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iStock/Thinkstock(ST. PAUL, Minn.) -- A furry, masked critter that scaled a skyscraper in St. Paul, Minnesota, has become a social media sensation overnight.The raccoon was spotted climbing the ledges along the UBS Financial Services building downtown before it stopped to rest on a ledge, according to ABC News affiliate KSTP-TV in Minneapolis and St. Paul.Mayor Melvin Carter said on Twitter that city officials were working with building owners to find […]

iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) -- California residents will get a chance to vote on a measure to divide the Golden State into three separate states, election officials said Tuesday.Proponents of the CAL 3 initiative submitted more than 402,468 valid signatures as of Tuesday, making it eligible for the Nov. 6 general election ballot, according to the California Secretary of State’s office.The office did not say exactly how many total signatures were submitted, […]

Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office via KOCO-TV(OKLAHOMA CITY) -- An Oklahoma sheriff's deputy helped save a 3-year-old boy who was choking on a quarter he swallowed, an ABC affiliate reported.Pottawatomie County Deputy William Wheeler noticed a woman asking for help at a local car wash on June 8, according to the Shawnee News-Star.The woman, later identified as Victoria Terrill, noticed her son, Chaz, was choking while they drove back from dinner, […]

Courtesy of Piazza Family(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) -- A former Penn State fraternity brother has entered the first guilty plea in connection with the death of pledge Tim Piazza, who died after falling down fraternity house stairs during an alcohol-fueled hazing ritual, prosecutors said.Ryan Burke, who was accused of forcing Piazza to drink from a bottle of vodka the night of his fall, pleaded guilty Wednesday to four counts of hazing […]

Los Angeles County Sheriff(LOS ANGELES) -- A taco helped saved a family of six and put a man behind bars on Sunday in Industry, California, authorities said.The family was heading back from a day at a waterpark when they pulled over to get carne asada tacos before the ride home, a statement on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page said.Juan Rodriguez, rding a bike, approached the family while […]

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Hot and dry conditions are helping fuel fast-moving wildfires blazing throughout the West.As of Wednesday afternoon there were 43 large fires burning in 12 states throughout the country: Alaska, Washington, California, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Florida.In Utah and Colorado, winds could reach 40 mph Wednesday afternoon and evening, and coupled with the dry fuel and low humidity, the danger for […]

ABC News(DENVER) -- The back-flipping FBI agent who accidentally shot a Colorado nightclub patron has been ordered to stay away from the man after being charged with second-degree assault.Chase Bishop, 29, Wednesday made his first appearance in a Denver courtroom, where a judge issued a standard protection order stating that he must have zero contact and stay at least 100 yards away from Tom Reddington, 24, who was shot in […]