Bear hitches ride on garbage truck

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- A New Mexico bear hitched a ride on top of a garbage truck, traveling at least 5 miles on the vehicle before it escaped up a tree. Santa Fe National Forest spokeswoman Julie Anne Overton said the driver was picking up a Dumpster last week when he heard a squeal, then realized the bear was on top of the truck. It rode atop the vehicle to a site where the Forest Service keeps a firefighting helicopter. The driver backed up near a tree to give the animal an escape route...