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A high-energy Hungarian herding dog is the latest new breed headed to the Westminster Kennel Club and many other U.S. dog shows.

An 8-year-old bison named Bullet has outgrown its Texas home and the owner wants to find a new place for the 1,000-pound pet to roam. The family posted a Craigslist ad listing Bullet as “for sale” for almost $6,000, as long as the new owner will allow the bison to continue interacting with people. Bullet’s owner says the buffalo n...

A tiger captured after being spotted roaming a residential neighborhood in a Southeast Texas city has been sent to an animal sanctuary.

Eight ducklings fell in a storm drain at the intersection between 12 Street and Main Avenue in southwest Washington.

A dog that was ordered to be euthanized despite a pardon issued by Maine’s governor could get a second chance at life as a sled dog.

Louisiana mom Hallie Mallet caught a young boy on her surveillance camera running into her garage to give her dog, Dutchess, a quick hug before sprinting away. Mallet took to Facebook to ask her neighbors for their help in identifying the drive-by hugger. The boy’s mom recognized him from the post and he has been invited to play with Dutchess...

Firefighters come to the rescue on a daily basis, but the rescue of a dog in Middletown was out of the ordinary.

A high school student has returned a missing puppy to a man who was a spokesman for former House Speaker John Boehner. The 4-month-old Boston Terrier named Maggie belongs to Michael Steel and his wife, who offered $10,000 for the dog’s return. Eighteen-year-old Rasheeda Smith returned the dog to the Washington couple Wednesday night after see...

A turkey hen at a suburban wildlife center has taken to sitting on a nest full of duck eggs after the mother of the eggs was killed by a hawk.

A German shepherd helped firefighters find his owners’ two young children as flames ripped through the family’s central Florida home, authorities said.

Inky the octopus waited until it was dark and the staff had gone home from the National Aquarium of New Zealand before making his move.

Stand on any block around lunchtime near Amazon.com’s downtown Seattle headquarters and there are two common sights: people walking their dogs and people buying lunch at food trucks. The scene offers a window into Seattle’s infatuations with dogs (and cats), which outnumber children here, and the maturing roaming food truck market. Now,...

A pit bull has become a four-legged hero credited with saving a family of four after a house fire started in New Jersey.

A baby beaver was spotted padding around a fountain at the Van Ness Metro station Wednesday, a Washington Humane Society spokesman said.

A new robotic pup does a lot of things real dogs are known for; it’ll play fetch, hide under the dinner table and even clean up dirty dishes — only without the slobber.

A 7-year-old Siberian Husky who was taken from her owner’s New Mexico residence five years ago and ended up in Riverside will be heading home for a happy reunion with the family that had given her up for dead.

A Palms Springs man cried tears of joy when he was reunited with his long-lost dog, more than a year after he went missing.

Two little blue penguins just couldn’t stay away from a New Zealand sushi store, returning to nest there even after police had captured them and escorted them back to the ocean. Wellington police described them as “waddling vagrants,” while the store’s co-owner joked he had no idea that word of his tasty raw fish had reached...

Eight duckling separated from their mom and dad after falling down a narrow drainage pipe found their hero in a brave 6-year-old Laguna Niguel girl who came to their rescue.

After three years and 720 miles between them, a New Mexico and his beloved pooch, Brownie, were reunited in San Diego County.

A couple of NYPD cops paid $40 of their own money to bail out a goat that escaped a slaughterhouse earlier this week, taking the gruff former fugitive to a Long Island sanctuary.

Found your perfect pet match? The next step is spoiling your newest family member with toys and treats. While budgeting for pet ownership is serious business, some pet lovers spare no expense when it comes to making purchases for their furry friends. Pet owners across the U.S. spend billions on their pets — and not just on kibble and catnip.......

Parrie Henderson-O’Keefe’s son, Peirman, has a surprise waiting for him for his 16th birthday: an iguana named after a Pokemon character whom he met at a animal shelter in Washington D.C. He took to the 2-year-old iguana, Charizard, as soon as he saw her at the Washington Humane Society-Washington Animal Rescue League on Thursday, scrat...

An unlikely pair of animals have found a forever home together in North Texas.

