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Calif. mayor in tiff over tossed bag of dog waste

SAN MARINO, Calif.

The mayor of San Marino, Calif., admits tossing a bag of dog waste onto a neighborhood resident’s property and has apologized, saying he should have disposed of it properly.

Mayor Dennis Kneier tells the Pasadena Star-News he was walking home from a park with his wife Saturday night in the upscale Los Angeles suburb when they found the bag on a parkway. He says he picked it up and tossed it onto a walkway at the property.

Resident Philip Lao says he recognized Kneier on surveillance video and called police. They photographed the bag.

There is no police record of problems between the men, although Lao does oppose a dog park in the city.

The original owner of the waste has not been identified.

State wildlife officials remove moose from Boise

BOISE, Idaho

State wildlife officials said Tuesday afternoon they had tranquilized a moose on the east side of Boise and were moving it to a remote area.

Idaho Department of Fish and Game spokesman Mike Keckler says the 400-pound yearling has been living on the east side of the city but recently has started moving toward downtown.

Keckler says it was a dangerous situation because moose are large animals and that area of the city has a popular path on both sides of the river that draws walkers, runners and bikers.

He says officials had to remove a moose from the east side of Boise last year, but it’s not clear if it’s the same moose.

State Conservation Officer Bill London said it was doubtful the moose would return to the city.

Wildfire sparks amazing wedding photo in Oregon

BEND, Ore.

A wildfire that disrupted an Oregon couple’s wedding also gave them the photograph of a lifetime.

A firetruck rolled up at Rock Spring Ranch near Bend with sirens blaring Saturday, and the wedding party was told to evacuate, The Oregonian reported .

The minister conducted an abbreviated ceremony. Everyone cheered and began to evacuate to downtown Bend’s Drake Park for the reception.

As guests headed for the cars, wedding photographer Josh Newton took some photos of the couple with the wildfire raging in the background.

Michael Wolber called it “the most beautiful ceremony either of us could have ever imagined.” He and his wife, April Hartley, live in Aloha, and both work at Nike Inc.

Associated Press