Ohio’s transportation department to build Chia Pet-like sound wall along highway

Ohio to test Chia Pet-like sound wall on highway

CLEVELAND – Ohio plans to build a sound barrier made out of soil and plants in the state’s first eco-friendly attempt at muffling highway noise.
A spokesman for the state transportation department says the 12-foot high wall will be like a Chia Pet: Workers will water bags filled …. Read the original article  : Ohio’s transportation department to build Chia Pet-like sound wall along highway.

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 source on Gaea Times at : 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 …. Read the original 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 …. Source  : 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 … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 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 … Read more >>.

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 … Read more : 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 … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 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 … Original article on : 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 [..] Read the original article: here.

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: here.

Ohio’s transportation department to build Chia Pet-like sound wall along highway

Ohio to test Chia Pet-like sound wall on highway

CLEVELAND – Ohio plans to build a sound barrier made out of soil and plants in the state’s first eco-friendly attempt at muffling highway noise.
A spokesman for the state transportation department says the 12-foot high wall will be like a Chia Pet: Workers will water bags filled … Read more : Ohio’s transportation department to build Chia Pet-like sound wall along highway.

Idaho officials say man kept 25 rattlesnakes inside bucket in his apartment

Idaho man accused of keeping rattlers in apartment

MALTA, Idaho – An Idaho man who authorities say had 25 Western rattlesnakes in a five-gallon bucket in his apartment has been issued two misdemeanor citations by the state’s Department of Fish and Game.
Officials say Terry Brian Teeter had as many as 32 snakes but he gave some …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Idaho officials say man kept 25 rattlesnakes inside bucket in his apartment.

Fla. police: Handcuffed man complaining of claustrophobia opens squad car’s door, escapes

Police: Handcuffed man opened car door, escaped

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – Police in central Florida say a man who was handcuffed somehow managed to open a police cruiser’s door and escape after complaining he was claustrophobic and couldn’t breathe.
Altamonte Springs police say the officer had opened the windows slightly for 19-year-old Ridgh Genesis Achille, who had … Original source on Gaea Times at : Fla. police: Handcuffed man complaining of claustrophobia opens squad car’s door, escapes.

Idaho fire destroys quirky ’shoe tree’ attraction; cedar decorated with shoes since the 1940s

Idaho tree decorated with shoes since 1940s burns

BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Forest Service officials in northern Idaho say the rubber-soled decorations that made the “shoe tree” a beloved Priest River landmark also helped fuel its demise.
Tourists and locals since the 1940s have dressed the tree with hundreds of pairs of shoes, nailing sneakers to its …. Source  : Idaho fire destroys quirky ’shoe tree’ attraction; cedar decorated with shoes since the 1940s.

Oregon man sues pest control company, claiming rodent blasts caused him to have hearing loss

Oregon man sues over rodent blasting
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – A man filed a $146,000 lawsuit against a pest control company, claiming he suffered hearing loss when a worker used explosives to remove rodents on his neighbor’s property.

Michael Lester’s complaint alleges the unnamed Cynergy Pest Control worker was negligent in failing to warn neighbors and then … Original source on Gaea Times at : Oregon man sues pest control company, claiming rodent blasts caused him to have hearing loss.

Burglars drive stolen pickup truck into Wash. state store, take ATM other items, drive off

Burglars turn Wash. state store into drive-through

ABERDEEN, Wash. – Grays Harbor County sheriff’s deputies in Washington state are looking for the burglars who drove a pickup truck into a local store and stole an ATM machine.
Undersheriff Rick Scott says surveillance video shows the wall of the Amanda Park Mercantile exploding Thursday morning as the truck … Original source on Gaea Times at : Burglars drive stolen pickup truck into Wash. state store, take ATM other items, drive off.

Boxer rebellion: Colorado town says no more people in their underwear at council meetings

No more debating in your underwear in Colo. town

BOULDER, Colo. – The days when a citizen could address the Boulder City Council wearing only underwear may be over.
The council will vote on new decorum rules in September, seven months after a resident stepped up to a microphone in his boxers.
The rules were already under review, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Boxer rebellion: Colorado town says no more people in their underwear at council meetings.

Philippine president says he’s getting too many text scams on his cell phone

Philippine president says he’s tired of text scams

MANILA, Philippines – Not even presidents are spared cell phone text scams.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III complained to reporters about the time he spent dealing with text messages from a person abroad claiming to be his sibling – and asking for money. Aquino said he responded that he … Original source on Gaea Times at : Philippine president says he’s getting too many text scams on his cell phone.

