ORANGE CITY, Fla. (AP) -- A conversation with two passengers landed a Florida tow truck driver in jail after his cellphone pocket-dialed 911 and dispatchers listened in.
Authorities say 19... READ MORE »
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Six current and former Philadelphia traffic court judges have been charged with fixing tickets for friends and political allies, in a sweeping federal indictment that... READ MORE »
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Wanted: A green thumb with extensive knowledge of the black, or at least gray, market.
As Washington state tries to figure out how to regulate its newly legal... READ MORE »
BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a western Pennsylvania man stopped at a bar and had a beer minutes after he broke out of a police station holding cell after his arrest on an assault... READ MORE »
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Small paintings of gnomes that have popped up on utility poles have become a community sensation in Oakland, prompting Pacific Gas... READ MORE »
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City's "Don't Honk" signs are coming down, but it's still against the law to blow a car horn unnecessarily.
The city Department of Transportation says all the... READ MORE »
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- San Francisco's animal control agency is proving that the print editions of newspapers remain just as vital in the digital age.
The agency relies on the papers to... READ MORE »
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The California Highway Patrol is trying to locate a group of drivers who briefly shut down part of a San Francisco Bay area freeway while they performed stunts in... READ MORE »
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Calling all crocodile experts -- South African police say you're needed to help capture thousands of crocs out on the lam.
Thousands of crocodiles escaped a breeding... READ MORE »
YORK, Pa. (AP) -- Mourners at a Pennsylvania fast-food fan's funeral wanted him to have it his way, so they arranged for his hearse -- and the rest of the procession -- to make one last... READ MORE »
