Cops: 6 arrested after gunfire at baptism party
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:28 pm PDT
AP - Police said a baptism party where some uninvited guests arrived turned into a brawl that resulted in gunfire. Police were dispatched to the Progressive Men's Club at 2 a.m. Saturday after a caller reported gunfire. Witness Amy Manjarrez told Fort Smith television station KHBS that her uncle was pistol whipped and that others, including her father and a disk jockey, were beaten. Full Story | Top |
Police: Would-be burglar gets stuck in grease vent
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:28 pm PDT
AP - A would-be burglar who tried to break into a South Carolina restaurant found himself in a tight and a greasy situation. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported a man tried to break into a North Charleston restaurant by climbing down a grease vent. He got stuck and had to wait almost seven hours until he could be freed. Full Story | Top |
Pa. officer shoots coyote headed for colleague
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:13 pm PDT
AP - A western Pennsylvania police officer said he was saved from a coyote attack when a fellow officer shot the animal as it was about to attack. Aliquippa Sgt. Douglas Edgell said he stopped a speeder just before 10 p.m. Friday and was standing outside his cruiser with the motorist when the animal started running toward him on Route 51. Full Story | Top |
Facebook post gets Detroit-area juror in hot water
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:14 pm PDT
AP - A judge removed a juror from a trial in suburban Detroit after the young woman wrote on Facebook that the defendant was guilty. The problem? The trial wasn't over. Hadley Jons, of Warren just north of Detroit, could be found in contempt when she returns to the Macomb County circuit court Thursday. Full Story | Top |
Mileage jump has couple wondering where car's been
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:12 pm PDT
AP - A couple who left their car parked in a long-term lot near Kennedy Airport during a trip to California were trying to figure out what their car has been doing without them. Mimi and Ulrich Gunthart said their car odometer reading jumped by 724 miles while they were out of town. Ulrich Gunthart said he was "flabbergasted" when he saw the number. Another surprise: when they returned to the car and started it up, a music CD came on at full volume. Full Story | Top |
Britain being "overrun" by street signs
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:29 pm PDT
 Reuters - The British government has declared war on the profusion of unnecessary road traffic signs, railings and advertising boards, saying they blight towns' English character. Full Story | Top |
Alternative tours draw travelers to Mexico
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:22 am PDT
 Reuters - While most travelers flock to Mexico to sip margaritas on white-sand beaches, a hardy few choose lesser-known tourist sites where they are chased down by immigration agents or risk their lives in dangerous slums. Full Story | Top |
Kangaroo testicle? Chefs in Serbia say, 'Yes!'
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:14 pm PDT
 AP - In a remote Serbian mountain village, they're cooking up delicacies to make your mouth water — or your stomach churn. At the seventh annual World Testicle Cooking Championship, visitors watch — and sometimes taste — as teams of chefs cook up bull, boar, camel, ostrich and even kangaroo testicles. Full Story | Top |
Officer, that's not me! Mistaken ID jails pastor
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:55 am PDT
AP - A series of unfortunate coincidences led to a case of mistaken identity that put a Louisiana minister behind bars for nearly eight hours. Gregory Jones, pastor at Eden Worship Center, was pulled over for speeding and arrested as a man wanted for violating parole in Texas. The minister not only had the same name as the wanted man, but the same birthdate — and a Texas driver's license. So he wound up handcuffed and taken to a Shreveport jail. Full Story | Top |
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