1794 US silver dollar changes hands; its 2010 price tag is a record $7.85 million

1794 silver dollar sells for record $7.85 million

LOS ANGELES – What may be America’s oldest silver dollar has become the world’s most expensive coin, with its owner saying it changed hands in a private transaction between coin collectors for nearly $8 million.
Steven L. Contursi, who has owned the mint-condition 1794 Liberty dollar for the past … Read more »»».

Conn. high school basketball coach charged with giving alcohol to students before dance

Cops: Conn. high school coach gave students vodka

SOUTHBURY, Conn. – A Connecticut girls basketball coach was charged with giving alcohol to students before a school dance. Jennifer Jackson, 32, a coach and teacher at Pomperaug High School was charged Wednesday with delivering alcohol to minors and reckless endangerment.
Police said Jackson gave vodka to two members … Read more >>.

Salt Lake City police say carjacking suspect nabbed after leaving ID in victim’s car

Police: Carjack suspect leaves ID in victim’s car

SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City police say a carjacking suspect was nabbed after he left his wallet and identification in his victim’s car. Police allege the suspect displayed a gun and carjacked a man at a gas station around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. The driver pulled over … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Salt Lake City police say carjacking suspect nabbed after leaving ID in victim’s car.

City animal control officers begin to remove hundreds of large feral rats from N.M. home

Hundreds of large feral rats found in N.M. home

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – City animal control officers have started removing hundreds of large, feral rats from inside a Las Cruces rental home. Animal shelter director Beth Vesco-Mock said the rats – some sickly and displaying evidence of fighting – are about the size of a four- …. Original article  : City animal control officers begin to remove hundreds of large feral rats from N.M. home.

Attempt to send radio warning of thunderstorm in Oregon causes strange glitch

Residents with tone alert radios get weird message

HERMISTON, Ore. – Hermiston, Ore., residents with tone alert radios activated for any emergencies at the Umatilla Chemical Depot may have been puzzled by a message just after 5 p.m. Wednesday. The Tri-City Herald reported that the National Weather Service tried to send a warning on tone alert …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Attempt to send radio warning of thunderstorm in Oregon causes strange glitch.

Man tells La. police God told him to walk the streets naked to save his soul

Man tells cops God told him to stroll in the nude

THIBODAUX, La. – A man who told police that God told him to walk the streets naked to save his soul has been arrested. Thibodaux police responded to an obscenity complaint around 2 a.m. Thursday and found Shafiq Mohamed walking nude down the street. When …. Source  : Man tells La. police God told him to walk the streets naked to save his soul.

Wisconsin appeals court orders prison officials to give inmate 4 photos of women in bikinis

Wisconsin court gives inmate gift: 4 bikini photos

MADISON, Wis. – An inmate at Wisconsin’s maximum security prison will soon have four reasons to smile.
An appeals court on Thursday ordered prison officials to give inmate Johnny Lacy four photographs of women in bikinis that he ordered through the mail.
The court said the photographs were improperly withheld … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Wisconsin appeals court orders prison officials to give inmate 4 photos of women in bikinis.

Nothing to fear but flunking itself: Dutch start driving test for people too stressed to pass

Dutch start driving exam for those who fear test

AMSTERDAM – Some people flunk their driving tests because they can’t parallel park. Others flunk for not entering traffic safely. And an unlucky few flunk for fear of flunking itself.
In response, the Netherlands has launched a special driving exam for people who suffer from acute test anxiety.
Examiners …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Nothing to fear but flunking itself: Dutch start driving test for people too stressed to pass.

Parents mistakenly identify a corpse in Croatia as their daughter

Woman thought to be dead found alive in Croatia

ZAGREB, Croatia – A month ago, a mother and father identified a body in a morgue as their daughter’s. A funeral was held and the family mourned its loss.
But it turned out that 39-year-old Tea Buric was still alive. This week police found her when they showed … Read : Parents mistakenly identify a corpse in Croatia as their daughter.

NJ students call parents when bus heads toward field trip instead of to school

NJ school bus takes wrong students on field trip

LITTLE FERRY, N.J. – Officials say a mix-up led a school bus driver in northern New Jersey to start to take students to an amusement park instead of school.
About 30 Ridgefield Park High School students boarded the bus around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, thinking it was the bus …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : NJ students call parents when bus heads toward field trip instead of to school.