Ohio township to feds: We don't want your money
Published on: 05/17/08 The Associated PressThe federal government isn't used to being snubbed when it offers to help local governments.
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Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy
Published on: 05/16/08 The Associated PressGoing potty without a partner can lead to punishment for students at a Burgaw elementary school, but parents want the policy flushed.
http://starnewsonline.comCops say boy, 8, took car for ride, caused crash
Published on: 05/16/08 The Associated PressAuthorities said an 8-year-old Pontiac boy took a stolen car on a joy ride and caused a three-vehicle crash. Pontiac police said the boy sneaked out of his house Wednesday night and found an empty and running car in his neighborhood.
Woman sentenced for having son dress up as Scout
Published on: 05/16/08 The Associated PressA former Bethlehem woman will serve up to 23 months in prison for having her 7-year-old son dress as a Cub Scout to collect money for a nonexistent cause.
Half-eaten Snickers bar implicates hungry burglar
Published on: 05/16/08 The Associated PressPolice say DNA found on a half-eaten candy bar helped them zero in on a robbery suspect.
Police say men trying to steal power lines shocked
Published on: 05/16/08 The Associated PressTwo Somerset County men are charged with trying to steal live power lines that were still attached to a transformer and utility poles.
Wis. man won't buy gas for 31 days, maybe longer
Published on: 05/16/08 The Associated PressBrian 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.
Father jailed over daughter's truancy to be freed
Published on: 05/16/08 The Associated PressA judge says he will release a man who was jailed last week for failing to make sure his daughter earned her high school equivalency diploma.
DNA tests exonerate 'Lizard Man' in van attack
Published on: 05/15/08 The Associated PressDNA 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 left on the wheel wells and blood was found on the vehicle.
9-year-old girl's twin is found inside her stomach
Published on: 05/15/08 The Associated PressA 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.
Baby subpoenaed for unpaid chiropractor bill
Published on: 05/15/08 The Associated PressA 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 County General District Court next Tuesday over a $391 chiropractor bill.
Police say men trying to steal power lines shocked
Published on: 05/15/08 The Associated PressTwo Somerset County men are charged with trying to steal live power lines that were still attached to a transformer and utility poles.
Pair say they attacked each other with frying pan
Published on: 05/15/08 The Associated PressOut 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.
Parked car thwarts purse-snatcher in Iowa
Published on: 05/15/08 The Associated PressA 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 purse.
Campaign mailing in Ark. race screams 'Judas!'
Published on: 05/15/08 The Associated PressA 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!"
Hungry bear, cub take refuge on building's roof
Published on: 05/15/08 The Associated PressA 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 tranquilized the mother after failing to steer her toward a nearby forest, officials said.
Michigan Girl Scout sells 17,328 boxes of cookies
Published on: 05/15/08 Associated Press WriterA 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.
Giant beetles seized at Pennsylvania post office
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Customs agents seized more than two dozen giant beetles - some the size of a child's hand - from an overseas package after postal workers heard the insects making scratching noises.
Woman accused of faking cancer to avoid work
Published on: 05/14/08 The Associated PressA former Washington state social worker has been accused of faking brain cancer to avoid work. Theft charges were filed Tuesday against Sandra Dee Martinez, 40, formerly of Mountlake Terrace, who was employed by the Department of Social and Health Services in Arlington.
Police thwart scheme to steal light poles
Published on: 05/14/08 The Associated PressPolice say a dimwitted scheme to steal light poles from a village storage yard has resulted in two arrests on Long Island. Nassau County Police Lt. Ray Cote said Wednesday that neighbors noticed two men carving up the aluminum poles with a cordless power tool and stashing them in a van under the cover of darkness. He says plainclothes officers arrived and caught the thieves in the act.
NYC cabbie is fined $1,000 for foul-mouthed tirade
Published on: 05/14/08 The Associated PressThe days of the cursing cabbie may be over. A New York City cab driver has been fined $1,000 for launching a foul-mouthed tirade at another cabbie.
Mich. city spends $5.21 to mail 51-cent tax bill
Published on: 05/14/08 The Associated PressA Michigan doctor is getting a laugh out of a 51-cent property tax bill. It isn't just that Phil Kazanji's bill is so low. It's that it cost the city of Brighton $5.21 to send it to him by certified mail.
Forgotten tot left behind at Vancouver airport
Published on: 05/14/08 The Associated PressAn immigrant family left a 23-month-old boy in the Vancouver airport and learned he was missing only when contacted during the next leg of the trip.
'Darth Vader' spared jail in Jedi church attacks
Published on: 05/14/08 The Associated PressA man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.
U. of Okla. freshman, 19, elected mayor of Muskogee
Published on: 05/13/08 The Associated PressA 19-year-old freshman at the University of Oklahoma was elected mayor Tuesday of Muskogee, a city of 38,000 in the northeastern part of the state.
Man says JetBlue made him sit on toilet
Published on: 05/13/08 Associated Press WriterA New York City man is suing JetBlue Airways Corp. for more than $2 million because he says a pilot made him give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit on the toilet for more than three hours on a flight from California.
Man accused of handing pot to court security
Published on: 05/13/08 The Associated PressA man was arrested after pulling marijuana from his pocket at a security check at a court. The man was visiting the courts section of the Bradley County Justice Center on Monday when he was asked to empty his pockets into a plastic bowl, a standard procedure.
Ga. church tempts worshippers with $500 gas raffle
Published on: 05/13/08 Associated Press WriterSo much for spaghetti suppers: The First Baptist Church of Snellville is fueling its membership drive with a sign in front of its sprawling campus proclaiming "Free Gasoline."
Cape parishioners subdue would-be church robber
Published on: 05/13/08 The Associated PressPolice in Massachusetts say churchgoers in a Cape Cod town tackled a would-be robber who tried to steal a collection box during a service.
Illinois man reclaims stationary bike world record
Published on: 05/13/08 The Associated PressA suburban Chicago man has reclaimed the Guinness world record for time spent on a stationary bicycle.
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