NY to Vegas luxury auto rally nets speeding tickets and arrests as drivers pass through Colo.

NY to Vegas rally nets speeding tickets, arrest

DENVER – Colorado authorities say five drivers were ticketed and another was arrested for speeding during a luxury auto rally from New York City to Las Vegas. The Colorado State Patrol said it received several complaints as the Bullrun Live Rally passed through Colorado on Wednesday. Authorities said … Original source on Gaea Times at : NY to Vegas luxury auto rally nets speeding tickets and arrests as drivers pass through Colo..

NH woman accused of breaking into a home and impersonating a police officer

NH woman accused of break-in, impersonating a cop

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Police said a New Hampshire woman faces several charges after she broke into a home and told the owners she was a police officer after she was discovered in the kitchen. Police said the woman, 34, said Wednesday she was chasing a burglar from the …. Read the original article  : NH woman accused of breaking into a home and impersonating a police officer.

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.

Puerto Ricans at a shopping mall surprised by more than 5-foot-long caiman

Big caiman spooks shoppers at Puerto Rico mall

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Ricans at a shopping mall were spooked by an unlikely intruder – a more than 5-foot-long (1.5-meter) caiman. Ana Maria Ramos, spokeswoman for Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural Resources, said the big reptile was found Wednesday under a shopper’s car at an …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Puerto Ricans at a shopping mall surprised by more than 5-foot-long caiman.

The cat’s mail: Utah man accused of violating protective order for writing to wife’s pet

Utah man in doghouse for writing to wife’s cat

SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah man is accused of violating a protective order because he allegedly sent letters to his estranged wife’s cat.
Authorities say 32-year-old Ronald Charles Dallas, of South Salt Lake, was ordered not to contact his wife, who is the alleged victim in a … Original source on Gaea Times at : The cat’s mail: Utah man accused of violating protective order for writing to wife’s pet.

Idaho thrift store customer returns laptop accidentally sold for $5, refuses reward

Thrift store gets laptop back after mistaken sale

COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho – An Idaho thrift store manager has her laptop back after it was accidentally sold for $5 last week.
Sandra Bechthold says she was stunned when a customer returned the computer to the store Tuesday. the man refused her offer of a reward and wouldn’t even …. Original source  : Idaho thrift store customer returns laptop accidentally sold for $5, refuses reward.

NC man charged with assault, accused of shooting wife after loading toilet paper into pistol

NC man accused of shooting wife with toilet paper

REIDSVILLE, N.C. – A North Carolina man faces a felony charge after police said he shot his wife with a wad of toilet paper stuffed into a gun. Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that a 38-year-old man was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Rockingham County …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Wis. legislative candidate barred from describing herself on ballot using expletive

Wis. candidate can’t use controversial description

MADISON, Wis. – A legislative candidate from Wisconsin can’t use a profane, racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot, an election oversight board decided Wednesday.
Ieshuh Griffin, an independent running for a downtown Milwaukee seat in the state Assembly, wants to use the phrase, “NOT the ‘whiteman’s b—-.’”
But the … Read more »»».

NYC’s Naked Cowboy to Naked Cowgirl: This town ain’t big enough for the both of us

1-man rodeo: NYC’s Naked Cowboy sues Naked Cowgirl

NEW YORK – It’s not exactly the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
New York City’s famous Naked Cowboy is headed to court to protect his trademark from the Naked Cowgirl.
Robert Burck says Sandy Kane is damaging the brand he built through more than a decade of strumming his guitar …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : NYC’s Naked Cowboy to Naked Cowgirl: This town ain’t big enough for the both of us.

Fla. man charged with taking crucifix from church altar to break into donation box

Cops: Man uses crucifix to break into donation box

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police arrested a man they said used a crucifix to pry open a donation box and steal cash from a Fort Lauderdale church. Surveillance video captured a 48-year-old man breaking into St. John the Baptist Catholic Church last month and removing a crucifix … Read more >>.

NYC police commissioner announces arrest in ‘bouquet bandit’ bank robberies case

NYC police make arrest in ‘bouquet bandit’ case

NEW YORK – A man dubbed the “bouquet bandit” because he held fresh flowers while robbing a Manhattan bank was arrested Wednesday at a Brooklyn home where he was hiding in a closet, police said.
The publicity generated by a security photo – including front-page headlines in the city’s …. Source  : NYC police commissioner announces arrest in ‘bouquet bandit’ bank robberies case.

