An expert who examined the remains of the mysterious animal found dead over the weekend, believes it was just a wild dog. Resident from Litchfield, Sabattus, Greene, Turner, Lewiston and Auburn have complained for years about the mysterious animal with its chilling monstrous cries. Loren Coleman, a Portland author and cryptozoologist, said though he didn't know for sure what the animal was, but based on his examination of its remains, "I think this dead animal is a chow or chow-mix, a relatively small dog, that was feral, which is unusual for that area," he told the Sun Journal newspaper.

Turner, ME (AHN)- For the past 15 years, residents across Androscoggin County, Maine have reported seeing and hearing a mysterious animal with chilling monstrous cries and eyes that glow in the night. The animal has been blamed for attacking and killing a Doberman pinscher and a Rottweiler the past couple of years. Residents are now wondering if an animal found dead over the weekend may be the mysterious creature that has mauled dogs, frightened residents and been the subject of local legend for half a generation.

The next time a major hurricane threatens Florida, those with the money to do so can bypass crowded interstates and escape the looming destruction on a fleet of private jets. Brian Rems, a Galaxy Aviation executive who was unable to get plane tickets for his family at any price as Hurricane Wilma bore down on the state, has launched a new program called "HelpJet" to ferry up to 1,000 people to locations such as Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville ahead of future storms.

A rare hybrid mutant was found dead in Maine along Route 4 evidently hit by a car while trailing a cat. The weird-looking creature is speculated to be the mysterious animal that has been the stuff of local legend and scared residents for almost half a generation. The animal was charcoal gray, around 40 and 50 pounds with a bushy tail, a short snout, short ears and curled fangs over its lips.

Vanity is a necessity among flight attendants and they have to look good even while fighting terror. Superintendent Rizalino Roxas, in charge of police and intelligence operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in the Philippines said Monday all airline crews, particularly flight attendants, were exempted from the "no liquid, no gel" ban being enforced at the airport on all U. S. -bound passengers and U. S. carriers.