WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Someone left five well-fed baby raccoons on the doorstep of the Westchester County Health Department Friday morning, and the department said that person should... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The principal of a Pittsburgh grade school tells parents that a fourth-grade girl has been caught smoking marijuana in a school restroom. Pittsburgh Public Schools... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to seven to 14 years in state prison for fatally shooting his stepfather during a dispute over a television at a Pittsburgh residence... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of gasoline looks familiar this Memorial Day. For the third year in a row, the national average will be within a penny or two of $3.64 per gallon. Stability wasn... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Police in southern Oregon held an unlikely suspect overnight: an adorable black bear cub. Myrtle Creek Police Chief Don Brown says a teen boy and his parents dropped... READ MORE »

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A woman who disappeared as a teenager a decade ago was reunited with her family after she went to police and told them her mother's ex-boyfriend drugged and... READ MORE »

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Massachusetts police say a Springfield man blew through a stop sign and also blew a cloud of marijuana smoke when he was pulled over. An officer enforcing seat... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG (AP) -- Pennsylvania's governor says he won't appeal a court decision that struck down the state's gay marriage ban. Gov. Tom Corbett's decision Wednesday means that same-sex... READ MORE »

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) -- The school district in Vancouver is investigating a third-grade teacher accused of using a "pay to potty" policy that required students to spend their fake... READ MORE »

CARY, N.C. (AP) -- It will take more than tissues for police in a North Carolina town to take care of the mildly offending graffiti being spray-painted on businesses and signs.... READ MORE »