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Is the legendary "goat sucker" stalking Hood County? Two strange, coyote-like creatures have been killed with in 10 miles of each other, and locals say the animals could be chupacabras. Hood County Animal Control Officer Frank Hackett killed the first creature last week. He found it in an old barn. When it growled at him, he put the animal down. "It was ugly, real ugly, I'm not going to tell no lie on that one," he said. A few days later, a rancher killed a similar creature. Jack Farr, who owns the property where the first coyote-canine-cross was spotted said...

09:47 AM PDT on Friday, September 1, 2006 Associated Press BOISE, Idaho - A central Idaho rancher says 34 lambs and ewes were killed by wolves and he's missing another 124 sheep he fears also fell victim to the predators. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has authorized federal trappers to shoot two wolves. They're part of a new pack that may be establishing itself in a rugged, mountainous area of spruce and red fir just southeast of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. Rancher Ron Shirts, a 39-year-old Weiser, Idaho, resident, says he began finding dead sheep from...

Scientists explain Indian 'monster'August 21 2002Claims that a face-scratching "monster" has been attacking humans at night in a north Indian state have sparked riots and even deaths, though scientists said there is a more rational explanation. Residents of Uttar Pradesh state have reported being attacked by a strange and brightly-lit object that appears in the night and flies sideways, leaving its victims with scratch marks on their faces. The first reports of attacks by the muhnochwa (literally, something that scratches the face) came from rural areas in Mirzapur district, but the real panic began when nearby townspeople began claiming similar...