14 NC counties and 1 VA county are now under advisories, watches, or warnings.
  1. Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors

    Green-colored polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo.

    1. Posted at 6:58 a.m.
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  2. Wanted: Ride to Mojave Desert for wayward tortoise

    Sadie the desert tortoise needs a ride to an adoptive home in the Mojave Desert - the sooner the better.

    1. Posted at 3:25 a.m.
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  3. Illinois kindergarten golfer has ace

    Look out Tiger Woods, 5-year-old Drew Gray's got game.

    1. Posted Sep. 6 10:36 p.m.
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  4. NJ cops kick in door over bird's cries for help

    Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds. Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house. Officers arrived and when no one answered the door, they kicked it in to make a rescue.

    1. Sep. 5, 2008
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  5. Man in wheelchair robs Texas 7-Eleven of condoms

    A robber rolled into a Dallas convenience store came armed with a bat and a knife. He left with a lot of condoms and an energy drink.

    1. Sep. 5, 2008
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  6. Team dumps logo near buttocks after 70-0 loss

    The Idaho Vandals football team is dumping the letter "I" from the buttocks region of players' new pants following a season-opening 70-0 loss to the Arizona Wildcats.

    1. Sep. 5, 2008
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  7. W.Va. man accused of drunk driving on a tractor

    A Charleston man faces drunken driving charges after police spotted him riding a farm tractor on a highway without lights or proper warning signs. Kanawha County sheriff's deputies arrested 22-year-old Joshua David Postalwait early Friday morning.

    1. Sep. 5, 2008
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  8. Hey! You have a snake hanging from your car!

    Think rush hour is bad enough? What if a three-foot python were part of the drive home? The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that biochemical engineer Marika Suominen-Yeh got the surprise of her life last week when a motorist flagged her down after seeing a snake drop from beneath her minivan.

    1. Sep. 5, 2008
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  9. Doctor fired for allegedly drinking on the job

    A Massachusetts doctor has been fired and lost the right to renew his medical license for allegedly trying to give a pregnant woman an epidural while drunk.

    1. Sep. 5, 2008
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  10. Ohio preacher, 71, avoids jail in road rage case

    A 71-year-old Cincinnati preacher convicted of waving a gun and threatening another driver won't be going to jail. A Hamilton County judge on Thursday sentenced Thomas Howell to two years' probation and 100 hours of community service on his conviction for aggravated menacing.

    1. Sep. 5, 2008
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