Montana woman fends off backyard bear attack with a zucchini from her garden

Mont. woman fends off bear attack with zucchini

A real page-turner: Historian stops UK traffic after book-laden truck overturns on highway

UK book halts traffic after truck turns over

Police: Man arrested after crashing 2 cars, trying to tow them while intoxicated

Police: Man crashes, tries to tow cars while drunk

Sleeping Calif. boy bitten by snake that apparently had been living inside wall

Snake bites sleeping teen in California apartment

Conn. driver falls out of car on I-95; Dodge travels 0.2 more miles before crashing into pole

Conn. driver falls from car on I-95, Dodge goes on

Police: Sneezing fit caused central NY woman to crash car into trees, fence

Police: Sneezing fit caused NY woman to crash car

A wild and woolly ride: Truck overturns on I-80 in NJ, setting loose scores of sheep

Lambs on the lam: Sheep get loose in I-80 in NJ

Oregon State Police issue cat alert for feline that caused car crash

Cops issue cat alert for feline that caused wreck

Car kills wandering cow on Ohio interstate, police shoot second one to avoid another accident

Car kills wandering cow on Ohio interstate

The Great Escape: Cows make a moo-ving dash for salvation as truck to slaughterhouse overturns

Cows hoof it after slaughterhouse truck overturns

Callers mistake Coast Guard flare training for plane crash after agency forgot to inform city

Coast Guard training prompt 911 calls in Alaska

Police: NJ woman claimed carjacking, then sex-in-car crash, to hide theft of laptop computer

Cops: NJ woman made up carjacking, car-sex crash

Police say NJ woman made up carjacking story to cover up that she crashed while having sex

Cops: NJ woman made up carjacking to cover up sex

Ohio police have to monkey around to rescue pet after crash involving truck carrying carcasses

Ohio crash leaves scared pet monkey atop pole

DC man arrested for stealing Metrobus, crashing it into tree and fleeing accident

DC man steals Metrobus, crashes into tree

WASHINGTON — Metro Transit Police officials are investigating how a 19-year-old D.C. man was able to steal a Metrobus, crash it into a tree and ultimately abandon the bus when officers stopped the vehicle. Police said they arrested the man on Friday and charged him with unauthorized use of a vehicle and fleeing an accident. No injuries were reported.

Road to Heaven? Motorists in Italy steal euro10,000 ($12,580) in coins after truck overturns

Italian motorists steal euro10,000 ($12,580) in coins

Road to Heaven? Motorists in Italy steal €10,000 ($12,580) in coins after truck overturns

Italian motorists steal €10,000 ($12,580) in coins

Empty nest syndrome? Aggressive mother falcon attacks dog, people in Buffalo, NY neighborhood

Mother falcon attacks dog, people in Buffalo, NY

Police say naked man yelling he’s ‘Jesus’ causes I-95 accident, delays traffic for 6 hours

Cops: Nude man yells he’s ‘Jesus’, causes accident

Fla. minor league team renames ‘BP’ to protest oil spill; now takes ‘hitting rehearsal’

Baseball team renames ‘BP’ to protest oil spill

Montana judge: Park employee mauled by bear after smoking pot should get workers’ compensation

Man mauled after smoking pot can get workers’ comp

Wash. state inmate working at prison farm finds entangled deer, butchers it with box cutter

Wash. inmate kills entangled deer at work farm

Police: Man who robbed Alaska bank fled on bike but was caught after crashing into patrol car

Alaska police stop bank robbery suspect on bike

Police say western Pa. man attacked girlfriend with cleaver during spat over BP oil spill

Police: Cleaver threat prompted by BP oil spill

Md. homeless man who stole, crashed small plane did $12,000 in damage _ but will pay just $40

Md. man who stole, crashed plane to pay just $40

Picture-snapping Smokies hiker suffers minor injury after being bitten by black bear

Minor injury for photo-taking hiker bitten by bear

EPA will use mules to find radioactive contamination on steep terrain at LA-area lab site

Mules will help in radiation survey at LA-area lab

Woman cited for running down man named Lord Jesus Christ in western Massachusetts crosswalk

Lord Jesus Christ (his real name) hit by Mass. car

Vomiting dog causes Minnesota man to crash car into utility poll, Minnesota police say

Police: Vomiting dog causes man to crash into pole

Pilot crashes after seeking directions from tractor driver in Russia

Pilot asks tractor driver for directions, crashes

Is this Stavropol? In Russia, pilot crashes small plane seeking directions from tractor driver

Russia: Pilot tries to ask directions and crashes

Man charged with drunk driving crashes into car of judge who spared him jail in ‘98 DUI case

Alleged drunk driver hits judge he faced in 1998

Britain’s Royal Mail halts deliveries to woman after repeated attacks by 19-year-old cat

UK postal workers boycott house after cat attacks

Boy, 8, takes family’s van to get gas and crashes; father says son wanted to do something nice

Ohio boy, 8, takes family van for gas, crashes

Woman, 82, crashes car through front window of Michigan salon, sticks around to get hair done

Woman, 82, crashes into salon, gets her hair done

Dog that chewed tires, tore bumper off Chattanooga police car sentenced to obedience classes

Dog that attacked police cars must attend classes

Dog that attacked tenn. police cars ordered to attend obedience, canine good citizen classes

Dog that attacked police cars ordered to classes

Man unharmed after crashing his car into barn after steering wheel pops off

Man OK after steering wheel pops off while driving

Maine officials: That was no drowning snowmobiler on lake, it was probably a snacking otter

Otter mistaken for drowning snowmobiler in Maine

Teen crashes parents’ car through doors of Wash. high school, drives 75 yards down the hall

Teen crashes car into school, drives down hall

NM road crash turns into 238-pound pot bust

NM road crash turns into 238-pound pot bust

Lumber truck driver hits bump and chokes on Wendy’s chili, crashing into Mass. home, police say

Truck driver chokes on chili and crashes into home

Philadelphia police puzzled after woman somehow manages to crash car into her own house

Pa. woman manages to crash car into her own home

Boulder crashes through Tennessee home, barely misses 75-year-old woman asleep in bed

Boulder crashes through house, barely misses woman