January 13, 2015 'BB Gun' claims 1st win at annual cherry pit spitting contest in Mich., renews family foothold Matt "BB Gun" Krause won his first-ever International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship on Saturday, returning the crown to a family that has dominated the annual competition in southwestern Michigan for four decades.
January 13, 2015 In effort to keep butts out of parks, Calif. city warns smokers they will 'fed to the bears' It's not the kind of sign you usually see at a park: "''Our deer don't smoke in your backyard.
January 13, 2015 Boy robs Colorado State Fair building in Batman costume, turns self in after making the news A 16-year-old boy wearing a Batman shirt and mask broke into a building at the Colorado State Fair, then turned himself in to police after seeing his likeness on the news.
January 13, 2015 South Florida firefighters called to rescue dog trapped under car's hood for 5 miles South Florida firefighters came to the rescue of a dog that traveled 5 miles while trapped under the hood of a car.
January 13, 2015 Northern California roller coaster taken offline after rider screams exceed decibel limit A Northern California roller coaster appears to have been a little too much fun.
January 13, 2015 Teacher's retirement ends streak of wearing the same outfit for 40 years of school photos A Texas teacher's streak of wearing the same outfit for his school photograph is coming to an end after 40 years with his retirement.
January 13, 2015 Hot sauce? No, it's cold cash: Taco Bell trio mistakenly get $3,600 at drive-thru, return it That was no burrito.
January 13, 2015 Memorial to honor 50,000 bumble bees that died in Oregon parking lot Fifty thousand bumblebees will be honored at a memorial Sunday in the same shopping center parking lot southwest of the Portland, Oregon, where most of the insects died earlier this month.
January 13, 2015 Eager beaver blamed for killing Internet, cell service in parts of New Mexico Officials have finally identified the culprit behind a 20-hour Internet and cellphone outage last week in northern New Mexico — an eager beaver.
January 13, 2015 Michigan family wins fight against government to keep pet deer The family, who has not been identified publicly, reached a deal with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to keep their pet "Lilly."
