Union offers Texas gov. mobile home for $1 a year so he can get out of $10,000-a-month house

Labor group offers to lease Texas gov. mobile home

AUSTIN, Texas – A labor union has a new home for the Texas governor, whose spacious accommodations cost the state nearly $10,000 a month.
This home has no pool or fancy ice machine. But it’s a delightful shade of green – and it’s mobile.
The Texas AFL-CIO bought a … Original source on Gaea Times at : Union offers Texas gov. mobile home for $1 a year so he can get out of $10,000-a-month house.

Fairy tale fraud: Prosecutors say man took $15K to marry Bosnian woman in fairy tale wedding

ND man charged with fraud after fairy tale wedding

FARGO, N.D. – Prosecutors say the marriage of a couple at Fairy Tale Weddings in North Dakota was a fairy tale fraud.
Federal court documents released Wednesday say 23-year-old Jeffrey Goble agreed to marry 28-yera-old Alma Numic for $15,000 so the Bosnian woman could obtain U.S. citizenship in … Original source on Gaea Times at : Fairy tale fraud: Prosecutors say man took $15K to marry Bosnian woman in fairy tale wedding.

Women arrested for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine inside Bible to jailed man

Women allegedly try to smuggle meth inside Bible

LIVINGSTON, La. – Two women have been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle crystal methamphetamine inside a Bible to a Walker man jailed in the Livingston Parish Detention Center. Sheriff’s deputies told The Advocate that a 28-year-old woman allegedly delivered a Bible containing methamphetamine to the detention center …. Source article  : Women arrested for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine inside Bible to jailed man.

Cops: Drunk man who nearly hit herd of cows carried from field in tractor bucket after arrest

DUI suspect carried from field in tractor bucket

GLENVILLE, Pa. – Police said a Maryland man was so drunk after driving into a central Pennsylvania field that a farmer had to carry the handcuffed suspect out in the bucket of his tractor. Southwestern Regional police Chief Greg Bean said 36-year-old Shawn Anthony Hott, of Boonsboro, Md., …. Original article  : Cops: Drunk man who nearly hit herd of cows carried from field in tractor bucket after arrest.

Man arrested after walking onto outfield to get to concession stand at Pa. minor league game

Police: Man cut across outfield to get concessions

ALTOONA, Pa. – Authorities say a homeless man who said he was looking for the fastest route to a concession stand was arrested after walking onto the outfield during a minor league baseball game in Pennsylvania.
Logan Township police say they’ll file criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness …. Source  : Man arrested after walking onto outfield to get to concession stand at Pa. minor league game.

Pair of newborn lambs left at Ohio school with ‘2010??? painted on them in apparent prank

2 lambs found at Ohio school in apparent prank

GREEN, Ohio – Two lambs that disappeared from an Ohio farm were left on the lawn of a high school with “2010″ painted on their sides in an apparent prank.
Schools Superintendent Michael Nutter says the 3-day-old lambs were not harmed by their visit Tuesday morning to Green …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Pair of newborn lambs left at Ohio school with ‘2010′ painted on them in apparent prank.

County employees in Georgia asked to return bonus given 16 years ago; payroll quirk blamed

Workers asked to return bonuses after 16 years

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – About 180 county employees in suburban Atlanta are being asked to return thousands of dollars the county says they were overpaid 16 years ago.
Gwinnett County’s chief financial officer, Aaron Bovos, calls it a project to “clean up receivables and to eliminate outstanding obligations.”
The county is …. Original source  : County employees in Georgia asked to return bonus given 16 years ago; payroll quirk blamed.