SPRINGFIELD, Ore., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A 25-year-old bartender in Oregon says she lucked out this week when one of two Keno tickets a patron gave her as a tip paid off to the tune of $17,500.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- WestJet airline employees at the Vancouver International Airport in Canada were searching for a missing cat that fell out of its carrier, officials said.
JOENKOEPING, Sweden, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Police in a Swedish town find themselves in the unlikely position of adoption agents for 28 poodles seized from a boarding house in poor conditions.
MOSCOW, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Russian couple called for help with a reverse-Goldilocks situation after a bear broke into their home and ate a not-too-hot pot of borscht, police said.
BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Authorities in Oregon said they arrested a woman who led police on a 27-mile chase in a vehicle with only three working tires.
HUDSON, N.Y., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A long-lost Faberge figurine once belonging to a Russian royal was discovered in a New York state attic and is headed to auction.
CEDAR CITY, Utah, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Utah wildlife officials said a black bear cub had to be rescued from the water when it jumped off a boat while fleeing capture.
APOPKA, Fla., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Florida wildlife officials successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of a garbage can designed to keep black bears from feeding on trash.
ALBUQUERQUE, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Fans of AMC's concluded TV series "Breaking Bad" mourned the loss of their favorite program with a paid obituary in the Albuquerque Journal.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A Swedish man accused of drunken driving was cleared by an appeals court after arguing he had been in the midst of a sleepwalking episode.
LIVERPOOL, England, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A British man admitted in court to calling in a bomb hoax on his wedding day so his bride wouldn't discover his failure to book the venue.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Petco, headquartered in San Diego, is celebrating Halloween by encouraging pet owners to include their "fur kids" in any zombie survival plan.
TORONTO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- An 89-year-old Toronto woman on trial for refusing to fill out her census form said she objects to its connection to weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin.
MULBERRY, Fla., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Two Florida high school students said they were disqualified from running for homecoming king and queen for handing out free condoms.
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A New Jersey man says he has devised a trap made from readily available materials and containing no chemicals that catches stink bugs by the thousands.
DALLAS, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A researcher in Dallas released video and data this week she says proves Bigfoot exists -- and is a hybrid descended from humans and a closely related species.
FORT EDWARD, N.Y., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A mobile home, 16-feet by 70-feet, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and central air parked in New York was last seen moving toward Vermont, police say.
DE SOTO, Kan., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A Kansas parks official said a young emu caught while running loose at a public park was the first of his species he had encountered in the state.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush (C) points to the crowd as he stands on the first tee box at the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on October 3, 2013. UPI/Brian Kersey