Police officers in Toms River had an odd pair in the back of a patrol car Thursday.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Delaware prison inmate who complained about running out of toilet paper

A man dubbed the “Straw Hat Bandit” for the distinctive disguises he donned while robbing numerous banks in the Philadelphia area is headed back to prison.

A wild turkey that became a celebrity in a South Jersey town was euthanized after it was rescued and placed at a sanctuary farm.

A motorcyclist cited for turning his license plate upside down because he thought “it was cool” has lost another bid to rescind a traffic ticket he received.

No, the luxurious Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa has not relocated to a central New Jersey wildlife preserve.
The Jackson Township Police Department, however, has recently seen a spike in the number of drivers headed for the Atlantic City resort winding up stranded in a wildlife area in the shadow of Six Flags Great Adventure.

The butter sculpture for this year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show was unveiled Thursday, featuring three of the state’s professional sports team mascots. This year’s sculpture, crafted from about 1,000 pounds of donated butter, shows Gritty, Swoop and Steely McBeam, mascots for the Philadelphia Flyers and Eagles, and the Pittsburgh Stee...

The vacuum had somehow turned itself on, gotten stuck and repeatedly crashed against a wall. The couple got it as a gift and named it Harry.

Police in the Poconos say that vandals returned the decapitated heads from four snowman placed around town as a holiday promotion and arts project.

Pennsylvania police became shepherds when they wrangled a lost sheep wandering alone along a highway and corralled it to safety, authorities said. Wilson police were initially responding to a report of a truck crash on Route 22 early Wednesday morning. But they found no vehicle or injured persons, only a sheep, LehighValleyLive.com reported. Office...

A shifty black bear successfully eluded numerous police and wildlife officers as it ran through Wilmington, Delaware, yards and streets on Thursday morning.

Idris Elba’s “Concrete Cowboys” isn’t out in theaters yet, but Philadelphia police dealt with their own real life equestrian drama when they chased after a horse that went on the loose for about an hour.

At least one bear is on the loose in the Wilmington area. We have tips on what you should do if you spot a bear.

The Phillies created the perfect Yule Log video to spend time around the fire with the Phillie Phanatic.

An off-duty police sergeant made a grisly discovery while hunting near an area mall over the weekend.

Authorities say a coyote recently attacked and mauled a small dog in New Jersey, where residents are being asked to be on the lookout for the animal

A horse in Bucks County had to be rescued after falling into a swimming pool and getting stuck in the cold water Thursday.

A massive toothbrush head seizure in Philadelphia has taken more than 20,000 counterfeit Oral-B brush heads out of circulation.

A man escaped serious injury when a 400-pound tombstone fell on him at a Pittsburgh cemetery.

A New Jersey hospital mistakenly gave a kidney transplant to the wrong patient who happens to have the same name as the intended recipient.

Authorities say two women brawled in a New Jersey supermarket after one accused the other of having too many items in an express checkout lane

Tom Brady’s jerseys are back in his care after they were stolen in the revelry following the New England Patriots’ last two Super Bowl wins.

Thanksgiving came early in a New York City subway train. The holiday isn’t until Thursday but plates with turkey, mash potatoes and cranberry sauce were being fixed on the Brooklyn-bound L train, delighting commuters who stepped onto the train Sunday night.

A woman somehow got her head wedged in the subway doors at the last stop in the Bronx earlier this week — and once the video was posted on Instagram, it went viral as outraged New Yorkers blasted people who didn’t stop to help.

Rutgers University police have euthanized an aggressive coyote believed responsible for two attacks on people walking near the Rutgers Nature Preserve.

There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but apparently there is such a thing as a free house.

The driver in what is believed to be New Jersey’s first texting-while-driving vehicular homicide case denies responding to a message when police say she caused a crash that left a pedestrian dead.

A 3-year-old boy whose pre-K school pictures didn’t turn out as he rehearsed has gone viral.

The second that dog shelter owner Rochelle Steffen first laid eyes on a tiny “unicorn” puppy that has a tail growing out of his face, she had two thoughts. “I looked at him, and I was like, ‘This is the most ridiculously adorable puppy I’ve ever seen,” Steffen told TODAY. “Then my million-dollar question wa...

New Jersey has drumsticked up a plan to deal with flocks of wild turkeys that are ruffling some feathers in a Jersey Shore neighborhood

A dispute between the U.S. Postal Service and the owners of a new apartment building has left more than 100 residents without mail delivery.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is about to be the proud owner of a swimming pool.

