Firefighters in Pennsylvania had to break out the jaws of life to rescue a raccoon with its head stuck through the metal grate covering a storm drain.

A Maryland man said he initially thought his scratch-off lottery ticket "most be a misprint" before determining he had won a $100,000 prize.

Marine researchers in Rhode Island captured video of what might be the first great white shark ever caught on camera in the state's waters.

A bear that came within feet of a young boy playing in his family's Connecticut driveway was chased off by the boy's protective pet dog.

A public safety officer in California responded to an unusual call and ended up rescuing a family of baby quail from a storm drain.