Aaron Spencer has become a folk hero to some in Arkansas for gunning down a man charged with sexually assaulting his daughter. Despite facing a murder charge, Spencer is now running for sheriff. Barry Farthing and Victoria Hale from East Sussex are ordered to wear the GPS tags for 12 months.

A Scituate police officer using a resident’s kayak rescued a dog stranded in the ocean Sunday morning. Gypsy, a five-year-old Labrador-Golden Retriever mix had gone for her usual dip at Peggotty Beach around 9 a.m.

An incredible water rescue in an Oxnard flood channel was caught on video as a strong storm drenched most of Southern California.

SENECA, N.Y. — Officials say 33 dogs were rescued from deplorable conditions in a home on Routes 5 and 20 in Seneca. Investigators had to wear hazmat suits to enter the home due to the unsanitary environment. Officials said the floor was covered in feces and urine, and the dogs had very little food and water.

Two people and a dog were rescued after their boat sank in a Baltimore County river, according to police. Officers responded to the distress call in Gunpowder River after the boat began taking on water. According to police, the 30-foot boat hit a submerged ...