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January 8, 2015

Alabama 4-year-old who climbed 50 feet up tree on a dare is rescued by crew with bucket truck

A 4-year-old Alabama boy who climbed 50 feet up a tree on a dare from his big brother had to be rescued after he got stuck for about two hours.

January 8, 2015

Maine man says he was 'foolish' when he inadvertently broke into flower shop

Authorities have decided not to charge a Maine man they originally said fell to the sidewalk while rappelling down a fire escape after breaking into a Portland flower shop.

January 8, 2015

Ohio firefighters, police rescue dog that got out of attic, was stuck on roof for 3 days

Firefighters in northern Ohio came to the rescue of a dog that neighbors say had been stuck on a roof for three days.

January 8, 2015

Police charge western Pennsylvania man with passing fake $20s at yard sale held by bank teller

State police say a western Pennsylvania man has been charged with passing counterfeit $20 bills at a yard sale run by the wrong woman — a bank teller.

January 8, 2015

81-year-old charged with picking 11 truckloads of tangerines, selling stolen fruit at market

Deputies in Florida say an 81-year-old man picked thousands of tangerines — 11 truckloads worth — and then sold the stolen bounty at a nearby market.

January 8, 2015

Raptors rumble: Owl goes after hawk, clutches it in claws at LL Bean display in Vermont mall

The grand opening of an L.L.

January 8, 2015

In 2 Kentucky races, it's a coin toss: Election winners decided by heads or tails

Heads or tails? For four political hopefuls in central Kentucky, the choice meant winning or losing an election.

January 8, 2015

Bad first date in Oregon: Woman takes man's wallet after he buys her a milkshake

Oregon police agree it was a bad first date.

January 8, 2015

Kansas woman awakens to find intruder eating frozen cookie dough; man accused of burglary

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a Wichita woman found him eating cookie dough from her freezer in the early-morning hours.

January 8, 2015

Deer pays startling visit to New York homeowner; Comes and goes through windows

A western New York homeowner says she awoke to find an unwelcome visitor in her living room — a deer.