Friday, January 27th, 2012 at
7:00 am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Do you brake for cats, dogs, squirrels, skunks and possums? How about horses, cows, elk, moose, or deer? Fight the urge to swerve as you brake if you don’t have time to check traffic first, said Julie Startup, a Washington State trooper and spokeswoman in the agency’s Seattle and Bellevue area. [...]
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at
3:00 pm

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — If you’ve ever wanted a goat but didn’t have the farm to go with it, Boulder County 4-H has a solution — rent one. Boulder County 4-H, which provides educational programming for kids 8 to 18, is starting a “Lease-a-Goat” program. The program, which will be open to any members of [...]
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Friday, January 20th, 2012 at
6:30 am

LAKE ANDES, S.D. (AP) — Famous for its role as Harry Potter’s companion in the books and movies, a species of majestic, mostly white owls is being sighted in abundant numbers this winter far from both Hogwarts and its native Arctic habitat. It’s typical for snowy owls to arrive in the U.S. every three or [...]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at
5:58 pm
HERINGTON, Kan. (AP) State health officials are warning central Kansas residents to avoid a creek near Herington following a sulfuric acid spill. The Department of Health and Environment issued the warning for 5 miles of Lime Creek north of U.S. 56. The acid leaked Sunday from a ruptured tank on a Union Pacific rail car [...]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at
6:30 am

Many families decide to open their homes to an adopted pet. Cats are in dire need of homes because of their abundance in shelters across the country. Before a cat is welcomed into a home, certain measures should be taken to prepare the space — and residents — for the addition of a pet. The [...]
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