http://bit.ly/1zOs3Yt ) in Springfield reports that the home was built in 2012, but …
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Police in North Carolina say a group of farm animals escaped from their home and ended up roaming a suburban neighborhood last week. “Is anyone missing their pigs and goat?” the Apex Police Department asked locals in a Facebook post shared on Saturday, along with photos showing the two pigs …
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Ocheesee Creamery in the Florida Panhandle produces all-natural skim milk from grass-fed cows with absolutely nothing added, yet the state says they have to call it “imitation.” And while they argue about it, the dairy is dumping hundreds of gallons of skim milk down the drain …
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AURORA, Ill. – The police department in Illinois’ second largest city is going to compile a “habitual drunkard” list to help fight public intoxication. Aurora Police Department Sgt. Tom McNamara says the list will have “certain clientele” whom police and fire departments see regularly. The (Aurora) Beacon-News reports (http://trib.in/1IhxoVp ) …
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HONOLULU – Detectives have found the spear that was taken from King Kamehameha’s (cah-MEH’-ha-MEH’-ha) statue on Hawaii’s Big Island. The top section of the spear held by a statue of the Hawaiian warrior was reported missing Sunday. Detectives returned to the scene to continue investigating Tuesday when they found the …
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Archaeologists in the United Kingdom recently unearthed ancient relics beneath a bustling marketplace — including the remains of a “vile” dungeon. Announcing the discovery in a Sept. 23 press release, officials at the University of Leicester said the dig yielded “extraordinary evidence of 2,000 years of human activity” in Leicester’s …
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A man fed up by his roommate’s 5:30 a.m. smoothie habit garnered overwhelming support on the internet from people sympathetic to his dilemma — and his clever way of trying to deal with it. The man, who shared in a Reddit post that he’s 30 years old and from Melbourne, …
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Liv Cleary, a sports reporter for KEZI covering theOregon State-Lafayette game, went viral after fans interrupted her live shot with a new Generation Alpha meme trend. Bombarded by game watchers during her report, one attendee was several decibels higher than the others as he shouted “6-7” multiple times behind the …
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A hobbyist’s keen eye led authorities to a human skull on the bank of an Indiana river — a find that turned out to be over 4,000 years old. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office announced the discovery in an Oct. 9 press release. The skull, which was reported to authorities …
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A Florida Uber Eats driver is facing child neglect charges after his young, nonverbal son with autism was found wandering naked on a busy interstate entrance ramp. Jeremy Rouse, 35, allegedly admitted to police that he realized his son was no longer in the car with him, but he continued …
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