Live GPS app being tested on iPhone leads San Francisco police to stolen device in 9 minutes

App helps San Fran police track stolen iPhone fast

SAN FRANCISCO – A man accused of swiping an Apple iPhone out of a woman’s hand in San Francisco may have been shocked when police found him only nine minutes later. It turns out the phone had been tracking his every move.
The iPhone was being used to …. Original article  : Live GPS app being tested on iPhone leads San Francisco police to stolen device in 9 minutes.

NYC ‘bouquet bandit’ suspect takes his arrest like ‘a gentleman,’ his lawyer says

Lawyer: NYC ‘bouquet bandit’ suspect ‘a gentleman’

NEW YORK – He’s accused of taking along a bouquet of flowers on a New York City bank robbery – and his lawyer says he’s cut a gallant figure since his arrest, too.
So-called “bouquet bandit” Edward Pemberton is being held on $250,000 bail after his arraignment Thursday on robbery …. Source article  : NYC ‘bouquet bandit’ suspect takes his arrest like ‘a gentleman,’ his lawyer says.

Dine-and-dash escapade at Mo. Waffle House goes bad when diners leave purses behind

Mo. diners flee without paying, but forget purses

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A dine-and-dash escapade went bad when two of the fleeing diners left their purses behind. The Springfield News-Leader reported that no charges had been filed as of midweek against the three women who ran from a Waffle House restaurant Sunday morning without paying their $39 … Read more : Dine-and-dash escapade at Mo. Waffle House goes bad when diners leave purses behind.

The Great Escape: Cows make a moo-ving dash for salvation as truck to slaughterhouse overturns

Cows hoof it after slaughterhouse truck overturns

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Police say 12 cows being driven to the slaughterhouse made a break for freedom when the truck that was transporting them overturned in west Michigan.
Police say the bovine escapees hoofed it over highway guardrails, forced traffic detours and caused at least one accident.
The 42-year-old truck …. Source article  : The Great Escape: Cows make a moo-ving dash for salvation as truck to slaughterhouse overturns.

Tenn. angler on probation for hunting violations lands jail term for trying Georgia waters

Gone from fishin’: Man casts line, lands in jail

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee man on probation for a dozen hunting violations has been sent to jail for nearly two years after he was caught fishing under a false name in neighboring Georgia.
The Tennessean newspaper reported Thursday that Georgia wildlife agents were tipped by their Tennessee …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Tenn. angler on probation for hunting violations lands jail term for trying Georgia waters.

No party for you: Buckingham Palace revokes garden party invite to UK far-right leader

Buckingham Palace revokes invite to far right

LONDON – Buckingham Palace has revoked a party invitation it gave to far-right leader Nick Griffin, saying he had politicized the event.
Griffin leads the British National Party, a far-right, anti-immigrant group whose roots stretch back to Britain’s neo-Nazi and white supremacist movements.
Because he was elected to the European Parliament … Read more >>.

Anchorage resident kills bear, believed to be same one that police used stun gun on

Anchorage resident kills bear
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage resident has fatally shot a small black bear after it tried to enter his home.

Police believe it is the same bear an officer used his Taser on a day earlier in an effort to discourage the animal from hanging around homes in the Hillside area.
Lt. Dave Parker … Read more : Anchorage resident kills bear, believed to be same one that police used stun gun on.

Minn. professor returns from vacation, finds office wrapped in aluminum foil

Professor returns from vacation, gets ‘foiled’

ST. PETER, Minn. – A science professor at Gustavus Adolphus College left for a week’s vacation this summer and returned to a shiny office. Very shiny. Professor Scott Bur’s students had covered his office in aluminum foil. Computer screen, chairs, the ceiling, the floor – all covered in foil. Books [..] Read the original article: here.

Ky. humane society misidentifies woman’s dog as a coyote, sets it loose in the wild

Woman’s dog mistaken for coyote, set loose in wild

FRANKFORT, Ky. – An American Kennel Club-registered dog has been turned loose in the wild after the Frankfort Humane Society mistook her for a coyote. Copper is a female Sheba Inu.
Lori Goodlett told The State-Journal her pet of 11 years disappeared from her fenced back yard on … Read more : Ky. humane society misidentifies woman’s dog as a coyote, sets it loose in the wild.

Fla. lawyer accused of vandalizing home of client who filed complaint against him

Fla. lawyer accused of vandalizing client’s home

LONGWOOD, Fla. – A lawyer was accused of burglarizing the home of a client who filed a complaint against him with the Florida Bar. Albert Ford II was being held on charges of burglary to a structure causing damage, grand theft, criminal mischief and burglary to an occupied dwelling. … Original article on : Fla. lawyer accused of vandalizing home of client who filed complaint against him.

