YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming – A couple driving through Yellowstone National Park came up against an unusual obstacle - a herd of bison loitering in the road. FULL ARTICLE

AVOCA, New York – More than 100 puppies were rescued by state police after spilling onto a New York interstate during an automobile crash. FULL ARTICLE

MATHURA, India – A wildlife conservation group in India unveiled giant-sized sweaters volunteers created for elephants to wear during cold weather. FULL ARTICLE

PECOS, Nevada – Traffic cameras were recording Wednesday when Nevada Highway Patrol troopers spent about a half hour catching a dog running loose on the highway. FULL ARTICLE

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – A massive sinkhole has opened in a Pennsylvania street, swallowing up a pair of homes in a suburban Philadelphia neighborhood. FULL ARTICLE

WHIDBEY ISLAND, Washington – A Washington state woman captured video of an unusual parking lot scene involving a sea lion that refused to budge from the top of a car. FULL ARTICLE

PENSACOLA, Florida – A Florida man who tossed a message in a bottle into the ocean while serving in the Navy said the finder contacted him 34 years later. FULL ARTICLE

SPARTA, Wisconsin – A police department in Wisconsin posted a tongue-in-cheek message on Facebook this week, sympathizing with meth users who may have been sold fake drugs, urging them to bring in batches they suspected were wrong to have them "tested." FULL ARTICLE

QINGYANG, Gansu Province – A crew of Chinese firefighters were filmed sawing through a utility pole to free a man who somehow became trapped inside the pole. FULL ARTICLE