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http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/blackstone/reptile-lamp-causes-central-falls-fire CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. - Investigators believe an early morning fire in Central Falls was caused by an alligator. The fire happened inside an apartment on Cleveland Street Tuesday morning. Firefighters said...

Wildlife Officials Say Gator Breaks Record http://www.wesh.com/slideshow/news/25591480/detail.html MELBOURNE, Fla. -- An Orlando man broke a record by trapping the largest alligator in the state over the weekend. Tres Ammerman and two of his friends went hunting Sunday night in Lake...

'Baby' gator trapped in Chicago CHICAGO, Animal control officers trapped an alligator in the Chicago River early Friday with one witness describing the reptile as "just a baby." The alligator was reported by a passerby Thursday morning and animal control officers made a brief sighting later...

Man charged with illegal gator trapping FORT PIERCE, Fla., Authorities in Florida said two men who allegedly tried to capture an alligator that clamped down on a woman's boot are facing illegal trapping charges. A St. Lucie County Fire District spokeswoman said Donald Herchenroder, 27, a...

After becoming very frustrated with the attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the young blonde declared, 'Well, then, maybe I'll just go out and catch my own alligator and get a pair of alligator shoes for free!' The shopkeeper replied with a sly smile, 'Well, little lady, why don't you go on and...

Young Vestal was walking in his Florida backyard when an alligator bit him. "Mama!" yelled the boy. "A gator jus' bit off mah foot!" "Which one?" called his mother from inside the cabin. "How the hell should Ah know?!" he shrieked. "They all look alike to me!"

The space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission could use some luck from its mascot. NASA has tried twice to launch the shuttle but both times was thwarted by a gas leak; Endeavour is now grounded until July 11 at the earliest. Perhaps that help will come from their new mascot: an alligator...