Grand Theft Bear: Colorado critter gets into car, honks horn, then sends it rolling downhill

Colo. bear toots horn, takes car on short joyride

DENVER – A bear got into an empty car, honked the horn and then sent it rolling 125 feet into a thicket, with the bear still inside, a Colorado family said.
Seventeen-year-old Ben Story said he and his family were asleep in their Larkspur home, 30 miles south …. Source article  : Grand Theft Bear: Colorado critter gets into car, honks horn, then sends it rolling downhill.

Alaska cop uses Taser on black bear that was causing problems

Alaska cop uses Taser on black bear
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Alaska police officer used his Taser to discourage a small black bear that had gotten into someone’s fish fryer.

Lt. Dave Parker delivered a 30-second burst of 100,000 volts to scare away the bear from a house.
Parker told the Anchorage Daily News the bear flipped on …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Alaska cop uses Taser on black bear that was causing problems.

Ohio judge says man can’t secede from city and form his own American Indian reservation

Judge: Ohio man can’t form own Indian reservation

LIMA, Ohio – An Ohio man who claimed that his American Indian ancestry makes him exempt from city nuisance laws has been ordered to clean up two homes that have fallen into disrepair.
A judge told William Bowersock on Thursday that he has 30 days to take care of … Original article on : Ohio judge says man can’t secede from city and form his own American Indian reservation.

Lois The Corpse Flower Blooms

HOUSTON (GaeaTimes.com)- The Houston residents are all rushing to the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the reason is compelling enough. They are all going there to witness the rare blooming of a flower which is huge in size and has earned name for a pungent smell that can shock people. Lois the corpse …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Jejune Gets New Meaning, Thanks to Sarah

Washington D.C. (GaeaTimes.com) Jejune mostly used as an adjective bags new meaning. This happened due to usage of the word in a new sense.
Attributes:
jejune
/ddun/ It is Spelled [ji-joon]
Adjective
1.
without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
2.
juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior.
3.
lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house.
4.
deficient or lacking in nutritive … Original source on Gaea Times at : Jejune Gets New Meaning, Thanks to Sarah.

Alligator to benefit from a dried-up Arizona lake: Fish are on the menu

Gator gets meal as Ariz suburb gathers dead fish

TEMPE, Ariz. – For a hungry alligator, it’s bon appetit.
Hundreds of fish that died when a dam burst and dried up a lake in this Phoenix suburb are being fed to the gator Friday.
The fish were left to die in shallow pools once the dam broke and … Original source on Gaea Times at : Alligator to benefit from a dried-up Arizona lake: Fish are on the menu.

Car kills wandering cow on Ohio interstate, police shoot second one to avoid another accident

Car kills wandering cow on Ohio interstate

CINCINNATI – Authorities near Cincinnati say a car struck and killed a cow that had wandered onto an interstate, and a second cow had to be shot to avoid another accident.
The cows had gotten loose from a farm. Police shutdown Interstate 275 on the city’s west side for about … Original source on Gaea Times at : Car kills wandering cow on Ohio interstate, police shoot second one to avoid another accident.

Here comes the stench: Rare ‘corpse flower’ blooming for 1st time could stink up Texas wedding

‘Corpse flower’ bloom could stink up Texas wedding

HOUSTON – The flower girl at Jessica Zabala’s wedding is purple, six-feet-tall, uninvited and smells like dead bodies.
She is Lois, a rare “corpse flower,” deemed the world’s stinkiest bud.
Lois is unexpectedly blooming in the Houston Museum of Natural Science, in the room right next to where Zabala is … Original source on Gaea Times at : Here comes the stench: Rare ‘corpse flower’ blooming for 1st time could stink up Texas wedding.

Man donning Darth Vader mask and toting gun uses ‘Force’ to rob bank on NY’s Long Island

Man decked out in Darth Vader mask robs NY bank

SETAUKET, N.Y. – Times must be tough back at the Empire.
A bank robber dressed as “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader made off with an undetermined amount of cash after pointing a handgun at startled tellers inside a Chase bank branch on Long Island.
Detectives say the man …. Read the original article  : Man donning Darth Vader mask and toting gun uses ‘Force’ to rob bank on NY’s Long Island.

Sun Valley, Idaho, police dog back to work after suspension for attacking small schnauzer

Idaho police dog back to work after suspension

SUN VALLEY, Idaho – A police dog in the central Idaho resort town of Sun Valley is back on duty after serving a “suspension” for an unprovoked attack on a small schnauzer.
Sun Valley Police Chief Cameron Daggett says the 5-year-old German shepherd named Dax took a few weeks … Read more >>.