‘Frequent flyers’ seem to keep outsmarting officials at Detroit Metropolitan Airport

‘Frequent flyers’ outsmart airport officials

ROMULUS, Mich. – A Detroit Metropolitan Airport official said some frequent-flyers holed-up inside the McNamara Terminal are ruffling his feathers and admits “the darn birds keep outsmarting us.”
Wayne County Airport Authority spokesman Scott Wintner told the Detroit Free Press that he doesn’t know how the birds got into the mile-long, 1 … Original source on Gaea Times at : ‘Frequent flyers’ seem to keep outsmarting officials at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

Guinness World Records says Minnesota man is tallest in US, measuring at 7 feet, 8.33 inches

Guinness finds Minn. man is tallest in US
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Guinness World Records has recognized a Minnesota man as the tallest man in the United States.

The Guinness World Record Association measured Rochester’s Igor Vovkovinskiy (voh-kov-IN’-ski) at 7 feet, 8.33 inches tall during NBC’s “The Dr. Oz Show” on Monday. He edged out Norfolk, Va., sheriff’s …. Read the original article  : Guinness World Records says Minnesota man is tallest in US, measuring at 7 feet, 8.33 inches.

W.Va. man accused of setting fire to house in marital spat over a late dinner, police say

Man allegedly sets blaze because of late dinner

SISSONVILLE, W.Va. – Kanawha County authorities said a marital spat over a late dinner has landed a man in jail on an arson charge. Lt. Sean Crosier of the Sheriff’s Department said 60-year-old Guy Edward Jones came home Sunday and got angry because his wife, Beverly Jones, didn’t …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Squirt gun fight between children prompts hazmat response, evacuations, in R.I. neighborhood

Water gun fight prompts hazmat case, evacuations

WOONSOCKET, R.I. – What started out as an innocent squirt gun fight between children turned into a potentially dangerous situation for a Woonsocket neighborhood. Firefighters on Sunday responded to reports of a strong smell of ammonia in the basement of a Grove Street home. Investigators told WPRI-TV they found …. Read the original article  : Squirt gun fight between children prompts hazmat response, evacuations, in R.I. neighborhood.

Hard to digest? Hungry burglar steals bread but leaves the dough at Des Moines Subway

Burglar feasts on sandwiches, but leaves money

DES MOINES, Iowa – Police say a burglar broke into a Des Moines Subway store, helped himself to a smorgasbord of cold cuts and made sandwiches for the journey home – but left the store’s cash behind.
Police Sgt. Lori Lavorato says the thief got inside the shop through a …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Minnesota mom gives birth while driving herself to a hospital; dad steers as she cradles baby

Minn. mom gives birth while driving to hospital

BEMIDJI, Minn. – A Minnesota mother has given birth to a baby boy while driving herself to the hospital, with the newborn’s father steering the car from the passenger’s seat.
The Pioneer of Bemidji says 29-year-old Amanda McBride was rushing to the hospital Wednesday when suddenly her water broke … Read more >>>.