DC firefighters rescue 6 dogs from burning home in sweltering heat

D.C. firefighters say they rescued six dogs from a burning home while facing sweltering summer heat conditions on Tuesday afternoon in Northwest.

Family rescues sea turtle tangled in crab trap rope in Tampa Bay

Lindsey Fish was fishing with her husband and son on the Tampa side of the Tampa Bay fishing channel on Friday when they saw a sea turtle struggling for air.

Minnesota Zoo reopening to public on July 24

The Minnesota Zoo announced it is opening next weekend for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to close to visitors in March. 

Eaglet from Minnesota DNR's EagleCam found dead after flying into power line

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources posted a sad update Saturday after one of the eaglets that hatched on the EagleCam was found dead.

Wisconsin family rescues bear with bin stuck on its head

A Wisconsin family helped save a young bear that was struggling to breathe while swimming in a lake with its head caught in a plastic food container.

American Kennel Club recognizes new breed

A vigorous Belgian livestock-guarding breed is gaining entree to the American Kennel Club. But Americans eager to see a Belgian Laekenois in person may have to be patient, since the coronavirus pandemic has taken a bite out of dog shows.

Woman, 72, gored by bison at Yellowstone National Park after getting close to take photos

The 72-year-old unnamed woman got within 10 feet of the bison “multiple times” while at her Bridge Bay Campground to take photos before it attacked, the National Park Services wrote in a press release.

Missouri woman catches 2 rare ‘ghost deer’ on camera

For the past few weeks, Christie Morgan Schoen has seen what she believes to be two rare albino deer in her Cape Girardeau, Missouri yard. Schoen said they hang out every morning along with a larger brown deer.

16-year-old Minnesota girl reels in massive grouper in Gulf of Mexico

What a catch! A Farmington, Minnesota girl appears to have broken a record with her boat-tilting goliath grouper that she reeled from the Gulf of Mexico this week.