Teacher buys bikes for entire schoolNORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A South Carolina teacher has raised more than $80,000 to buy 650 bicycles for every student in her school. Katie Blomquist teaches at Pepperhill Elementary in North Charleston. Blomquist says she came up with the idea after a student told her that he wanted a bike, but his family couldn’t afford one.The idea blossomed into a viral sensation and donors to the effort include major corporations.Blomquist surprised the kids Thursday morning.She says the effort has become “more amazing” than she ever dreamed.

100 dead pythons found in Fla. homeJUPITER, Fla. — A South Florida woman has been cited after authorities say they found about 100 dead ball pythons in her home.A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report says Jupiter police took the woman into custody for a psychological evaluation Feb. 16 when they first responded to her home. She was cited March 13 with animal abandonment and given an April 12 court date.Authorities say the woman’s home was covered in animal feces. Officers found about 30 to 40 plastic bins each containing 2 to 4 dead snakes.