Pet rescues have used interviews, strict adoption criteria and adoption take-backs to protect animals. The methods have plenty of critics.

Every year, before kitten season starts in spring, the shelter holds a "Poorly Drawn Pets Fundraiser," Anna Hill, the rescue's foster coordinator, told USA TODAY. People can pay $10, and volunteers ...

Police arrived with a warrant to search for 'a pit bull type dog, white in colour', and seized the American bulldog, named ...

Police continue to look for a 32-year-old man connected to a shooting that killed a local woman Wednesday night.

The veteran musher has maintained a consistent lead over Matt Hall and Paige Drobny for much of the past week.