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A bus painted by children and donated by Cherry Creek schools to Grant Family Farms to be used as a mobile chicken coop received an unwelcome addition sometime last week — sprayed-on swastikas and anti-gay messages.

In August, more than 100 children left their mark on the bus at a

It takes three to five middle schoolers to corral a loose chicken.

No, it's not the punchline to a bad joke. It's a reality for Cobb Middle School's agriculture students.

"We have fun in this class, but at the same time we still learn a lot," said Brayden Talamo, 11.

KEOTA, Okla. — Across Oklahoma, a staunchly conservative state with a history of drawing people in search of wealth from the land, a new kind of crop is taking over old chicken coops, trailer parks and fields where cattle used to graze.

Next door to a Pentecostal church in the tiny tow

One of the latest additions to the legendary roster of Run For Cover Records, Connecticut’s Anxious have been making a name for themselves over the last few years by finding the sonic and thematic middle ground between hardcore, emo, and ’90s alternative. After a string of impressive EPs,

Police officers were called to a backyard in California during the early hours of Sunday, spotting a mountain lion feasting on a chicken.

A press release from the Pacifica Police Department said that officers arrived at the home on Valencia Way at around 7:30 a.m. after an adult mountain

Annandale, VA - Marian Dawn (Gilchrist) Brooks died 23 December 2021 in Annandale, Virginia. She was born 14 August 1929 in Northville, MI, but soon became a girl of the West with a brief stint living in Idaho and then settling down in Greeley, Colorado. It was a great town for a family, and t

Gov. Charlie Baker isn’t ready to play chicken with lawmakers, taking to Twitter to rattle cages over a standoff on legislation that would ensure the state’s residents still will be able to buy eggs after the New Year.

“Everyone is already paying too much at the grocery store and n

Thursday, 30 December 2021 | 13.2°C Dublin

‘ It’s David against Goliath and when you’re David and achieve, it’s some feeling’

Phillip Rothwell with Mcalpine. Photo: Patrick McCann/Racing Post

Some people get a car while others might throw a big bash or go on hol

In a year shadowed by the ongoing pandemic and extreme natural disasters, it's been increasingly hard to find light-hearted headlines.

But in 2021, animals helped on that front — with stories that put a smile on our faces during a hard year. 

Here's a roundup of the