Georgia men claim hairy, frozen corpse is Bigfoot PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) -- Bigfoot or big fat lie? Whenever someone reports sighting the hairy beast of yore (details always fuzzy) or capturing the hirsute humanoid on film (images always grainy), it scares up a dubious debate of international proportions. Friday was just the latest episode in the Sasquatch show, as unreal as it may be....August 16, 2008 05:02:39 - Read More Bearded man in womens garb accused of tip theftFAIRFIED, Conn. (AP) -- Fairfield police said they didnt have much problem tracking down a theft suspect, a bearded man dressed in a tank top and capri pants. Police say a 22-year-old Norwalk man was caught on tape taking $30 from the tip jar at O Bar Wednesday night....August 15, 2008 20:13:00 - Read More Woman accused of beating fiance at prenup partyPOULSBO, Wash. (AP) -- A Poulsbo woman was jailed after being accused of beating up her fiance at their prenuptial party. Kitsap County sheriffs deputies said the womans 12-year-old son told her he saw her fiance kissing one of her women friends early Thursday morning....August 15, 2008 20:12:40 - Read More Mans ear chewed off after dispute with neighborOGDEN, Utah (AP) -- Two Ogden neighbors got into a fight after a minor league baseball game that ended with one them biting off a part of the others ear. The two men had returned home from the Ogden Raptors baseball game late Wednesday when police said one man apparently offended the other with a comment....August 15, 2008 19:34:05 - Read More Stickers appraise mundane objects in downtown Wis.APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- No one seems to know where the mysterious stickers came from - colorful dots that appeared in this eastern Wisconsin town, apparently placing a value on the most mundane of public objects. An orange dot on a decorative light post is labeled "Art Object, $10,000."...August 15, 2008 19:11:51 - Read More Forgotten bifocals leads to $3 million jackpotROANOKE, Ind. (AP) -- A mans forgotten bifocals led to a $3 million lottery jackpot. Bobby Guffey usually plays the same combination of numbers representing the birthdays of his five children. But he left his glasses at home when he bought the winning ticket Aug. 6, accidentally entering the last number as 48 instead of 46....August 15, 2008 19:11:07 - Read More Man says hes porn inspector, demands free videosLONGMONT, Colo. (AP) -- A man claiming to be a police detective tried to get an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos, saying he wanted to make sure the performers werent underage, authorities said....August 12, 2008 03:00:15 - Read More Groom charged with being too near bride at weddingBATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York state man has been arrested for getting too close to his bride on their wedding day. Police said Timothy Cole quarreled with a wedding guest at a party Friday after wedding his ex-wife in Batavia....August 11, 2008 22:34:39 - Read More Alleged drunk driver leaves door at crash sceneBOONTON, N.J. (AP) -- A car door and a stack of personal papers left behind at an accident scene helped authorities in Morris County track down an alleged drunk driver. Boonton police said a 20-year-old woman struck a utility pole at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, then drove off....August 11, 2008 21:26:37 - Read More R.I. man finds cocaine in used police cruiserBURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) -- A Burrillville town councilor got more than he bargained for when he bought a used police cruiser at auction. Kevin Blais bought the 2004 Ford Crown Victoria in an online auction from the Hartford, Conn., public works department....August 9, 2008 00:29:10 - Read More Kodiak voters get only Tagalog election pamphletsKODIAK, Alaska (AP) -- Many Kodiak residents were a bit confused when they received election pamphlets urging them to "Bumoto!" The pamphlets for four ballot initiatives being decided Aug. 26 werent in English but in Tagalog, a language widely spoken in the Philippines....August 8, 2008 21:42:42 - Read More Man accused of trying to rob store with empty boxCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Charleston police said a man tried to rob a movie rental store with an unusual weapon - an empty cheesecake box. Earlier this week, the suspect placed the box on the counter of the Movie Gallery with a note saying it contained a bomb. He told the clerk the bomb would be detonated remotely if he wasnt given cash....August 8, 2008 21:13:27 - Read More | |
