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Man who rode horse while drunk gets time served
Posted 9:22 AM 1/11/2013 by Associated Press
BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man accused of riding his horse while intoxicated during a police chase has changed his plea and was sentenced to time served. The Daytona Beach News-Journal (http://bit.ly/VKmkMq) reports 29-year-old Charles Larkin Cowart pleaded no contest Tuesday to (More)
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Police: Clerk's gun beats thief's cattle prod
Posted 9:20 AM 1/11/2013 by Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Florida Panhandle man has been arrested after he tried to rob a convenience store with a cattle prod but was thwarted by a clerk with a gun. The Leon County Sheriff's Office says 26-year-old Lance Tomberlin went into a store just outside (More)
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WEIRD NEWS
No Lion, He's A Dog
Posted 10:11 AM 1/10/2013 by NBC News
(WAVY) A dog and his owner are becoming a "mane" attraction in Norfolk, Virginia.
It all began when the police department received several calls Tuesday about a "lion" loose near the Virginia Zoo.
The investigation was cut short when officials uncovered the animal was not quite as (More) • Video (1)
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Handcuffed priest bound and gagged in bondage gear calls police for help
Posted 3:43 PM 1/8/2013 by NBC News
(KSDK) A Springfield, Illinois priest remains on a leave of absence after a bizarre emergency and a call to 911.
It was just days ago that the now infamous 911 call was released to the Illinois Times newspaper. It's gone viral on the internet, and people all over the world want to know (More) • Video (1)
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Hot air balloon crashes San Diego backyard wedding
Posted 12:46 AM 1/8/2013 by Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A sunset wedding ceremony aboard a hot air balloon got off to a bumpy start when a gust of wind forced the pilot to make a crash landing in the yard of a San Diego home. San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Maurice Luque says one of the 14 people onboard (More)
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Cops caught egging superior officer's home
Posted 3:28 PM 1/4/2013 by NBC News
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts police responding to reports of teenagers tossing eggs at a house last month got quite a surprise when they tracked down the suspects. A department spokesman tells The MetroWest Daily News the three people who egged the house in Framingham early (More)
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Twin mothers in Ohio give birth the same day
Posted 1:00 PM 1/2/2013 by Associated Press
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Aiden and Donavyn didn't wait until New Year's Day to come screaming into the world, but the circumstances of their births are still pretty special: The babies were born about two hours apart to Ohio mothers who are identical twins. The Akron Beacon Journal ( (More)
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Pilot circling his own home nabs burglar in the act
Posted 10:48 AM 1/2/2013 by NBC News
(WBBH) A Glades County, Florida man flying an airplane over his home caught a thief attempting to steal a trailer from his property on Sunday afternoon.
The victim, pilot David Zehntner, was returning home to Glades County from North Carolina in his personal airplane and decided to fly (More) • Video (1)
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$500 million in checks left at Jerusalem holy site
Posted 12:00 PM 12/19/2012 by NBC News
JERUSALEM (AP) - Worshippers usually leave notes to the Almighty at one of Judaism's holiest sites. But half a billion dollars? Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, who oversees Jerusalem's Western Wall, said a worshipper found an envelope at the site Wednesday with 507 checks in the amount of (More)
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Artist turns 334 pound pumpkin into Santa
Posted 11:00 AM 12/19/2012 by NBC News
(WCMH) Forget the corn cob pipe and the button nose, a Dublin, Ohio woman's holiday standout is a 334 pound, solid pumpkin.
Jeanette Paras is the creator, and although she's been transforming giant pumpkins into works of art for years, this one is different.
It's the first time (More)
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Thieves take car, along with 300 pound pet pig in the back seat
Posted 4:37 PM 12/11/2012 by NBC News
(WFMJ) Police in Youngstown, Ohio are investigating a "pig napping" after a vehicle was stolen from the city's south side with a pot-bellied pig inside.
According to police records, authorities recovered the stolen vehicle from West Myrtle Avenue after it had been wrecked and (More) • Video (1)
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NATIONAL NEWS
New ski gondola is powered by cow manure
Posted 1:00 PM 12/3/2012 by NBC News
(NECN) Skiers and riders were loving the early-season conditions at Vermont's largest resort Thursday.
"Everything's groomed really well," beamed skier Nate Mastroeni, who vowed to ski at least 100 days this season.
What some of those guests at Killington Resort may not have known (More)
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