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January 8, 2015

Police say burglary suspect had been out drinking before she was found in stranger's bed

A woman has been jailed on charges she broke into a stranger's central Pennsylvania home after a night of drinking and was found by police in bed.

January 8, 2015

Oregon couple find cat accidentally sold with mattress set

An Oregon cat that accidentally got sold with a mattress set is home after 10 days on his own.

January 8, 2015

Police say toilet paper in Pennsylvania man's home links him to attempted pizza shop heist

Police say they matched a would-be pizza shop robber to a roll of toilet paper in his Pennsylvania home.

January 8, 2015

To ring in the New Year, Pennsylvania town plans to drop giant nail in honor of ex-local mill

A Pennsylvania town plans to nail their New Year's Eve and bicentennial celebrations by dropping some major hardware to mark the occasion.

January 8, 2015

Western Colorado goat farmers say Christmas trees make great snacks for their herds

Western Colorado goat farmers say Christmas trees make great snacks for their herds, and they're offering to collect them from homes in the Grand Valley.

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.