Veteran's therapy dog missing following car crash

The family of a 20-year Navy veteran is in search of a therapy dog that ran from the scene of a crash on Interstate 4 in Volusia County on Sunday.

McDonald's not adding pot-smoking centers

McDonald's PlayPlaces aren't becoming pot places, not even in Colorado, the first state with legal recreational marijuana sales. The fast-food company said there is no truth to a report on social media that 15 restaurants in the state have transformed or plan to transform play areas into pot-smoking centers. The Now 8 News site claimed each restaurant would have 15 pods where...

Police chase mini horse through Haltom City

In what may be the strangest police ride-along ever, a teenager helped police round up a stray pony.

Sheriff rants about  'super speeders'

The Forsyth Sheriff has had enough of speeders on Georgia State Route 400, and he let everyone know on Facebook.

Jockey mistakes 15-foot python for 'big crack' on horse racetrack

A jockey and his horse were (literally) stopped in their tracks this week. Masayuki Abe was rounding the corner on his horse at Cannon Park Racecourse in Cairns, Australia, around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday when he spotted what looked like a "big crack on the ground."

Fugitive found hiding inside man's closet

Imagine waking up to find a stranger in your home. It happened to a Merritt Island man who had a fugitive hiding in his closet.

Florida man's own dashboard camera lands him in jail

A Florida man ended up in jail after his dashboard camera showed police more than he intended.

Man kills horse, shoots self in face

A domestic violence case in South Carolina this week led a man to fatally shoot a horse before holding a woman against her will and making her watch as he shot himself in the face with a shotgun — and survived, authorities said.

NC brewpub features tarantula burger for Exotic Meat Month

Arbitrary holidays and commemorative months have managed to fill our calendars with reasons to celebrate.

Heinz releases new Mayochup condiment just in time for summer

Heinz released some exciting news for condiment lovers who struggle to find that perfect ratio of ketchup to mayonnaise – they created their own pre-blended Mayochup.

Woman adopts baby from woman she met on plane

A chance meeting on a Delta flight from Atlanta to Raleigh connected two women in a unique way.  One was considering putting her baby up for adoption and the other was looking to adopt.

4 women brawl in Chik-fil-A drive-thru

No one was seriously hurt in a fight involving four women in a Chik-fil-A drive-thru, but another customer who recorded the fracas says it really got crazy when one of them pointed a handgun at another's head.

NYC photographer: Pigeons get no respect

Andrew Garn stood with his dog, Platypus, in Stuyvesant Square Park Tuesday afternoon and summoned a flock of pigeons.

GA deputy finds scaly 'suspect' a new home

A deputy has found a new home for an unwelcome guest found creeping through a Whitfield County neighborhood. 

Police: Bank robbery suspect trying to impress Taylor Swift

Police say a Connecticut man with a crush on singer Taylor Swift robbed a bank and then went to the pop star's Rhode Island mansion where he threw cash over a fence in an attempt to impress her.