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Durango, Colo., area couple gives up catwalk fight

A Durango area couple is giving up their fight to keep a 13-foot escape route for their cats outside their Colorado apartment.

US smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden

A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season.

Mass. panel: No profanity on rapper's headstone

Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on headstones.

Scratch-and-sniff cards prompt natural gas scare

Those scratch-and-sniff cards the energy company sends to customers to teach them to recognize the artificial smell added to natural gas? Turns out they work

9-inch copter lands in arms of Ohio court statue

An unwanted modern addition has flown into the arms of a Lady Justice statue that sits atop a county courthouse in north-central Ohio.

Proposed SC budget says no junk food for governor

Lawmakers in South Carolina are trying to keep junk food out of the governor's mansion.

Small Wash. school closes because of nice weather

In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather has prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine.

33 California high school students suspended for 'twerking' video

Thirty-three students at a San Diego school were suspended after school officials discovered a "twerking" video online.

Official: Shiny dog bowl sparks Calif. house fire

A Northern California couple might be able to blame this one on the dog.

2 pounds of loose skin removed from fat Oregon dog

Obie the formerly obese dachshund is recovering after surgery at an Oregon veterinary clinic that removed 2 1/2 pounds of loose skin.

Pink Floyd poser arrested for theft by swindle

A man is accused of pretending to be a member of British rock band Pink Floyd at a U.S. hospital — and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills.

Calif. school blunder: All dressed up but no prom

Everyone got stood up at one Southern California high school's prom. The dance itself was a no-show.

Feds: Cartel-linked man arrested on NM dance floor

Federal officials say a suspected drug trafficker affiliated with the deadly Sinaloa Cartel couldn't dance his troubles away.

Woman, 80, swallows diamond at Fla. charity event

The idea behind the Tampa Women's Club charity event was simple. For $20, you could buy a flute of champagne and a chance to win a one-carat, $5,000 diamond.

Well-groomed man sought in Rogaine, pill thefts

Authorities in Colorado are looking for a well-groomed man suspected of stealing more than $2,600 worth of teeth-whitening strips, weight-loss pills,

NY college crew team finds giant floating 'head'

Anyone lose a giant head made of Styrofoam and fiberglass?

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    Suspects' 911 pocket dial leads to jail

     

    Some people call it pocket dialing. Others call it butt dialing. Either way, an air of California men face criminal charges after they accidentally called 911.

     

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