Where in America is the world’s biggest Ouija board?

School officials in Pennsylvania have apologized to parents after students received a homework assignment involving President Donald Trump.

Myah Autry turned herself in to the NYPD in the Bronx Wednesday night, police said. Charges against her are pending

A black cat interrupted the Cowboys’ Monday Night Football game against the New York Giants with under 6 minutes to go in the second quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Severe rain and wind have managed to move a massive iron scow that has been stuck on a rocky perch near Niagara Falls since 1918. For 101 years the dumping scow was considered to be an unmovable landmark ⁠— until it dislodged on Thursday, according to Niagara Parks. The ship, which has deteriorated over the last century, appeared to have...

A high school senior has found an engagement ring more than two years after it was lost at a New Jersey beach.

It’s no trick in these Pennsylvania and New Jersey communities, Halloween is on the move.

Your dream home may be haunted, and in most states, sellers don’t have to say boo about it.

When it’s naptime but Eagles are life.

A man’s day went down the toilet when her “rolled” up to one of the security checkpoints at Newark Liberty International Airport earlier this week.

A bloodied “Carrie” costume had first responders thinking a woman who totaled her car on an Ohio interstate was in far worse shape than she was. Sidney Wolfe, 20, was at a haunted house over the weekend dressed as Stephen King’s “Carrie,” with fake blood covering her face and a white prom dress, an outfit she wore to p...

Sometimes the classics are best left alone. And is there anything more classic than the ABC nursery rhyme? The traditional “now I know my ABC’s” rhyme has been a staple American households as far back as most can remember helping toddlers learn the alphabet.

Even the sun is getting into the Halloween spirit.

“The sunset was red and smoky because of all the smoke from all the tragedy.”

A Michigan woman said that a device launched by Samsung into space last week crash-landed on her rural property in Michigan on Saturday. The “Space Selfie” device, which the company said aimed to capture images “using a unique view of planet earth as the backdrop,” was found by Nancy Mumby-Welke and her husband on Saturday morning after...

Police say a Delaware couple reported they were driving home Wednesday night when a man suddenly sat up in their back seat and demanded they pull over.

It was an unexpected, but luxurious, surprise for a couple who found a pearl inside an oyster at a restaurant in northern New Jersey.

Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 1,000 box turtles that were illegally collected in Oklahoma.

Two hikers in New Jersey say that an Apple Watch is to thank for saving their lives after a terrifying fall.

A hazmat team responded a halfway house in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, this week after a resident received an order of uranium through the mail.

Hungry? Roadkill maybe for dinner.

Authorities have charged a New Jersey school bus driver with driving while intoxicated and child endangerment.

It’s not uncommon for Halloween trick-or-treaters to know which houses give out the best candy – and that was exactly the inspiration behind a suburban man’s viral post on his community group’s Facebook page last month.

It seems Florida residents aren’t the only ones making use of their pools to cool off from the heat.

A website has compiled a small list of some of the creepiest street names in the country, and a street in New Jersey was mentioned for it’s very ominous name

Police in Delaware say a man armed with knives chased people around a store while he was allegedly under the influence of synthetic marijuana.

A Delaware man is accused of driving a stolen van filled with 131 pounds of marijuana plants.

A Hawaii family has won a place with the Guinness World Records for the world’s heaviest avocado.

A man arrested on suspicion of stalking a female pop idol used the reflections of her pupils in photos she shared on social media and Google Street View to find where she lived. Tokyo police declined comment on the specifics of the investigation but confirmed Friday that 26-year-old Hibiki Sato was arrested Sept. 17 on suspicion of indecent behavio...

As reporter Brian Thompson was at the Jersey Shore covering the storm that is set to soak the tri-state for days, the NBC 4 crew captured a memorable moment for a couple from Highlands, New Jersey: The moment they got engaged.

Police in New Jersey say a church bingo night went awry after an allegation that two players had taped a called number onto their card to claim a bingo win

Authorities say a Pennsylvania homeowner who heard someone singing inside his home found a naked man drinking milk in his kitchen.

Officials from the airport said the incident took place on board of American Airlines flight 1060, which was bound for Newark, New Jersey, and was scheduled to leave shortly before 7 a.m.