January 8, 2015 Kayaker rescued on pond while trying to leave Charlie Brown cutout on raft with Christmas tree Massachusetts fire officials have come to the rescue of a capsized kayaker who may have been trying to install a Charlie Brown cutout on a raft that holds a Christmas tree at the center of a pond.
January 8, 2015 Named to irritate grandparents, Jack Daniels turns pique to tradition, names son Jim Beam A man named after whiskey has named his son for bourbon.
January 8, 2015 Paws by Claus: Santa gets to work delivering pets for New Jersey animal shelter Santa Claus is going to work for an animal shelter in northern New Jersey.
January 8, 2015 Good Samaritan in a kayak helps nab suspected Christmas mail thieves in Washington state A fast-paddling good Samaritan in a kayak helped sheriff's deputies in Washington state nab a suspected Christmas mail thief.
January 8, 2015 Authorities: Elusive black bear is finally wrangled in backyard of empty suburban Phoenix home Wildlife managers say they believe the black bear that eluded capture in a Phoenix suburb earlier this week finally has been caught.
January 8, 2015 Beautiful like diamonds in a red donation kettle: Pricey jewelry donated to Salvation Army In Massachusetts, it's not just the treetops that are glistening this holiday season.
January 8, 2015 Cat missing after man accidentally sells mattress set with girlfriend's pet hiding inside it When an Oregon man sold his girlfriend's mattress set for $100 because she's moving in with him, little did he realize her cat was hiding inside.
January 8, 2015 Sheriff: Southern California neighborhood's stolen Rudolph statue recovered from trailer park Authorities have recovered a wooden Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer statue stolen from a Los Angeles-area neighborhood where it was a seasonal fixture for half a century.
January 8, 2015 Instead of tickets, West Virginia troopers hand out $100 bills to people they pull over Several people got a surprise when they were pulled over by West Virginia State Police troopers: Instead of a ticket, they got a $100 bill.
January 8, 2015 Australian inspired by previous gifts of jewelry to Salvation Army donates diamond cross Add a diamond-encrusted cross to the spontaneous acts of jewelry generosity sweeping Boston this holiday season.