Something fishy: Another big herring spill in Maine dumps 22,000 pounds of fish in front yard

Sharp curve in Maine nets another big fish spill

WHITING, Maine – There’s something fishy in Whiting, Maine.
For the third time, a fish truck has accidently dumped its load in Esther MacLaughlin’s front yard, located on a sharp turn near the intersection of Route 189 and Route 1.
Maine State Police say a truck carrying at least … Original article on : Something fishy: Another big herring spill in Maine dumps 22,000 pounds of fish in front yard.

Police say Wendy’s bandit calls restaurant to complain about skimpy haul

Police: Wendy’s robber complains about skimpy haul

ATLANTA – Police say a man who robbed a fast-food restaurant with a gun was so mad about the amount of loot that he called back twice to complain.
The man walked up to the drive-through window of an Atlanta Wendy’s late Saturday night, wearing a ski mask and holding …. Original source  : Police say Wendy’s bandit calls restaurant to complain about skimpy haul.

Yellow Lobster Seen In Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE (GaeaTimes.com)- A yellow lobster which has been spotted at the Narragansett Bay of Rhode Island has caught the attention of many researchers across the United States. It has been reported that a lobster of this species has not been seen by the people of Rhode Island in the recent past and that such …. Read the original article  : Yellow Lobster Seen In Rhode Island.

Ex-LA mortuary worker guilty of insurance fraud that included cremating mannequin, cow parts

Ex-LA mortuary worker guilty of faking funerals

LOS ANGELES – A former Los Angeles mortuary employee has been convicted of defrauding insurers by staging a fake funeral and attempting to cover it up by cremating a mannequin and cow parts she placed in the casket.
The U.S. attorney’s office said Monday that 67-year-old Jean Crump was found …. Original article  : Ex-LA mortuary worker guilty of insurance fraud that included cremating mannequin, cow parts.

Hail yes, it’s big: Record hailstone taken from South Dakota to Colorado lab for study

Hail yes, it’s big: Colo lab gets record hailstone

BOULDER, Colo. – North America’s heaviest hailstone ever might also be its most-traveled.
A 1-pound, 15-ounce hailstone that fell in Vivian, S.D., on July 23 has been taken to the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., about 370 miles away.
Charles Knight, a scientist at the center, …. Original article  : Hail yes, it’s big: Record hailstone taken from South Dakota to Colorado lab for study.

Porn video airs on computer screens at Indonesia’s Parliament

Porn site airs at Indonesia’s parliament
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesian lawmakers and journalists got a shock when an online porn video blazed across dozens of computer monitors outside the press room at Parliament.

Witnesses say it took security guards 10 minutes to shut down the computers Monday.
The touch-screen monitors are used by visitors to check the Parliament …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Porn video airs on computer screens at Indonesia’s Parliament.

Ohio Red Cross chapter giving away car _ or horse-drawn buggy _ to boost blood donations

Ohio Red Cross giving away new car, or Amish buggy

CLEVELAND – To spur blood donations, an Ohio Red Cross chapter is offering people who give a pint of blood the chance to win a car or a horse-drawn buggy.
Spokeswoman Christy Chapman in Cleveland says the Red Cross didn’t want to leave its many Amish donors …. Original article  : Ohio Red Cross chapter giving away car _ or horse-drawn buggy _ to boost blood donations.

$30 million-plus 1936 Bugatti Atlantic car on display at Southern California museum

$30 million Bugatti car on display in California

OXNARD, Calif. – Must see! Used car, light blue, one of a kind. Expect sticker shock!
A 1936 Bugatti that recently sold for more than $30 million went on display Tuesday at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard.
The museum says the 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic is one of … Read more »»».

Pennsylvania mayor using new website to shame owners of blighted property in city

Pa. city shames owners of blighted property on Web

READING, Pa. – Property owners neglecting their homes in one eastern Pennsylvania city are getting an online shaming.
Reading (RED-ing’) Mayor Tom McMahon on Monday announced a new online “Wall of Shame” featuring blighted properties.
McMahon says the property owners’ names will be posted along with pictures and addresses. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Pennsylvania mayor using new website to shame owners of blighted property in city.

Colorado fife-and-drum duo, fixture at tea party gatherings, splits over political differences

Colorado tea party music duo splits over politics

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A Colorado fife-and-drum duo that became a fixture at tea party gatherings has split up over political differences.
Fife player John Weins, of Johnstown, says he has parted ways with snare drummer Mel Hilgenberg because the two strongly disagreed over candidates for Larimer County sheriff.
Weins …. Original source  : Colorado fife-and-drum duo, fixture at tea party gatherings, splits over political differences.

NY prosecutors not sure which twin to charge, get court order to photograph both

NY prosecutors not sure which twin to charge

LOCKPORT, N.Y. – Authorities trying to solve a shooting in New York have zeroed in on identical twin brothers – but now they have to figure out which one to charge.
A prosecutor on Wednesday won the right to photograph 31-year-old Niagara Falls residents Edward and Raymond Nickens with … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : NY prosecutors not sure which twin to charge, get court order to photograph both.

Arkansas governor’s race is all shook up: Elvis impersonator Elvis Presley declares candidacy

Ark. gov. race all shook up: Elvis Presley running

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Elvis Presley is running for Arkansas governor.
No, not that Elvis.
Elvis D. Presley of Star City filed papers with the secretary of state’s office on Wednesday to run as a write-in candidate for governor.
Presley indicated in the paperwork that he wants to “supply the …. