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Cabbie helps cops nab robber on the run

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Posted 9:50 AM 3/13/2013 by NBC News

(KGW) The suspect in Oregon bank robbery Tuesday was arrested trying to get a cab ride away from the scene, police said.

Police were called just before noon to the report of a robbery inside the Bank of the West in Oregon City.

A witness said a man had robbed a teller and fled with (More) • Video (1)
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12-year-old girl brings $20,000 in cash to school, shares with friends

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Posted 9:46 AM 3/13/2013 by NBC News

(WDIV) After a 12-year-old student in Taylor showed up to school with $20,000 in her backpack, a lot of people, including police, are left asking several questions.

"Large bills, $100 bills," said Taylor Police Chief Mary Sclabassi.

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Mass. boy, trying to avoid bedtime, calls 911

Posted 10:27 AM 2/22/2013 by Associated Press

BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) - Police in Massachusetts say a 10-year-old boy called 911 because he didn't want to go to bed. Brockton police say the boy made the emergency call just after 8 p.m. Wednesday and told the dispatcher he was calling to report his mother because he did not want to (More)
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Giant igloo with all the amenities

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Posted 11:25 AM 2/20/2013 by NBC News

(WHDH) -- Call it a man cave or call it "club ice;" either way, you can certainly call it big and cold.

"As long as the natural snow keeps coming, we're in business," said Michael Kozlowski, igloo creator.

Worcester's Michael Kozlowski has built a number of igloos each winter only (More) • Video (1)
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Disabled piglet "Chris P. Bacon" and his homemade wheelchair have become an internet sensation

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Posted 11:15 AM 2/14/2013 by NBC News

(WESH) The world's latest Internet sensation, Chris P. Bacon, lives in a small veterinary clinic in Clermont, Florida.

Dr. Len Lucero inherited the baby pig when a woman brought him to the Eastside Veterinary Hospital to have him put to sleep.

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Pastor wants his snakes back for his worship services

Posted 2:37 PM 2/13/2013 by Associated Press

MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (AP) - An eastern Kentucky pastor wants Tennessee wildlife officials to return five venomous snakes confiscated in Knoxville. Gregory Coots, who's known as Jamie Coots, is pastor of at the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name Church in Middlesboro. Coots handles the (More)
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Americans love their wine

Posted 11:14 PM 1/31/2013 by Jeanette Trompeter-Associated Press

Analysts say U.S. residents are the largest consumers of wine in the world. Wine industry analyst say that U.S. consumes 13 percent of all wine that's produced globally. He also said production increased 2 percent last year to help meet the demand. Overseas wines now account for 35 percent of sales in the U.S.
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Ireland won't ease drunken-driving law for farmers

Posted 10:41 AM 1/24/2013 by Associated Press

DUBLIN (AP) - A license to drive drunk? Some small-town politicians think it's just the tonic for rural Ireland.Councilmen in Kerry, southwest Ireland, have passed a motion this week asking the government to create a permit that would allow isolated farmers the ability to drink a few (More)
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Would-be robber breaks down in tears during crime

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Posted 9:15 AM 1/24/2013 by NBC News

(KTVH) Police are looking for a man who tried to rob Papa John's Pizza in Helena, Montana.

But because the man had a surprising change of heart, Helena Police Chief Troy McGee says he doesn't know exactly what they would charge him with.

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Fisherman reels in giant goldfish

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Posted 11:22 AM 1/16/2013 by NBC News

(WDIV) A fisherman reeled in a giant goldfish on Michigan's Lake St. Clair Friday.

Mike Martin loves to fish. He has been fishing for 20 years. "First one I've ever caught and I fish it religiously," said Martin.

"We see them all the time but, to actually catch them is rare," he (More) • Video (1)
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Man who rode horse while drunk gets time served

Posted 9:22 AM 1/11/2013 by Associated Press

BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man accused of riding his horse while intoxicated during a police chase has changed his plea and was sentenced to time served. The Daytona Beach News-Journal (http://bit.ly/VKmkMq) reports 29-year-old Charles Larkin Cowart pleaded no contest Tuesday to (More)
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Police: Clerk's gun beats thief's cattle prod

Posted 9:20 AM 1/11/2013 by Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Florida Panhandle man has been arrested after he tried to rob a convenience store with a cattle prod but was thwarted by a clerk with a gun. The Leon County Sheriff's Office says 26-year-old Lance Tomberlin went into a store just outside (More)