Saturday, February 11, 2012

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Dozens of pets rescued from Ohio fire find homes (Boston Herald)
OUNT HEALTHY, Ohio - Several dozen animals have found temporary shelter after Ohio firefighters rescued at least 60 pets from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb.

Naked Man Arrested for Firing at House
Naked Man Arrested for Firing at House (MyFoxPhilly)
A man was behind bars after authorities caught him firing off rounds while naked on his back porch in Pahrump, Nev.

Bizarre random attack leaves Canadian and young boy dead (The Hamilton Spectator)
Standoff Broward Sherriff's Office detective John Berrena, left, talks on the phone as a family member of one of the victims brings clothing out of the recreational vehicle on Friday.

NYC sewage plant to offer Valentine's Day tours (WHDH)
It may not smell like a rose but a New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine's Day.

2 men, boy plucked from stormy Pacific (WTHI-TV Terre Haute)
West James beamed as he showed off a new entry in his journal: "I survived a dangerous rescue." Some 30 hours earlier, the 9-year-old, along with his father and uncle, was plucked from the Pacific Ocean in a harrowing rescue made all the more difficult by a container ship that came to their aid - but capsized their disabled sailboat.

Man wanted in '93 heist arrested in Mo. (WTHI-TV Terre Haute)
After nearly two decades as a fugitive, a British man suspected of driving off with an armored car loaded with cash worth about $1.5 million has been captured in southwest Missouri, where he appeared in federal court wearing blue jeans and asking for a court-appointed defense attorney because he didn't have enough money to hire one.

Father Shoots Laptop Over "Disrespectful" Facebook Post (NBC Washington)
A North Carolina father outraged by his purported teen daughter's "disrespectful" Facebook post gave her a lesson she'll never forget and neither will her laptop.

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