Pot’s in the mail: Michigan woman tells police she got 2 pounds of marijuana from Arizona

Mich. woman surprised to find marijuana in mail

BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Bills, catalogs, junk mail – marijuana?
Indeed, police say a surprise 2-pound package of marijuana arrived in the mail last week at one elderly woman’s home in southern Michigan’s Blackman Township, which is about 75 miles west of Detroit.
The woman called police. Detectives don’t know …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Pot’s in the mail: Michigan woman tells police she got 2 pounds of marijuana from Arizona.

Callers mistake Coast Guard flare training for plane crash after agency forgot to inform city

Coast Guard training prompt 911 calls in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – To some 911 callers, it looked like a fiery plane crash just offshore of downtown Anchorage. Others thought it was a boat in trouble.
The Coast Guard was practicing shooting emergency flares during a rescue exercise Tuesday morning, but no one informed city authorities who hustled …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Callers mistake Coast Guard flare training for plane crash after agency forgot to inform city.

Elvis found with the angels: Missing Elvis statue ripped from diner roof found at Md. cemetery

Stolen Elvis statue found in Md. cemetery
ROSEDALE, Md. – Elvis has been found with the angels.

An Elvis Presley statue, taken earlier this month from the roof of a Maryland diner, was recovered Tuesday between two angels at a nearby cemetery.
Baltimore County police say a customer found the 80-pound statue at the Faith Cemetery in Overlea … Read : Elvis found with the angels: Missing Elvis statue ripped from diner roof found at Md. cemetery.

Ind. man gives picture of bin Laden getting killed to Colo. man caught hunting al Qaeda leader

Ind. man gives painting to Colo. bin Laden hunter

MUNCIE, Ind. – An Indiana man who says he dreamed two years ago of a bearded man slaying Osama bin Laden has given a painting of the dramatic scene to a Colorado man arrested in Pakistan while hunting for the al-Qaida leader.
Jerry Cool, 63, told The Star … Original article on : Ind. man gives picture of bin Laden getting killed to Colo. man caught hunting al Qaeda leader.

Police charge Pa. man with chiseling hole into building wall in burglary attempt

Pa. man charged with chiseling into building

LANCASTER, Pa. – Police have arrested a man they say tried to use a hammer and chisel to break through the wall of a temp agency to commit a burglary. Authorities arrested a 35-year-old man after he tried to chisel through the rear wall of the Labor Ready temp …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Police charge Pa. man with chiseling hole into building wall in burglary attempt.

Pizza hero: Colorado heart-attack victim revived by Iraqi war veteran delivering pie

Heart-attack victim saved by pizza deliveryman

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Ordering a pizza may have saved George Linn’s life. Linn’s wife said he had just gone into cardiac arrest Friday when the pizza deliveryman knocked on the door of their Colorado home to bring their order. Kami Linn said she opened the door to “some burly-looking dude” … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Pizza hero: Colorado heart-attack victim revived by Iraqi war veteran delivering pie.

Idaho thrift store manager’s laptop accidentally sold for $5

Laptop accidentally sold for $5 at thrift store

COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho – The manager of an Idaho thrift store is seeking the return of her laptop computer, which was accidentally sold for $5. Sandra Bechthold said she was shocked when she learned her 2-year-old Dell Inspiron and case were sold on July 12.
Bechthold had to do …. Original source  : Idaho thrift store manager’s laptop accidentally sold for $5.

Some may sweat in the confessional, but turning it into a sauna? Vienna archdiocese says no

Confessional can’t become sauna, church rules

VIENNA – Some Catholics may well sweat in the confessional as they admit to things they shouldn’t have done. But Vienna’s archdiocese has ruled that the box-like structure where believers confess their sins cannot be turned into a sauna.
Bidding on a confessional described on eBay as ideal for conversion into …. Source article  : Some may sweat in the confessional, but turning it into a sauna? Vienna archdiocese says no.

NYC robber says it with flowers, hands teller note from bouquet; police say he used plant too

NYC bank robber says it with flowers _ plant too

NEW YORK – New York City’s bouquet bandit has a green thumb.
Police said Tuesday that a man wanted for robbing a Manhattan bank while armed with a bouquet of flowers has struck before – using a potted plant.
On Monday, police released a security photo of a … Read more »»».

NYC bank robber says it with flowers, hands teller note from bouquet: Give me $50s, $100s!

NYC bank robber says it with flowers: Gimme cash!

