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NH Senate considering legalizing medical marijuana

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:06:07 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - The Senate is voting whether New Hampshire should join 18 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing seriously ill people to use marijuana to treat their conditions.

IU film shows lessons learned from common bird

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:01:15 -0400

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - A documentary by Indiana University biologists about the scientific lessons that can be learned from a common backyard bird is now available online for classroom use.

For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:23:39 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot.

Man charged with selling African elephant tusks

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:04:45 -0400

PENSACOLA, Florida - A New Mexico man is facing federal charges in the Florida Panhandle after authorities say he sold two African elephant tusks.

Photographer will reopen Everglades Wonder Gardens

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:04:06 -0400

BONITA SPRINGS, Florida - A photographer is planning to reopen former animal attraction in southwest Florida as a botanical garden.

Minn. lawmakers compromise on sand mining rules

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:23:17 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Critics of silica sand mining had hoped the Minnesota Legislature would adopt aggressive statewide rules to protect people and the environment. What finally emerged from the just-completed session, however, was a compromise that still leaves key decisions up to local governments.

Southern Co. CEO defends Miss. power project

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:06:02 -0400

PINE MOUNTAIN, Georgia - The head of Southern Co. called the decision to write off $540 million in extra costs on a Mississippi power plant "a bitter pill for us to swallow," but he defended the project Wednesday as a long-term investment for the large utility.

Wis. commission allows tribe to keep grant

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:02:28 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The state Building Commission's vice chairman Wednesday backed off on his threat to strip a Wisconsin Chippewa tribe of a $250,000 grant as payback for raising walleye spearing limits.

Vote on pot shops could end lingering LA issue

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:40:15 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming industry.

Komodo dragon on display at Omaha zoo

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:46 -0400

OMAHA, Nebraska - A Komodo dragon is now on display at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

Hoosiers advised to take care while swimming

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:09:42 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - State health officials are urging people to be careful as they head for Indiana's lakes and other bodies of water for summer recreation.

One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:03 -0400

MOORE, Oklahoma - Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing - and it was trying desperately to get in.

Video of man jumping on manatee investigated

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:12:19 -0400

MIAMI - Wildlife officials are investigating an online video that shows a man doing a cannonball onto two manatees in Florida.

Video of man jumping on manatee investigated

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:06 -0400

MIAMI - Wildlife officials are investigating an online video that shows a man doing a cannonball onto two manatees.

Fla. court rules against police over pot arrests

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:35 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - A Florida appeals court is throwing out convictions against two men because sheriff's deputies discovered pot plants by looking through a mobile home window.

Oregon DAs want to reduce prison time for drugs

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:05:55 -0400

OREGON CITY, Oregon - Prosecutors who have resisted changes in Oregon's voter-approved mandatory minimum sentencing are proposing an alternative that includes reducing marijuana terms so that most offenders wouldn't go to prison.

Orphaned bobcat kittens ride the rails to Illinois

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:08 -0400

URBANA, Illinois - Two orphaned bobcat kittens being cared for at the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Center may have made a long trip north to get there.

Lincoln 'comfort' dog headed to Oklahoma

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:40:34 -0400

LINCOLN, Nebraska - A Lincoln "comfort" dog that has been to several national tragedy sites this year is now in Oklahoma to help victims cope with the devastation caused by a massive tornado.

Beaumont votes to ban medical marijuana shops

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:05 -0400

BEAUMONT, California - A Riverside County city has become the latest to try banning medical marijuana dispensaries in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling permitting prohibition.

Game, humane groups offer $5K in bald eagle death

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:49:33 -0400

LORETTO, Pennsylvania - The Pennsylvania Game Commission and The Humane Society of the United States are offering more than $5,000 for information on whoever fatally shot a bald eagle in western Pennsylvania earlier this month.

Comment period extended on grizzly plan

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:23:05 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Federal wildlife officials are extending the comment period on proposed changes to a recovery plan for threatened grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park.

Assault complaint leads to big marijuana bust

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:11:36 -0400

ALDEN, Michigan - Authorities investigating a domestic assault complaint in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula ended up finding a marijuana growing operation with hundreds of plants.

Missouri to stock striped bass at Bull Shoals

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:06:49 -0400

THEODOSIA, Missouri - A popular sport fish will be introduced into southwest Missouri's Bull Shoals Reservoir.

Bass stocking project continues in Va.'s Back Bay

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:21:40 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - A largemouth bass stocking project in Virginia's Back Bay is entering its second year.

Colorado stoned-driving bill attracts lawsuit

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:52:46 -0400

DENVER - A frequent marijuana user who says Colorado's pending pot DUI bill sets the legal limit too low is suing to block the bill, arguing it violates his constitutional rights.