One of the first vending machines most of us ever encountered involved a penny, a knob, and a colorful piece of gum. At one time, gumball machines could be found almost everywhere, from grocery stores ...

[Credit: Razorfish] As a kid, there was nothing more exciting than inserting a coin into a machine and getting a surprise goodie. While gumball machines are still around, their magic is all but ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SACRAMENTO — A California animal shelter ...

Dubbing them the "gumball gumshoes," Akron police say at least 10 stores in Akron and Norton have had break-ins, resulting in numerous smashed windows and stolen gumball machines. Police said one of ...