Santa Clara County deputy on leave after kids find loaded handgun in Airbnb

A 9-year-old boy from Hayward was with his family when he found a loaded gun and Santa Clara County sheriff's badge in an Airbnb rental home in South Lake Tahoe.

Amazon Alexa device alerts family to man suspected of stealing from loved one at assisted living facility in Florida

Amazon's Alexa device is being credited with notifying a family of a suspected theft in progress. A family across the country checked in on an aging relative at an assisted living facility and noticed a stranger in his room.

‘Devil horns’: Photo of sunrise over Persian Gulf during eclipse captures incredible phenomenon

A photograph snapped during a recent solar eclipse in the Persian Gulf has many people pointing out an uncanny resemblance to devil horns, but it's the result of a couple of unusual natural phenomena.

Michigan high school builds world's unofficial largest toilet paper pyramid

A mid-Michigan high school robotics team built what they say is the world's largest toilet paper pyramid over the holiday break. They wanted to fundraise for the coming robotics season.

Crews take soil and water samples from chemical ooze site off I-696

"Because of the conditions inside the facility, he was hoarding hazardous waste, hazardous chemicals. He has a pit in the basement where all this water was running into," said Tracy Kecskemeti, District Coordinator Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. 

Dash-cam video shows SUV plunging off cliff on Highway 1

A dash-cam video captures the moment an SUV plunged off the cliff from Highway 1 in San Mateo County.

Piles of tumbleweed trapped cars along Washington highway on New Year's Eve

Parts of Washington State welcomed 2020 with a "tumblegeddon", as workers had to dig out cars trapped underneath piles of tumbleweed that gathered on a highway.

Missouri woman’s plan to pay property taxes in nickels foiled

Cynthia Lockett told WDAF last month that her 2019 assessment increased her land value by 135 percent, and her overall market value 45 percent. Multiple phone calls to appeal the assessment went unanswered, so she hatched her plan.

Woman, 26, arrested for trying to cash $1M check from husband, 77, of just 4 months

Lin Helena Halfon was arrested at Tampa International Airport on Dec. 16 for allegedly stealing $666,666 from her husband Richard Rappaport. A Tampa bank had refused to cash a $1 million cashier’s check a month earlier, the Tampa Bay Times reported, citing court records.

Yellow substance seeping onto I-696 identified as chemical Hexavelent Chromium

The greenish-yellow substance is currently being tested by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The results are expected sometime later on Saturday.

Police: Therapy dog 'accused' of stealing toys meant for non-profit

Can you say busted? Police in an East Coast city are accusing its therapy dog of "misappropriation of toys", and it was all caught on camera.