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Fishermen says Minnows, a popular bait fish for fluke and flounder, seem like they are missing from the Back Bay areas. Many people from around the area think that Hurrican Sandy is the reason...

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Hairy stockings sold in China are apparently the latest craze used to ward off sexual predators.

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A summer camp in Irving is urging children to fight the bite. The city's goal is to have 1,000 students actively fighting mosquitoes that can carry West Nile virus.

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The pilot of the world's only solar-powered plane that can fly at night tells transportation reporter Adam Tuss he was toying with people who might be watching him land at Dulles Airport. Read...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:49:31 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/dairycows1.jpg
A 28-year-old Riverside man died after being crushed between a gate and cows while working at a dairy farm in Ontario, officials said.

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Chris Kreis, 19, spotted a whale shark on a fishing trip just west of Captiva. His reaction? Jump into the water and hop on the 50,000-pound shark for a ride. NBC 6's Pam Giganti reports.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:35:40 -0700 here.]]> http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/snoutless+dog+thumbnail.jpg here.]]>
Check out some of the craziest animals and the stories behind them.

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A private jet slammed into empty offices inside a hangar at an airport in Chino California Thursday evening, According to the FAA No one was hurt. Tena Ezzeddine reports for NBC4 News.]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:34:51 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/citi+bike+with+kid.jpg
New York's new Citi Bike Program is off to a busy start, but not everyone is following the rules of the road. A controversial photo of a man riding a Citi Bike with a young girl sitting in the...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:21:29 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/texas_giant.jpg
Wedding bells rang for an Arlington couple on Thursday as they said "I do" at Six Flags Over Texas.]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:38:49 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/NJ_shark_P2.jpg
A great white shark was spotted by several New Jersey fishermen off the coast of Atlantic City. Find out why great white sightings have become more common in N.J.]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:54:24 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/pub_loo_two.jpg
A viral British anti-drunk driving campaign video is receiving a lot of attention for a sobering strategy that aims to literally scare the crap out of potential offenders. The #PubLooShocker video, jus...]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:17:05 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/feral-hogs-061113.jpg
Feral hogs continue to barrel into suburban and urban areas -- even into Dallas' city limits. Some are using smartphone technology to trap the animals.

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Man refuses to mow grass during Hawks playoff run.]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:40:06 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/EB+kitten.JPG
A kitten found inside a truck engine has been rescued and dubbed EB for "engine block."

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A 19-year-old went into a coma and nearly died after he drank more than a quart of soy sauce, a case study in the Journal of Emergency Medicine said.

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Florida deputies spotted an endangered Key Deer with a bag of Doritos over its head early Sunday.]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:37:20 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Lobster-Theft.jpg
A man placed bar codes from cheap items on lobster and crab legs, according to police.

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Fat contains more stem cells than any other tissue in the body. Now you can bank them to possibly treat diseases in the future.]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:16:16 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/skaterconfrontation.jpg
A fight broke out on a middle school campus Tuesday afternoon in South Pasadena, and it was all captured on video. The scuffle started when the school custodian confronted skateboarders and told them t...]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:45:23 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/geoff+rickly+robbed.jpg
A Brooklyn musician is thanking a popular social media app for helping him locate the man who robbed him in Greenpoint. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

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The man police said was behind two bank robberies on Tuesday referred to himself as the “polite bandit” in hold-up notes, according to court records. Police began investigating just before 2:30 p.m., when...]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:22:35 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/tacobellshells.jpg
Taco Bell announced that an employee seen licking a stack of taco shells at a Southern California restaurant in an image posted on Facebook will be fired. The company announced on its web...]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:57:51 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/spelling+bee+knaidel.jpg
Avind Mahankali, the 13-year-old boy from Queens, New York who won the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling "knaidel," got a taste of the food for the first time at New York City's...]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:23:24 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/tacobellshells.jpg
An employee licking a gargantuan stack of taco shells: It’s not exactly the image that Taco Bell wants to portray of behind-the-counter hygiene. But it was a photo of exactly that that prompted an...]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:48:06 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Gerardo+Perez.jpg
A 50-year-old man was charged with having sex with a pit bull while on a tour of the Chicago Animal Care and Control Facility, prosecutors said Saturday. Gerardo Perez was charged with felony having...

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Leon County, Fla., deputies were on the lookout for an unusual fugitive this weekend: a llama on the loose in Tallahassee. Scooter the llama had escaped from his owners and was roaming the Killearn Lakes...

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A Vallejo man was arrested on suspicion of vandalism after spray painting a crosswalk on the roadway of a busy intersection.

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