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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."

January 13, 2015

On eve of Colorado's Bike to Work Day, 19 on Boulder Creek participate in Tube to Work Day

A day before Colorado marks Bike to Work Day, some commuters in Boulder got their feet wet heading to work by inner tube.

January 13, 2015

West Haven, Conn., couple putting baby name up for a vote at coffee shop

A Connecticut couple are letting customers at a Starbucks coffee shop choose the name of their baby.

January 13, 2015

Online classified ad offering a coffin neglected to mention skeleton; Iowa police seize bones

An Iowa man's online classified ad offering an oak coffin for sale neglected to mention the full skeleton inside, so police interrupted the deal and seized the bones.

January 13, 2015

Beagle-boxer-basset combo waddles way to win in World's Ugliest Dog Contest

A huge-headed, duck-footed mix of beagle, boxer and basset hound was the upset winner at the 25th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest.

January 13, 2015

11-year-old Pa. girl, 12-year-old Md. boy win 90th National Marbles Tournament in NJ

An 11-year-old girl from Pennsylvania and a 12-year-old boy from Maryland are this year's national marbles champions.

January 13, 2015

Father, son in South Texas record holes-in-one while playing same hole on Father's Day

A father-son duo from South Texas showed no handicap when they stepped up to a par-3 tee and each shot a hole-in-one on Father's Day.

January 13, 2015

Mother cat with litter of 4 kittens nurses orphaned pit bull puppy at Cleveland animal shelter

A cat caring for four newborn kittens is nursing an orphaned week-old pit bull puppy in Cleveland.