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Pachyderm paradise

(WPTV) Some unique tourists will be packing their trunks soon for the Florida coast. What was once a vast orange grove just south of the Indian River-Brevard County line, is now a pachyderm paradise.

Crash triggers bridge collapse

(KING) A truck carrying an oversize load struck a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants suffered only minor injuries.<

Ashes stolen

(WDIV) Jim Meilenner's wife Cheryl died six years ago and her ashes have been with him in a lovely wooden box ever since.

Help in a flash

(WGRZ) Marika Burke is a professional photographer and an animal lover. Those two worlds collide when she volunteers her time and talent with Joyful Rescues, an animal shelter located in Cuba, New York.

Angie's List: Oil changes for your car

Does your car need an oil change every 3,000, 5,000 or 7,000 miles? In today’s Angie’s List report, how often depends on a variety of factors.

Lung cancer mystery

(WXIA) Samantha Mixon looks and feels great, but she is fighting stage four lung cancer and all the assumptions that people make about her disease.

New best friends

(WGRZ) She was a dog that no one wanted until a western New York woman read about her online. Jessica Czamara of Niagara Falls had to meet Maggie because they share something significant. Both of them are deaf.

Boys Scouts of America to allow gay youths

Openly gay youths will now be allowed to join scouting after more than 60% of the Boy Scouts of America 's 1,400 members voted for the historic policy change.

Plane parts strike home

(WXIA) Federal aviation officials are investigating what caused parts of a Chinese Airline cargo jetet to crash on top of a house in metro Atlanta.

Clean-up continues

(NBC News) Clean up continues in the Moore, Oklahoma as residents and volunteers work to clear debris and salvage what they can.