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Panic-Inducing “Bobcat” in San Jose is Actually a Giant Housecat

01/19/2016 - 8:23 AM By Brittany M.

It turns out that a giant feline generating frantic calls to Animal Services in San Jose is nothing but an overgrown housecat.

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Sheriff Chases Mayor through Downtown over Expired Tags

01/14/2016 - 11:40 AM By JIngram

You can’t write this stuff.

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Tree-Eating Goats to San Francisco: We Quit

01/12/2016 - 4:48 AM By Brittany M.

A herd of 80 goats in San Francisco are retiring from their Christmas tree disposal days, having finally grown sick of the taste of spruce and pine.

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Mayor and Councilman Draw Blood in a City Hall Brawl

12/17/2015 - 4:04 PM By JIngram

Mayor William Bell and City Councilor Marcus Lundy might not be all that familiar to you as they hail from Alabama and both serve the City of Birmingham.

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New Jersey Councilwoman Doesn’t Follow Through on Christmas Tree Threat

12/08/2015 - 4:49 PM By JIngram

In a more groan-worthy case of calling it quits, or take-backsies related to calling it quits, Charlene Storey of Roselle Park, New Jersey is our subject.

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Florida Mayor Intentionally Breaks Rules, Tries to Pay Fine in Coins

12/01/2015 - 4:12 PM By JIngram

And they weren’t quarters either, because those are still useful.

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Modesto Turkey Selected for This Year’s Presidential Pardon

11/23/2015 - 9:20 PM By Brittany M.

Two lucky turkeys from Modesto, California have narrowly escaped the dinner plate.

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Original Taco Bell Saved From Demolition

11/18/2015 - 8:46 PM By Brittany M.

Best of all, you can watch its 45-mile journey to corporate headquarters live online.

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Dog Who Disappeared in Texas Floods Turns Up in Northern California

11/03/2015 - 7:32 AM By Brittany M.

A journey straight out of Homeward Bound.

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Star Wars Character Elected to Ukrainian City Council

10/29/2015 - 11:11 AM By JIngram

Emperor Palpatine wins in Odessa, population 1,003,705.

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