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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida deputies have arrested a man they say was living out his quarantine on a shuttered Disney World island, telling authorities it was a “tropical paradise.” Orange County Sheriff’s deputies found Richard McGuire on Disney’s Discovery Island on

FRANKLIN, Ga. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) — A Georgia city councilman has been charged after he allegedly stole a beef tenderloin from a grocery store. A Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that 54-year-old Clifford Henry Jiles has been

LAFAYETTE, La. (The Advocate) — A one-eyed squirrel that gained a social media following is being returned to nature. The Acadiana Advocate reports that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries has taken Willamina the squirrel from Emily Istre. The Lafayette resident created an

WASHINGTON (AP) — We know drinking and driving don’t mix. And in this case, a trucker hauling something people love to drink ended up in a strange mix on a major Washington D.C. area road. A tractor trailer carrying more than 4,000 cans of beer struck a guard rail early Tuesday morning —

GRAY, Maine (AP) — A fox that was attacking a Maine woman quickly found its goose was cooked when she wrestled into a pot meant for scalding chickens. Thirty-seven-year-old Eliza Ruth Watson, of Gray, tried to scare the fox away while she was gardening Thursday. The Sun Journal reports the

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Aggressive driving is always a hazard, but officials say Florida drivers also have to be on the lookout for potentially aggressive alligators, especially around this time of year. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office warned motorists that it’s that time of year

PHOENIX (AP) — It’s a finding one wildlife official in Arizona calls “amazing.” For the first time in nearly a century, bald eagles have been spotted nesting in a saguaro cactus. The Arizona Game and Fish Department says biologists found a pair of eagles — and their eaglets — nestled

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As the old song says, you can still get your kicks on Route 66. But there won’t be one special landmark along the iconic road anymore. Officials at the Mountain Lodge Motel near Albuquerque, New Mexico say the sign for the venue has been removed. The sign, which