BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore health officials say a raccoon that was thrown out of a car in the city has tested positive for rabies. The health department said in a statement Friday that it's... READ MORE »

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The management of a Raleigh apartment complex has banned an elementary school bookmobile from coming to the property, citing a company policy that forbids events not... READ MORE »

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — At nearly every gas station in North Carolina, you can pay at the pump. Thanks to the N.C. Education Lottery, motorists can now play at the pump as well. A new service... READ MORE »

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — An air traffic controller at Springdale Municipal Airport has been arrested for public intoxication after being found passed out while on the job in the airport... READ MORE »

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — While police cruisers often can see adolescents in their back seats, officers in Oregon City picked up some strange kids. KPTV-TV reports (http://is.gd/teiodA) that... READ MORE »

BAKERTON, W.Va. (AP) — A dog trapped in a water-filled West Virginia cave for nearly two weeks was thin and dehydrated but energetic when rescuers found her. Baker, a 1-year-old pit-bull... READ MORE »

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A Jackson County jury has found a father guilty of asking someone to beat up his baby sitter after she made comments that caused him to temporarily lose custody of his... READ MORE »

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — So much of rodeo comes down to time. Time to practice, time to drive, time to wait, time to ride. During an event, every second counts; before a rodeo, cowboys and... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — What grows quickly, is packed with protein, has twice the nutritional value of kale and... tastes like bacon? The answer, according to scientists at Oregon State... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland residents looking skyward might spot a surprising replacement for the sneakers sometimes seen hanging from power lines: suspended sex toys. The Oregonian... READ MORE »