Drivers in Jeannette alerted police to the boys -- ages 9, 7, 5 and 3 -- trying to catch a ride on Route 130. Police said the kids had apparently climbed a chain-link fence to get out.

Police were continuing Friday night to search for a man wanted in connection with the slaying of a 26-year-old Port Huron woman.

Summer brings constant reminders about the danger of over-exposure to the sun and the need for sunscreen - for humans. But the family pet is susceptible to the sun, too. Dogs, cats and even horses suffer from sunburn, solar dermatitis and skin cancer.

A bear that was apparently craving something sweet broke into a home in San Bernardino County and devoured a box of chocolates that was in the refrigerator.

Seven high-priced show dogs, including one of the top Akitas in the country, are dead after being left by their handler for several hours in a hot van in Jefferson County.

Officials at the county animal shelter need your help reuniting a dog who has already travelled halfway across the world with his owner. The lost saluki's microchip links him to the U.S. military in Saudi Arabia.

New Mexico activist and producer Andrew Boyd sent me this extremely amusing single payer cartoon. Now wouldn't this be great on Saturday morning? Or maybe on Fox News? Hannity?

Two federal agencies warned consumers Friday not to eat raw Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough. The company said it is recalling an estimated 300,000 cases of the dough as a precaution after reports of food-borne illness in 28 states.

Saving cows, the Hare Krishnas in this village have learned, is a lot easier in India. Created four decades ago, New Vrindaban was the first cattle sanctuary in the U.S. At its peak, it had 434 bovine refugees. Today, the cattle population is down

There's a place nearby where you can find some of the best-trained dogs in the county. A place where the trainers work one-on-one with their dogs nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And it's an unusual place for dog training program -