NEW YORK – New York City police are seeking a bank robber who’s armed with a lovely bouquet of fresh flowers.
They say the man strolled into a Manhattan bank last week while carrying the flowers. They say he reached into the arrangement, pulled out a threatening note …. Original article  : NYC bank robber says it with flowers, hands teller note from bouquet: Give me $50s, $100s!.

2 men burned in Wash. state methanol explosion while trying to ‘barrel ride’

2 men burned in Wash. state methanol explosion

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. – Two men who were apparently trying to take an unusual thrill ride were seriously injured in an explosion at a shop that builds and services race cars in Washington state.
Fire Chief Dean Klinger told the Skagit Valley Herald the men put about four gallons of …. Source article  : 2 men burned in Wash. state methanol explosion while trying to ‘barrel ride’.

Police say Manhattan bank robber says it with flowers, pulling heist armed with lovely bouquet

NYC bank robber pulls off heist armed with flowers

NEW YORK – New York City police are seeking a bank robber who’s armed with a lovely bouquet of fresh flowers. The suspect strolled into a Manhattan bank last week while carrying the flowers. Police say he reached into the arrangement, pulled out a threatening note and … Read more : Police say Manhattan bank robber says it with flowers, pulling heist armed with lovely bouquet.

Man wearing surgical mask and medical-style latex gloves robs RI bank, police say

Man wearing surgical mask, latex gloves robs bank

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. – A man wearing a surgical mask and medical-style latex gloves robbed a Central Falls bank. Police said the man entered the Bank of America Branch Saturday morning, jumped the counter and grabbed some cash. Police said the man didn’t show a weapon and apparently … Original article on : Man wearing surgical mask and medical-style latex gloves robs RI bank, police say.

Truck containing body parts for use at sports medicine convention blocks RI street

Truck containing body parts blocks RI street

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It’s an innocent enough looking tractor-trailer, except for the fact that it’s blocking a street in downtown Providence. But what’s inside may give the heebie-jeebies to some.
A spokesman for medical instrument maker Smith & Nephew told The Providence Journal the truck contains human body parts as … Original source on Gaea Times at : Truck containing body parts for use at sports medicine convention blocks RI street.

Hug It Out: Iowa man lands in jail after punching man who refused a hug

Iowa man who just wanted a hug lands in jail

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Police arrested a man who they said punched another man who refused to hug him. Iowa City police responded to a report of someone being aggressive and punching cars Sunday night. The suspect, a 23-year-old man, told police he became upset after …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Hug It Out: Iowa man lands in jail after punching man who refused a hug.

Let them eat cake: Fla. groom, a competitive eating champ, challenges bride to cake eating

Groom challenges bride to cake eating contest

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Let them eat cake. The wedding cake eating contest may have been a bit unconventional, but what else would guests expect when the groom is one of the world’s top competitive eaters.
Hall Hunt, who can down 63 Krystal burgers in eight minutes, and Emily Wright served …. Source  : Let them eat cake: Fla. groom, a competitive eating champ, challenges bride to cake eating.

Duck hunt: Officials track 1,000 plastic birds on the loose since Indiana charity duck race

1,000 runaway plastic ducks need to be rounded up

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A child advocacy agency is hoping to get all its ducks in a row after more than 1,000 plastic entrants in a charity duck race floated to freedom in northeast Indiana.
Stop Child Abuse & Neglect says 17,000 plastic ducks were dropped into the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Duck hunt: Officials track 1,000 plastic birds on the loose since Indiana charity duck race.

Liberian elephant rampages against logging company; residents say elephant possessed by humans

Liberian elephant rampages against timber company

MONROVIA, Liberia – The unlikeliest of activists – a rampaging elephant that locals claimed was supernaturally possessed – has aired rural Liberians’ frustrations with the country’s profitable timber industry.
The elephant killed a logging worker in June when it charged onto the local company’s property, and had also been known to …. Source article  : Liberian elephant rampages against logging company; residents say elephant possessed by humans.

Mass. catalogs ‘great places’ to promote its tourism, but list has closed sites, wrong towns

Mass. releases ‘great places’ list _ with errors

BOSTON – It turns out that some of Massachusetts’ greatest places aren’t so great after all.
To promote tourism, the Legislature last week released a list of the state’s top 1,000 attractions.
But the Boston Herald reports that some sites don’t exist any more, some are closed to the public …. Read the original article  : Mass. catalogs ‘great places’ to promote its tourism, but list has closed sites, wrong towns.