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Emu returns home to new Swansea resident after five days on the run

Animals

‘Sooooo creepy’ | Social media reacts to video of creepy crawler at Texas wildlife refuge

The refuge posted a video for its “What is it Wednesday?” requesting that people take a guess at what the creepy crawler was.
National

Crown Victoria with bull in passenger seat pulled over

Officers pulled over a man driving a tricked-out Ford Crown Victoria that was carrying a full-sized bull he said was named Howdy Doody.
Animals

Crown Victoria with bull in passenger seat pulled over

Police were dispatched for a "vehicle with a cow inside" rolling through town.
Local News

York County 16-year-old is vying for the title of Mullet Champ

Will Joyner is a teen from Seaford, Virginia in York County, who's been growing his mullet for three years.
Weird

Texas border agents rescue 'critically endangered' spider monkeys person tried to smuggle into US

The seven spider monkeys were turned over to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Crime

Grisly scene | FBI finds stolen human remains 'decorated' around man's home

When police arrived at the apartment, an FBI agent asked James Nott if anyone else was in the home with him. "Only my dead friends," he responded.
Local News

Nothing 'butter' than this: The Iowa State Fair butter cow will be joined by iconic Iowa athletes

Long-time butter sculptor Sarah Pratt will be creating three new sculptures this year resembling Jack Trice, Kurt Warner and Caitlin Clark.
Nation World

Invasive 'Frankenfish' that can survive on land for days is found in Missouri: "They are a beast"

U.S. officials say that anyone who catches a northern snakehead should photograph it and "kill the fish by freezing it or putting it on ice for an extended time.
Animals

Mormon crickets are so bad in Nevada that crews are plowing them off the roads

The migration arrived this week in Elko, Nevada, where residents are using leaf-blowers, brooms, tractors to push them away, or are just hiding inside.
National

Millions of Mormon crickets invade Nevada town

Millions of migrating Mormon crickets are covering some homes and roads in Elko, Nevada. The flightless insects have been swarming for nearly two weeks.
National

What was initially believed to be a dead woman was actually a sex doll, investigators say

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez initially tweeted that a woman's body was found along Brunswick Street and foul play was suspected.