Newly rescued 4-year-old Chihuahua mix takes ‘ugliest dog’ title in California contest

Newly rescued Chihuahua takes ‘ugliest dog’ title

PETALUMA, Calif. – A Chihuahua’s oddly curved back and legs and closed-up left eye earned the 4-year-old rescue dog top honors at the World’s Ugliest Dog contest at a Northern California fair on Friday.
Sporting a gray, brown and black coat, Princess Abby Francis beat a rough-looking slate of candidates …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Rescue dog, a boxer-mix, defends crown at 22nd annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest in Petaluma

Boxer defends ‘ugliest dog’ title in California

PETALUMA, Calif. – You can call him the underdog with the underbite.
Pabst, the teeth-bearing boxer mix that won the World’s Ugliest Dog contest in 2009, faces a rough-looking slate of competitors Friday night. They include several of the Chinese crested breed that has historically performed well in ugly-dog competitions.
In …. Original source  : Rescue dog, a boxer-mix, defends crown at 22nd annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest in Petaluma.

Ohio convenience store clerk flubs lottery ticket, wins $250,000

Lottery mistake wins Ohio store clerk $250,000

NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio – An Ohio store clerk’s mistake when printing a Mega Millions lottery ticket has won her $250,000.
Naomi Mauller forgot to add an extra game to a customer’s lottery ticket Tuesday night so she printed a new ticket and bought the flubbed ticket for $2.
Both her ticket … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Ohio convenience store clerk flubs lottery ticket, wins $250,000.

Former priest and anger counselor who pulled gun on marshals sentenced to year in prison

Anger counselor who pulled out gun gets jail

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former priest and anger-management counselor who pulled a gun in a traffic dispute on two men who happened to be U.S. Marshals has been sentenced to a year in prison. Fifty-seven-year-old Jose Luis Avila of Annandale pleaded guilty earlier this year in U.S. District …. Original article  : Former priest and anger counselor who pulled gun on marshals sentenced to year in prison.

Moose decides to cool off and take a dip at a beach in Maine

Moose decides to take dip at beach in Maine

YORK, Maine – A moose took a dip in the Maine surf on Friday, running past a surfer and delighting beachgoers. Beachgoers said the moose then ran into the bushes along a bluff at Long Sands Beach in southern Maine. Police said they received many reports of … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Moose decides to cool off and take a dip at a beach in Maine.

Ohio convenience store clerk flubs lottery ticket, but wins $250,000

Ohio clerk flubs lottery ticket, but wins $250K

NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio – An Ohio store clerk’s mistake when printing a Mega Millions lottery ticket has won her $250,000. Naomi Mauller forgot to add an extra game to a customer’s lottery ticket on Tuesday night, so she printed a new ticket and bought her $2 mistake. Both …. Original source  : Ohio convenience store clerk flubs lottery ticket, but wins $250,000.

Couple reach goal of collecting 400,000 aluminum cans to pay for wedding

Couple collect 400,000 cans to pay for wedding

SPOKANE, Wash. – A Spokane couple has reached its goal of collecting enough recyclable aluminum cans to pay for their wedding. Peter Geyer and Andrea Parrish estimated they needed to collect 400,000 cans, worth about $3,800, to pay for the July 31 wedding. With the help of a …. Read the original article  : here.

Police say woman falls out window, lands on car, then falls asleep in neighbor’s home

Cops: Woman falls out window, lands on car, sleeps

LAKEMOOR, Ill. – Police said a 30-year-old woman apparently fell out of a third-story window, landed on her parked car, and then walked into a neighbor’s house, where she fell asleep on a couch for two hours. Lakemoor Police Chief Mike Marchese said family members believe the … Read more >>>.

A cut of the cards: Nevada candidates to break tie in primary race Las Vegas style

Nev. candidates to draw lots to break election tie

PAHRUMP, Nev. – Two candidates in a rural Nevada county will settle a tie in their primary race Las Vegas style.
A Republican Nye County commissioner and his challenger tied with 381 votes apiece in the June 8 primary. They’ll cut cards – or throw dice, draw straws …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : A cut of the cards: Nevada candidates to break tie in primary race Las Vegas style.

Central Florida Crimeline denies reward for man who called 911 before crime hotline

Man gets no reward for calling 911 before hotline

COCOA, Fla. – A Florida man who reported a suspect wanted in a string of bomb threats will not get a $5,000 reward because he called 911 before the local crime hotline.
Central Florida Crimeline’s board of directors unanimously agreed Wednesday to not award the prize to 22-year-old … Read : Central Florida Crimeline denies reward for man who called 911 before crime hotline.