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Updated: February 09, 2010 7:03:16 PM PST
JUPITER, Fla.—A man accidentally shot himself in the leg shortly after leaving a Jupiter gun store.   Full Story
 
CAMDEN, N.J.—A man police dubbed the Bicycle Bandit has admitted committing eight bank robberies in southern New Jersey and Delaware.   Full Story
 
SAUQUOIT, N.Y.—An 11-year-old boy faces assault and weapon charges for trying to stab a classmate with a pencil over a math problem.   Full Story
 
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County prosecutors are looking into a complaint that the mayor of Carson cuts off public speakers at City Council meetings if he doesn't like what they're saying.   Full Story
 
JACKSON, Wyo.—A smelly problem is piling at trails around Jackson where people go hiking and cross-country skiing with their dogs.   Full Story
 
CHANDLER, Ariz.—A bandit who likes to steal makeup from a well known drug store chain has returned after a six month absence.   Full Story
 
ROANOKE, Va.—A Roanoke man claims sheriff's deputies beat him in the city jail because of his burping.   Full Story
 
MADISON, Wis.—Authorities say a drunken man stole an ambulance from a Wisconsin ski area with the patient and paramedics still inside.   Full Story
 
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows.   Full Story
 
NEW CASTLE, Del.—New Castle County Police said a man pointed a gun at a neighbor who was shoveling snow on Saturday at the Hampton Walk Apartments.   Full Story
 
SHORELINE, Wash.—Sheriff's deputies said a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents' car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall.   Full Story
 
DEFIANCE, Ohio—An Ohio fire department says the smell of decaying radishes prompted calls from residents worried about a possible gas leak.   Full Story
 
FLINT, Mich.—Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card.   Full Story
 
TOLEDO, Ohio—A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for Haiti.   Full Story
 
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—An Alaska dentist has given a bald eagle a unique beak—using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty and yellow highlighter.   Full Story
 
RIVERTON, Wyo.—Police say a man suspected of stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a Wyoming grocery store didn't have the best escape route planned.   Full Story
 
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
PORTLAND, Ore.—If you trust a rodent to predict when winter will end, how about an ape to guide your Super Bowl winner selection?   Full Story
 
GALESBURG, Ill.—Central Illinois mechanic Dana Underwood makes the nooks and crannies of a car sound like a small-animal zoo.   Full Story
 
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—A pot-smoking parolee in Colorado faces criminal charges for allegedly offering a cash bribe to try to pass a drug test.   Full Story
 
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Communication skills were clearly lacking in a woman who police said tried to rob two Memphis credit unions.   Full Story
 
BENTON, La.—A Bossier Parish sheriff's spokesman said a man was booked with resisting an officer for allegedly eating marijuana after a deputy stopped his car for a loud exhaust.   Full Story
 
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Police say a Massachusetts man who stuffed 75 bottles of body lotion in his pants couldn't slip away from authorities, hampered by slacks that were nearly bursting at the seams.   Full Story
 
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich.—A 62-year-old sledder looking for a burst of power got it when the homemade rocket strapped to his back exploded, burning him over nearly 20 percent of his body.   Full Story
 
CORAOPOLIS, Pa.—Police say a heroin addict pretended to be an employee at a western Pennsylvania Kmart so he could steal merchandise to feed his drug habit.   Full Story
 
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—People probably can't tip cows, but a cow tipped a person in Knoxville. Then it stepped on him.   Full Story
 
NEW YORK—A New York City fourth-grader was sent to the principal's office and nearly suspended for bringing a 2-inch toy gun to school.   Full Story
 
NEW YORK—A former New York City counterterrorism detective who says he was unfairly fired as a result of a failed drug test he blamed on his wife's marijuana-spiked meatballs has lost a court bid to get his job back.   Full Story
 
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Police say a Massachusetts man who stuffed 75 bottles of body lotion in his pants couldn't slip away from authorities, hampered by slacks that were nearly bursting at the seams.   Full Story
 
GLENDALE, Calif.—A black chicken who spent two months dodging cars, coyotes and captors at a busy Glendale intersection is a sitting duck no more.   Full Story
 
WENATCHEE, Wash.—The donated cantaloupe that arrived at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center looked more like a pumpkin.   Full Story