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A woman fed a bull a banana here and there, but the cops were called when he showed up at her back door

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Mansfield police took the bull safely back to its pasture. It and another bull wander up to Latoya Keeling’s backyard daily, where she gives them a snack. MANSFIELD, Texas — Bulls (apparently) love bananas.  Latoya Keeling of Mansfield learned that pretty organically Wednesday night when a young bull surprisingly looked through her back window. “He … Read more

Security guard fatally shot after confronting two ‘suspicious people’ at northeast-side motel, police say

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Police say the guard got into a verbal altercation with the suspects and then a woman believed to be the guard’s wife or girlfriend threw a rock at their vehicle. SAN ANTONIO — A security guard at a northeast side motel was shot and killed after he confronted two suspicious people, police say. San Antonio … Read more

Sea lion surge at San Francisco’s Pier 39

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Pier 39 harbormaster Sheila Chandor has counted more than 1,000 sea lions, and that’s the most seen there in 15 years. SAN FRANCISCO — They’re lounging, biting each other and generally making a ruckus in numbers not seen in more than a decade. And don’t even think about stealing their anchovies. San Francisco’s famed Fisherman’s … Read more

‘Help me teach him who his daddy was’: Officer’s widow asks community to keep husband’s memory alive

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Ashley Eyer discussed her relationship with Joshua, how much he enjoyed being a father and her one request for her son carrying on without his dad. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ashley Eyer admitted it could have been a bad idea to speak publicly so soon after her husband’s death, but for a few moments, the widow … Read more