A cat breeder who stored dozens of dead cats in her freezer will have six cats, including two dead ones, returned to her that were seized by authorities. Officials had charged Heidi Erickson with animal cruelty. Authorities found five malnourished cats, a malnourished dog and more than 60 dead cats in her Boston apartment in 2003. Most of the dead animals were stored in freezers.

A 49-year-old man from Boston, Mass. pleaded guilty Wednesday in U. S. District Court to collecting thousands of dollars of false insurance money after he and his wife intentionally ate glass in various restaurants. According to prosecutors, Ronald Evano was supported by his wife, Mary Evano to file fraudulent insurance claims worth more than $200,000. He pleaded guilty to 20 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, identity theft, making false statements on health care matters and Social Security fraud.

The Board of Registration in Medicine, which is the governing authority issuing licenses to Massachusetts doctors, has reportedly suspended a Boston anesthesiologist from the practice of medicine for dozing off during an operation. In December 2005, Thomas Ho admitted inhaling anesthetic gas while on lunch break on another occasion. The Board also added that following month Ho had taken a prescription drug that caused him to doze off. When he fell asleep he was the only anesthesiologist in the operating room at Children's Hospital Boston.

The owners of the house in Braintree, Mass. , are asking the officials pay them for damages after a team of firefighters picked their house by mistake to practice their rescue techniques. The Boston Globe said Wednesday that the town's fire fighters cut holes into as part of the drill and resulted in damages. The owner now says that despite the fact his family's home was being renovated at the time of the unexpected fire drill, the town should offer compensation for the mistake they made.

The city beaches in Fort Lauderdale, Florida will soon be equipped with high-tech automated toilets that welcome its users with a polite greeting and also soothe them with light music during the process. The computerized toilets are expected to cost between $250,000 and $350,000 for a single-toilet restroom. The city commissioners voted Tuesday in favor of paying $25,259 to an engineering firm to design the site.