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January 8, 2015

Comeback cat: Orange tabby makes his way 12 miles to his old Portland home

George knows what he likes — and what the 2-year-old orange tabby cat likes is his family's old rented quarters in Portland's St. Johns area.

January 8, 2015

'Redneck,' white and blue! New York town decides on 'redneck' theme for July Fourth parade

You might be a redneck if you don't object to a rural upstate New York town's theme for its annual Fourth of July parade.

January 8, 2015

Police cite northeast Ohio man who held sign warning motorists to turn before DUI checkpoint

A suburban Cleveland man says police violated his First Amendment rights of free speech when they cited him for holding a sign warning motorists to turn if they wanted to avoid a police DUI checkpoint.

January 8, 2015

Would-be cat rescuer ends up needing rescue by firefighters after getting stuck in a tree

Authorities in northwestern Pennsylvania say a woman who tried to rescue a cat from a tree ended up needing a rescue herself.

January 8, 2015

Massachusetts priest baffled by vestment theft; 3 men facing charges

A Massachusetts priest says he's baffled by a theft from his church in which the only things taken were priestly vestments and other nearly valueless items.

January 8, 2015

New Mexico blind man gets auto mechanics degree; fixes car by listening, feeling his way

A blind New Mexico man has earned an auto mechanics degree and says he can fix cars by listening.

January 8, 2015

Arizona restaurant paints shameful picture on Facebook of thieves who stole painting

Two accomplices in the theft of a painting at a Flagstaff restaurant have come forward after a shaming campaign on Facebook.

January 8, 2015

Court: $1.8M waterfront home mistakenly built on Rhode Island parkland must be removed

A developer who mistakenly built a $1.8 million waterfront house on parkland has been ordered to remove it.

January 8, 2015

Authorities: Man tried to chuck football full of cellphones, drugs into Michigan prison yard

Michigan authorities say a man tried to throw a football loaded with drugs and cellphones into the yard of a state prison.

January 8, 2015

Long Island couple cleaning apartment finds 3-foot-long python in couch

Officials on Long Island say a couple was startled when they discovered a 3-foot-long python in a couch.