2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (96+ words) Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A South Carolina man made a stop to quench his thirst and ended up buying a scratch-off lottery ticket that earned him a $200,000 windfall. The Lowcountry man told South Carolina Education Lottery officials he stopped at the 52 Station…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (236+ words) Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A pair of Illinois friends on their way to a doctor's appointment stopped for a lottery ticket and ended up winning a $350,000 jackpot. The Ashton residents, a pair of longtime friends and coworkers named April and Randy, told…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (169+ words) Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Connecticut responded to a frozen river to rescue a swan that ventured out onto the ice and became stuck in place. The Norwalk Fire Department said on social media that crews were called Tuesday to the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (123+ words) Firefighters responded to a pond in Kentucky where a horse wandered out onto the ice and found itself unable to stand on the slippery surface. Stranded horse rescued from frozen pond in Kentucky Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Firefighters responded to a pond…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (137+ words) Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A South Carolina man stopped at a convenience store to satisfy his craving for a bag of pretzels and ended up winning a $200,000 lottery prize. The Upstate man told South Carolina Education Lottery officials a hankering for salty…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (113+ words) Jan. 30 (UPI) -- An Ohio man said his father's tradition of giving scratch-off lottery tickets as Christmas presents resulted in his winning a $100,000 prize. The Columbus man told Ohio Lottery officials his father has a tradition of using tickets as stocking…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (240+ words) Jan. 30 (UPI) -- An 11-year-old juggler from Wisconsin broke a Guinness World Record by using a pindaloo to make 51 rotations in under 30 seconds. Caleb Hunter used his pindaloo -- a u-shaped juggling tool that takes a ball in one hole and spits…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (190+ words) Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Wildlife officials in Colorado came to the rescue of a bighorn sheep that wandered out onto a frozen river and fell halfway through the ice. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said personnel stationed in Gunnison learned Monday afternoon that…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (149+ words) Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A Maryland man collected a $50,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket less than two years after winning $250,000 from another scratch-off game. The Silver Spring man told Maryland Lottery officials he bought his $50,000 Cash ticket at the Sunoco gas…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (142+ words) Jan. 27 (UPI) -- An Ohio woman received a bouquet of scratch-off lottery tickets as a birthday gift from her best friend and scored a $20,000 prize. The Canton resident, identified only as Wendy, told Ohio Lottery officials her best friend, Carrie, presented…...