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  • Wednesday, May 16 2012 1:01 PM EDT2012-05-16 17:01:38 GMT
    WENHAM, MA (WHDH/NBC) - A Massachusetts woman and her dog made a great escape just seconds before a tree crashed down on her car on Tuesday. Brittney Barry had just gotten into her vehicle when she said
    A Massachusetts woman and her dog made a great escape just seconds before a tree crashed down on her car.

  • Wednesday, May 16 2012 10:31 AM EDT2012-05-16 14:31:13 GMT
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KFOR/NBC) - Staffers at Oklahoma City's Super Clean Car Wash were shocked when they found a huge snake inside a customer's car. "One of the employees had moved the seat back to remove
    Staffers at Oklahoma City's Super Clean Car Wash were shocked when they found a huge snake inside a customer's car.

  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 11:32 PM EDT2012-05-16 03:32:23 GMT
    NEW YORK CITY (NBC) - A New York City school custodian may have saved a 6-year-old boy from harm when he intervened after he noticed a stranger approach the boy outside a school and grab his hand. John
    A New York City school custodian may have saved a 6-year-old boy from harm when he intervened after he noticed a stranger approach the boy outside a school and grab his hand.

  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 10:47 PM EDT2012-05-16 02:47:42 GMT
    BURBANK, IL (WMAQ/NBC) - Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found slain in her Illinois apartment just two days after getting married. Estrella Carrera, 25, was found on Sunday in the
    Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found slain in her Illinois apartment just two days after getting married.

  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 9:52 PM EDT2012-05-16 01:52:24 GMT
    LEXINGOTN, KY (WLEX/NBC) - A Kentucky high school student claims she was barred from prom because she planned to bring a date of the same sex. Hope Decker, 18, says administrators at Lexington Catholic
    A Kentucky high school student claims she was barred from prom because she planned to bring a date of the same sex.

  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 3:34 PM EDT2012-05-15 19:34:31 GMT
    APPLE VALLEY, CA (KNBC/NBC) - A 94-year-old woman was reunited with her son after 67 years, thanks to the help of a church leader and the magic of Google. "He was just a boy, a nice boyish boy," Emma
    A 94-year-old woman was reunited with her son after 67 years, thanks to the help of a church leader and the magic of Google.

  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 11:07 AM EDT2012-05-15 15:07:29 GMT
    MILTON, FL (WPMI/NBC) - Justin Jackson doesn't consider himself brave, but it was his quick actions that saved his four siblings from a house fire Sunday. The 12-year-old was watching his brothers and
    Justin Jackson doesn't consider himself brave, but it was his quick actions that saved his four siblings from a house fire Sunday.

  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 4:22 AM EDT2012-05-15 08:22:23 GMT
    RENO, NV (KRNV/NBC) - A new surgery uses laser to make incisions. Dr. Matthew B. Mills is one of a few ophthalmologists offering a new form of cataract surgery which uses a laser to make its incisions.
    A new surgery uses laser to make incisions.

  • Monday, May 14 2012 9:48 PM EDT2012-05-15 01:48:47 GMT
    WARSAW, IL (WGEM/NBC) - The graduating class at Illinois' Warsaw High School achieved more than a million dollars in college scholarships. Warsaw's guidance counselor and students say the key to getting
    The graduating class at Illinois' Warsaw High School achieved more than a million dollars in college scholarships.

  • Monday, May 14 2012 3:28 PM EDT2012-05-14 19:28:18 GMT
    PLAINVILLE, CT (WVIT/NBC) - A dashboard-mounted camera inside a Connecticut police cruiser captured the harrowing moments as a runaway Connecticut Transit bus slammed into nearby vehicles Wednesday. The
    A dashboard-mounted camera inside a Connecticut police cruiser captured the harrowing moments as a runaway Connecticut Transit bus slammed into nearby vehicles Wednesday.

  • Monday, May 14 2012 3:05 PM EDT2012-05-14 19:05:56 GMT
    MUKILTEO, WA (KING/NBC) - While voters and candidates prepare up for this year's presidential election, a 9-year-old girl in Washington is planning for her chance to be leader of the free world - in 2040. Reylynn
    While voters and candidates prepare up for this year's presidential election, a 9-year-old girl in Washington is planning for her chance to be leader of the free world - in 2040.

  • Monday, May 14 2012 6:55 AM EDT2012-05-14 10:55:47 GMT
    FORT MYERS, FL (NBC/WBBH) – If you have a friend who just won't get off of Facebook, there may be a scientific reason. Harvard researchers say when people talk about themselves, it's like a pleasure
    If you have a friend who just won't get off of Facebook, there may be a scientific reason.

  • Sunday, May 13 2012 10:03 PM EDT2012-05-14 02:03:09 GMT
    WATERLOO, IA (KWWL/NBC) - A 1981 Iowa double murder has been solved after a confession. Jack Pursel, 66, walked into the Waterloo Police Department and admitted to the murders of Robert and Goldie Huntbach.
    A 1981 Iowa double murder has been solved after a confession.

  • Sunday, May 13 2012 9:28 PM EDT2012-05-14 01:28:40 GMT
    MESA, AZ (KPNX/NBC) - An Arizona doctor pleaded guilty to 18 counts of aggravated assault and may avoid jail time. Dr. Richard Lewis was arrested after three nurses witnessed him fondle the breasts of
    An Arizona doctor pleaded guilty to 18 counts of aggravated assault and may avoid jail time.

