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President Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone was charged Friday with lying and witness tampering in connection with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. He also threatened to steal a dog, according to the indictment by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. The indictment does not name the dog or the dog’s owner. But people close to the case told The Washington Post that the person is a Stone associate named Randy Credico, a comedian and former New York radio host. Credico said Stone threatened him after he publicly denied being Stone’s back-channel connection to WikiLeaks during...

Four days after Sunday’s shooting in Las Vegas, a California man has refused to leave. According to CNN News, his dog ran off amid the chaos and the gunfire and he was determined to find her. Little Rou was back in her owner’s arms, after being lost for days. “We saw her run by as we were talking, and… I had jumped over the fence, just kind of running from people, but as soon as I was calling her, I kneeled down, and she ran straight to me and jumped into my arms,”

SIERRA VISTA — Adorned in a sparkly red, white and blue decorative collar, Hopie is quite the showstopper as she makes her way through Life Care, an assisted living and rehabilitation facility in Sierra Vista. The 5-year-old collie is a regular visitor at assisted living, nursing and retirement homes throughout the community where she has managed to make a long list of friends. During a recent therapy visit at Life Care, Duane Young, a Vietnam War veteran and Life Care resident, is the first person Hopie greets. Leaning forward in his wheelchair, Young cups her face in his hands and...

Preet Bharara, the legal troll most recently in the news for going after Dinesh D’Souza, the director behind a movie critical of Obama, and causing a major diplomatic incident with India by strip searching one of their female diplomats, has an even wackier case.Unlike many of the Indians targeted by the Sikh US Attorney, this time Bharara went after a building over a dog. This is a crazy case in a very literal sense.In December, Preet Bharara, who puts out more press releases than most spammers, announced that the government was suing a building for discriminating “against a disabled tenant”...

A local Marine veteran’s therapy dog that disappeared for four months has been found safe and reunited with her owner. Animal Services' officials received a call on Thursday morning that Nahla had been found in the San Ysidro area; the residents there said they found the dog as a stray in the area. Nahla was rescued safe, save for some serious skin issues, fleas and a bit emaciated, but should fully recover. Hernando Quandt and his wife, Vivian, were reunited with Nahla at Thursday afternoon at the San Diego County Animal Shelter in Bonita. Nahla appeared overjoyed to be reunited...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — There’s a 15-year-old Florida girl who didn’t really know much about Charlie Sheen before this week – but does now. The actor wired $10,000 to Teagan Marti and her family on Thursday for a therapy dog to help in her rehabilitation from injuries sustained when she plummeted 100 feet from a Wisconsin amusement park ride in 2010. Teagan Marti suffered brain, spine, pelvis and internal injuries in July 2010 when nets and air bags that were supposed to catch riders on a free-fall ride were not raised. She had convinced her family to make the trip from...

SYLACAUGA – Ellie is a girl on the town. The four-year-old Doberman Pincher is a frequent visitor at schools, nursing homes, libraries and more, spreading smiles wherever she goes. “She has a lot of friends,” said 16-year-old Rebekah Rawlinson, Ellie’s owner and dedicated trainer. Along with more than 30 competition ribbons and six titles, Ellie is also a certified therapy dog. Rebekah, who has been training Ellie for three years, said they got the idea to get her certified after visiting a nursing home. “My great aunt was in the nursing home, and she loved dogs so we wanted to...

Crystal Brown's world was turned upside down a month ago when Chevy, her 4-year-old Australian shepherd mix, didn't come home. "I told him everything and he never shared any of my secrets," said Crystal, 17, who has had some troubled times in her young life. Chevy was her therapy dog, and she leaned on him for comfort and support. Two weeks ago, a gift-wrapped box was left at the house where she lives with her grandmother in St. Paul's Rice Street area. Inside the box, Crystal was horrified to find her dog's head. "This was so cruel," Crystal said Wednesday....

Hospice loses loyal friend By Becky Orr rep6@wyomingnews.com Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle CHEYENNE - Many people in Cheyenne lost a good friend on Jan. 26 when Rollie died. Rollie loved without any strings attached. He could lift the spirits of terminally ill people just by being around them. Rollie was a therapy dog at United Medical Center Hospice. He died of lymphoma at the home he shared with Dave and Judy Stratton and their family. The dog often accompanied Stratton, hospice children's program coordinator, as Stratton visited terminally ill patients at their homes. The two were best friends. Stratton...