3 Dogs Die After Snowmachine Collides with Sled Dog Team in Alaska: 'Wonderful Animals'

Sled Dogs.Photo:Getty Getty Three dogs were killed and a fourth was injured when a snowmachine crashed into the dog team in Alaska, authorities said. According toAlaska State Troopers, the snowmachine collided with the sled dogs about two miles east of Cantwell along the Denali Highway around 5:30 p.m. local time on Monday. Troopers said that “no humans were injured in the collision,” but that three dogs were killed and another dog was injured.

3 Easy Popcorn Recipes for a DIY Popcorn Sampler

Photo: Victor ProtasioThe holiday season means twinkling lights, family bonding and big tins full of buttered, caramel and cheese popcorn.Try your hand at making it yourself with these easy recipes.Salted Caramel1 cup packed light brown sugar8 tablespoons (4 oz.) unsalted butter1 teaspoon kosher salt½ teaspoon vanilla extract8 cups popped popcornCombine sugar and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until mixture bubbles and turns dark brown, 4 to 5 minutes.

3 Elementary School Students Hospitalized After Allegedly Mistaking Methamphetamine for Candy

College Gardens Elementary School in Rockville, Maryland.Photo: Google Maps Three elementary school students in Maryland have been hospitalized after they allegedly mistook methamphetamine for candy. Montgomery County Policesaid in a statement Monday that they responded to a call at College Gardens Elementary School in Rockville after the 7-year-old students got sick and were transported to the hospital. The statement added that the incident occurred when the students found a container of blue items that they believed to be candy.

3 Endangered Rodrigues Fruit Bat Babies Born at Oregon Zoo: 'Each New Arrival Is Significant'

Photo: Oregon Zoo Three endangered bat babies are now calling the Oregon Zoo home. On Thursday, the West Coast facilityannounced in a statementthat a group of Rodrigues flying foxes — also known as Rodrigues fruit bats — were recently born at the zoo. According to the zoo, the endangered species is native only to Rodrigues, which is a tiny island in the Indian Ocean about 900 miles east of Madagascar. There, the animal “plays an important ecological role on the island.

3 Fire Departments Help Save 100-Lb. Great Dane Puppy After Dog Falls Down North Carolina Well

Firefighters in Cary, North Carolina, rescue Mudge the Great Dane puppy from an old well.Photo:Fairview Rural Fire Department Fairview Rural Fire Department Mudge the Great Dane puppy could’ve used some help from Lassie after he fell into an old well in Cary, North Carolina. While the famous collie wasn’t on hand to help, three fire departments banded together to save the 11-month-old canine. According toa Facebook postfrom the Cary Fire Department — which worked with the Fairview Rural Fire Department and the Swift Creek Fire Department to save the 100-lb.