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ELGIN, SC (WIS) - A missing 2-year-old boy in Elgin was found Saturday morning after Kershaw County deputies say the family dog kept him warm and safe all night. Sheriff Jim Matthews said 22-month-old Tyler Jacobson was reunited with his family after he was found across the street behind a neighbor's home when someone reported hearing crying in the area. Tyler was reported missing around 8:00pm Friday from a residence on Ashley Creek Drive. Matthews said the boy's mother, 25-year-old Jacklyn Marie Jacobson, and her boyfriend Jose Gloria told investigators Tyler went to get some juice and didn't come back....

MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis police say an elderly man is dead and his daughter is in critical condition after a pit bull attack that also injured two firefighters. According to police, officers were called to 230 North Manassas Street around noon, Tuesday, July 20, 2010, about an elderly man who was attacked by a pit bull dog. When police arrived, they discovered the elderly man and a woman, the man’s daughter, who had been attacked by two pit bulls. Police say when Memphis Fire Department paramedics tried to treat the victims, the dogs attacked the paramedics as well. The elderly...

Dog Urinates on Katie Couric Ice Sculpture Posted by Scott Whitlock on December 9, 2005 - 16:11. Friday morning, NBC Today show reporter Natalie Morales was covering the snow fall in Central Park. Upon completing her report, at 7:54AM EST, the camera pulled back to reveal two ice sculptures of co-hosts Matt Lauer and Katie Couric. (Ice portraits might be a more appropriate term -- the ice was carved with images of Lauer and Couric from approximately the waist up.) Lauer remarked, "No harm intended to the fine artists, but they look a little like our tombstones." A short time...

Nude Man Attacked By K-9 Cop Dec 8, 2004 4:17 pm US/Central Minneapolis (WCCO) A man is recovering at HCMC from an excruciating attack by a K-9 cop. A police officer and Zak, a German shepherd, were tracking down a naked man who was suspected of breaking into a South Minneapolis home. When the suspect came outside, police say the suspect attacked the officer and his dog. Ron Reier, the Minneapolis Police spokesman said, “He actually struck the officer in the head with his fists and lunged at the officer and the dog." That's when Zak bit the suspect in...