  • Sunday, May 13 2012 9:03 PM EDT2012-05-14 01:03:28 GMT
    PORTLAND, OR (KGW/NBC) – Students at a Oregon high school failed the simulated texting & driving course. Freshman Quincy Brown doesn't have his license yet but now that he feels the danger, he pledged
    Students at a Oregon high school failed the simulated texting & driving course.

  • Sunday, May 13 2012 2:01 PM EDT2012-05-13 18:01:02 GMT
    NEW YORK (NBC) – While most people might start to think about sunscreen now that summer's approaching, dermatologists say you should wear it all year long. And now the Food and Drug Administration is
    While most people might start to think about sunscreen now that summer's approaching, dermatologists say you should wear it all year long.

  • Sunday, May 13 2012 7:01 AM EDT2012-05-13 11:01:05 GMT
    LOS ANGELES (NBC) – Savor that glass of chardonnay, and appreciate the price tag while you're at it. Thanks to a looming grape shortage and higher fuel prices, experts predict prices will rise on domestic
    Savor that glass of chardonnay, and appreciate the price tag while you're at it.

  • Saturday, May 12 2012 9:00 AM EDT2012-05-12 13:00:29 GMT
    FORT MYERS, FL (NBC/WBBH) – It may be a bad allergy season for you, but your pets could be feeling it too. Veterinarians say this time of year it's common to find your pets sniffling, coughing or sneezing.
    It may be a bad allergy season for you, but your pets could be feeling it too.

  • Friday, May 11 2012 4:15 PM EDT2012-05-11 20:15:15 GMT
    PORTLAND, OR (KWG/NBC) - An Oregon woman dragged a thief out her car on Monday evening as he sat behind the wheel ready to drive away. Juri Chaney had run into a Radio Shack store for a quick errand,
    An Oregon woman dragged a thief out her car on Monday evening as he sat behind the wheel ready to drive away.

  • Friday, May 11 2012 1:42 PM EDT2012-05-11 17:42:52 GMT
    MIAMI (WTVJ/NBC) - The iPad craze has spread to Miami's Jungle Island, where all six of the zoo's orangutans use the digital device to draw with their fingers and play picture games. Jungle Island's orangutan
    The iPad craze has spread to Miami's Jungle Island, where all six of the zoo's orangutans use the digital device to draw with their fingers and play picture games.

  • Friday, May 11 2012 12:16 PM EDT2012-05-11 16:16:05 GMT
    (NBC) - Before Twilight and True Blood, vampires roamed daytime TV in the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. This week the 1960s series is getting the big screen treatment from Johnny Depp and director Tim
    Before Twilight and True Blood, vampires roamed daytime TV in the gothic soap operaDark Shadows. This week the 1960s series is getting the big screen treatment from Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton.

  • Friday, May 11 2012 6:23 AM EDT2012-05-11 10:23:21 GMT
    NEW YORK(NBC) – Your local cemetery has become a favorite for I.D. thieves looking to rob a grave of a deceased person's identity. "Your odds after you pass away of being hit by this go up astronomically
    Your local cemetery has become a favorite for I.D. thieves looking to rob a grave of a deceased person's identity.

  • Thursday, May 10 2012 8:25 PM EDT2012-05-11 00:25:16 GMT
    (NBC) - Dermatologists say sunscreen should worn year long, and the Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on what companies can claim on their sunscreen labels. "The companies have to tell you
    Dermatologists say sunscreen should worn year long, and the Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on what companies can claim on their sunscreen labels.

  • Thursday, May 10 2012 7:36 PM EDT2012-05-10 23:36:22 GMT
    SAN DEIGO (KNSD/NBC) - According to the Center for Disease Control, one in eight kidney patients are Latino and are at risk for Type 2 diabetes. Victor Valle, 44, has to check his blood glucose levels
    According to the Center for Disease Control, one in eight kidney patients are Latino and are at risk for Type 2 diabetes.

  • Thursday, May 10 2012 6:59 PM EDT2012-05-10 22:59:50 GMT
    KEMAH, TX (KPRC/NBC) - A Texas man is facing charges after taking a naked cruise on his unicycle. Police said the calls started coming in to the police station about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. When an officer
    A Texas man is facing charges after taking a naked cruise on his unicycle.

  • Thursday, May 10 2012 6:38 PM EDT2012-05-10 22:38:48 GMT
    FRIDLEY, MN (KARE/NBC) - A Minnesota couple is facing charges after allegedly shaving their 12-year-old daughter's head and forcing her to run up and down the street in a diaper. Stephanie Ann Broten,
    A Minnesota couple is facing charges after allegedly shaving their 12-year-old daughter's head and forcing her to run up and down the street in a diaper.

  • Wednesday, May 9 2012 6:18 PM EDT2012-05-09 22:18:27 GMT
    WARWICK,RI (WHDH/NBC) - Federal transportation officials found gun components and ammunition hidden inside three stuffed animals carried by a passenger at Rhode Island's T.F. Green Airport on Tuesday.
    Federal transportation officials found gun components and ammunition hidden inside three stuffed animals carried by a passenger at Rhode Island's T.F. Green Airport on Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, May 9 2012 5:54 PM EDT2012-05-09 21:54:31 GMT
    ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, PA (WPXI/NBC) - Police caught a home invasion suspect moments after he was shot while breaking into a Pennsylvania home onTuesday morning. According to police, Raymond Hills, 25,
    Police caught a home invasion suspect moments after he was shot while breaking into a Pennsylvania home onTuesday morning.
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