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Past articles by Don:

Man finds intruder in Christmas onesie hiding with cat named Spaghetti, Oregon cops say

Ryan Bishop broke into a Gresham, Oregon, home, then knocked holes in the walls, ate cupcakes and put on a woman’s Christmas onesie, police say. The owners found him and a cat named Spaghetti in a crawl space. → Read More

Ross Perot’s ‘plain Texas talk’ charmed Americans. Here are some of his best quotes

Ross Perot, a Texas billionaire businessman and former two-time presidential candidate, had a reputation for plain speaking quotations. He died of leukemia at age 89. Here are some of his best sayings. → Read More

Woman fires shot in road-rage clash but hits husband in head, Alabama cops say

Erica Cole tried to shoot someone following a road-rage clash on an Alabama highway but instead hit her husband in the head, Cullman County sheriff’s officials say. → Read More

Woman fires shot in road-rage clash but hits husband in head, Alabama cops say

Erica Cole tried to shoot someone following a road-rage clash on an Alabama highway but instead hit her husband in the head, Cullman County sheriff’s officials say. → Read More

Woman fires shot in road-rage clash but hits husband in head, Alabama cops say

Erica Cole tried to shoot someone following a road-rage clash on an Alabama highway but instead hit her husband in the head, Cullman County sheriff’s officials say. → Read More

Woman fires shot in road-rage clash but hits husband in head, Alabama cops say

Erica Cole tried to shoot someone following a road-rage clash on an Alabama highway but instead hit her husband in the head, Cullman County sheriff’s officials say. → Read More

Woman fires shot in road-rage clash but hits husband in head, Alabama cops say

Erica Cole tried to shoot someone following a road-rage clash on an Alabama highway but instead hit her husband in the head, Cullman County sheriff’s officials say. → Read More

Woman fires shot in road-rage clash but hits husband in head, Alabama cops say

Erica Cole tried to shoot someone following a road-rage clash on an Alabama highway but instead hit her husband in the head, Cullman County sheriff’s officials say. → Read More

Man drowns saving pet pig that fell into river on tubing trip, Washington cops say

A 45-year-old man who dove into the Wenatchee River near Monitor to rescue a pet pig that had fallen in during a tubing trip drowned, a Washington sheriff’s office says. Onlookers saved the pig. → Read More

Out of prison two days, man kills 17-year-old over rap song, Arizona cops say

Michael Paul Adams, 27, who had just gotten out of prison, told police he stabbed 17-year-old Elijah Alamin at a Peoria, Arizona, convenience store because the teen’s rap music frightened him, cops say. → Read More

‘Delinquent’ bear goes for a drive after accidental butt-shift, Colorado cops say

A “delinquent” bear climbed into a parked car in Boulder County, Colorado, then accidentally shifted it into neutral and rolled downhill before escaping, sheriff’s deputies say. → Read More

Is the ‘Big One’ coming? Here’s what California quake experts say

Two earthquakes near Ridgecrest, California, struck different faults from the San Andreas one, seismologists say. But the more famous fault is still overdue for a destructive major temblor. → Read More

‘Freaking out.’ Dorm explosions have University of Nevada students on edge in Reno

Residents of two University of Nevada, Reno, dorms damaged by two explosions Friday say they’re still in shock and disbelief. Officials say a “mechanical failure” caused the blasts. → Read More

‘Freaking out.’ Dorm explosions have University of Nevada students on edge in Reno

Residents of two University of Nevada, Reno, dorms damaged by two explosions Friday say they’re still in shock and disbelief. Officials say a “mechanical failure” caused the blasts. → Read More

‘Freaking out.’ Dorm explosions have University of Nevada students on edge in Reno

Residents of two University of Nevada, Reno, dorms damaged by two explosions Friday say they’re still in shock and disbelief. Officials say a “mechanical failure” caused the blasts. → Read More

‘Freaking out.’ Dorm explosions have University of Nevada students on edge in Reno

Residents of two University of Nevada, Reno, dorms damaged by two explosions Friday say they’re still in shock and disbelief. Officials say a “mechanical failure” caused the blasts. → Read More

How to tell if your home’s damaged after an earthquake: 5 things to know

After the shaking stops, how can you tell if your home has suffered damage in an earthquake - especially problems that may not be as obvious as cracks or collapses? Here are some tips. → Read More

How to tell if your home’s damaged after an earthquake: 5 things to know

After the shaking stops, how can you tell if your home has suffered damage in an earthquake - especially problems that may not be as obvious as cracks or collapses? Here are some tips. → Read More

How to tell if your home’s damaged after an earthquake: 5 things to know

After the shaking stops, how can you tell if your home has suffered damage in an earthquake - especially problems that may not be as obvious as cracks or collapses? Here are some tips. → Read More

How to tell if your home’s damaged after an earthquake: 5 things to know

After the shaking stops, how can you tell if your home has suffered damage in an earthquake - especially problems that may not be as obvious as cracks or collapses? Here are some tips. → Read More