Updated: February 09, 2010 7:03:16 PM PST | | JUPITER, Fla.—A man accidentally shot himself in the leg shortly after leaving a Jupiter gun store.
Full Story CAMDEN, N.J.—A man police dubbed the Bicycle Bandit has admitted committing eight bank robberies in southern New Jersey and Delaware.
Full Story SAUQUOIT, N.Y.—An 11-year-old boy faces assault and weapon charges for trying to stab a classmate with a pencil over a math problem.
Full Story LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County prosecutors are looking into a complaint that the mayor of Carson cuts off public speakers at City Council meetings if he doesn't like what they're saying.
Full Story JACKSON, Wyo.—A smelly problem is piling at trails around Jackson where people go hiking and cross-country skiing with their dogs.
Full Story CHANDLER, Ariz.—A bandit who likes to steal makeup from a well known drug store chain has returned after a six month absence.
Full Story ROANOKE, Va.—A Roanoke man claims sheriff's deputies beat him in the city jail because of his burping.
Full Story MADISON, Wis.—Authorities say a drunken man stole an ambulance from a Wisconsin ski area with the patient and paramedics still inside.
Full Story WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows.
Full Story NEW CASTLE, Del.—New Castle County Police said a man pointed a gun at a neighbor who was shoveling snow on Saturday at the Hampton Walk Apartments.
Full Story SHORELINE, Wash.—Sheriff's deputies said a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents' car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall.
Full Story DEFIANCE, Ohio—An Ohio fire department says the smell of decaying radishes prompted calls from residents worried about a possible gas leak.
Full Story FLINT, Mich.—Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card.
Full Story TOLEDO, Ohio—A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for Haiti.
Full Story ANCHORAGE, Alaska—An Alaska dentist has given a bald eagle a unique beak—using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty and yellow highlighter.
Full Story RIVERTON, Wyo.—Police say a man suspected of stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a Wyoming grocery store didn't have the best escape route planned.
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PORTLAND, Ore.—If you trust a rodent to predict when winter will end, how about an ape to guide your Super Bowl winner selection?
Full Story GALESBURG, Ill.—Central Illinois mechanic Dana Underwood makes the nooks and crannies of a car sound like a small-animal zoo.
Full Story GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—A pot-smoking parolee in Colorado faces criminal charges for allegedly offering a cash bribe to try to pass a drug test.
Full Story MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Communication skills were clearly lacking in a woman who police said tried to rob two Memphis credit unions.
Full Story BENTON, La.—A Bossier Parish sheriff's spokesman said a man was booked with resisting an officer for allegedly eating marijuana after a deputy stopped his car for a loud exhaust.
Full Story SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Police say a Massachusetts man who stuffed 75 bottles of body lotion in his pants couldn't slip away from authorities, hampered by slacks that were nearly bursting at the seams.
Full Story INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich.—A 62-year-old sledder looking for a burst of power got it when the homemade rocket strapped to his back exploded, burning him over nearly 20 percent of his body.
Full Story CORAOPOLIS, Pa.—Police say a heroin addict pretended to be an employee at a western Pennsylvania Kmart so he could steal merchandise to feed his drug habit.
Full Story KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—People probably can't tip cows, but a cow tipped a person in Knoxville. Then it stepped on him.
Full Story NEW YORK—A New York City fourth-grader was sent to the principal's office and nearly suspended for bringing a 2-inch toy gun to school.
Full Story NEW YORK—A former New York City counterterrorism detective who says he was unfairly fired as a result of a failed drug test he blamed on his wife's marijuana-spiked meatballs has lost a court bid to get his job back.
Full Story SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Police say a Massachusetts man who stuffed 75 bottles of body lotion in his pants couldn't slip away from authorities, hampered by slacks that were nearly bursting at the seams.
Full Story GLENDALE, Calif.—A black chicken who spent two months dodging cars, coyotes and captors at a busy Glendale intersection is a sitting duck no more.
Full Story WENATCHEE, Wash.—The donated cantaloupe that arrived at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center looked more like a pumpkin.
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