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January 13, 2015

Durango, Colo., area couple gives up fight to keep catwalk for kitties to leave 2nd floor unit

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

January 13, 2015

Cemetery commission says rapper's family cannot inscribe headstone with swear words

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

January 13, 2015

Discarded natural gas 'scratch-and-sniff' cards prompt false alarms in Great Falls, Mont.

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 pretty well.

January 13, 2015

Man apparently electrocuted while climbing Seattle power tower

A man was apparently electrocuted when he climbed a 200-foot tower, touched a high-voltage power line and fell to a platform where his body was recovered by a Seattle Fire Department team.

January 13, 2015

Proposed SC budget says Gov. Nikki Haley and staff can't buy junk food with public money

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

January 13, 2015

2 pounds of loose skin removed from Obie, the formerly fat Oregon dog; lost 40 pounds on diet

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

January 13, 2015

Some unenchanted evening: California high school prom mix-up leaves students without a dance

Everyone got stood up at one Southern California high school's prom.

January 13, 2015

Man arrested for theft by swindle after posing as Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour at Minn. hospital

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

January 13, 2015

Police: Thief wearing Spider-Man costume grabs $6k from Hollywood tour operator

It looks like Spider-Man does have sticky fingers.

January 13, 2015

Federal officials: Man linked to deadly Sinaloa Cartel nabbed while on NM casino dance floor

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