Wis. man won't buy gas for 31 days, maybe longer
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) -- Brian LaFave couldn't care less how high gasoline prices climb these days - he's parked his pickup truck and is refusing to buy gas for a month, possibly longer. "The goal is to not use one drop of gas for 31 days," LaFave said, calling it hi... |
DNA tests exonerate 'Lizard Man' in van attack
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- DNA testing has shown an attack on a family van some blamed on the legendary Lizard Man appears to have been actually done by a domestic dog. Something chewed up the front fender of Bob and Dixie Rawson's van in February. Bite marks were le... |
Baby subpoenaed for unpaid chiropractor bill
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) -- A Harrisonburg court has dismissed a case against a baby boy summoned to appear in court for an unpaid bill. Richard White said he was shocked when he got a subpoena in the mail requiring his 1-year-old son, Jacy, to appear in Rockingham Co... |
Pair say they attacked each other with frying pan
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Out of the frying pan and into the fire. That's pretty much what happened to a Cumberland County couple arrested and charged with whacking each other with a frying pan. Heather and Samuel Newcome are both charged with domestic assault. They... |
Police say men trying to steal power lines shocked
CONFLUENCE, Pa. (AP) -- Two Somerset County men are charged with trying to steal live power lines that were still attached to a transformer and utility poles. Police said Kevin Lee Lytle, 27, and Daniel Jay Basinger, 24, both of Confluence, were shocked during the t... |
Hungry bear, cub take refuge on building's roof
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A mother bear and her young cub stopped traffic and caused panic Thursday in central Romania after they roamed through gardens in search of food and finally climbed the stairs of a 4-story building and broke onto the roof. A rescue team tr... |
9-year-old girl's twin is found inside her stomach
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said Thursday. Doctors at Larissa General Hospital examined the girl and surgically removed a growth the... |
Campaign mailing in Ark. race screams 'Judas!'
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) -- A race for a seat in the Arkansas House has taken on biblical proportions as a contender's campaign mailing offers a one-word description of the incumbent: "Judas!" Democrat Mark Haroda's mailing against incumbent Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smit... |
Parked car thwarts purse-snatcher in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A robbery was prevented Thursday by an unusual crime-fighting tool - a parked car. Karla Gierstors of West Des Moines was walking in downtown Des Moines about 6:15 a.m. Thursday when a man threatened her with a box cutter and grabbed her pur... |
Michigan Girl Scout sells 17,328 boxes of cookies
DETROIT (AP) -- A Girl Scout sold 17,328 boxes of the group's signature cookies this year by setting up shop on a street corner, shattering her troop's old mark and probably setting a national record. Jennifer Sharpe, a 15-year-old from Dearborn, plans to travel to... |
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