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September 13, 2015

Rhode Island dog park project enlists land-clearing specialists: a herd of goats

A new dog park in Rhode Island got some help from a group of land-clearing specialists: goats.

September 11, 2015

Mustaches, beards to be judged for first time at this year's Kansas State Fair

Mustaches and beards will be judged along with livestock for the first time this year at the Kansas State Fair.

September 11, 2015

Darth Vader's in, Santa is out as Disney World plans to end Osborne Family Christmas lights

Darth Vader's in.

September 11, 2015

Police: King Kamehameha statute missing spear found in overgrowth on banks of channel

Detectives have found the spear that was taken from King Kamehameha's (cah-MEH'-ha-MEH'-ha) statute on Hawaii's Big Island.

September 11, 2015

Mystery chunk of ice crashes through roof of California home; plane flying overhead suspected

A California woman says she can't explain how a large chunk of ice came hurtling from the sky and crashed through the roof of her family's home, startling everybody inside.

September 11, 2015

Hawaii police arrest man in connection with spear stolen from King Kamehameha statue

Police have arrested a man in connection with a spear that was taken from King Kamehameha's statue on Hawaii's Big Island.

September 10, 2015

University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate pays parking tickets more than 40 years later

A 1974 University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate has sent $100 to pay off his old parking tickets at the college.

September 10, 2015

Wayward chicken that ran afoul of traffic on San Francisco Bay Bridge heading to school garden

The owner of a wayward chicken that fouled up traffic at the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge last week is reclaiming his bird.

September 10, 2015

No more monkeying around: Wildlife officials trying to capture loose monkey in Kentucky town

Kentucky wildlife officials are trying to catch a monkey on the loose in a small town.

September 10, 2015

Man clocked at 112 mph told police he was headed to traffic court for earlier speeding ticket

A driver clocked at 112 mph on an interstate in Vermont told police he was heading to traffic court to take care of a speeding ticket.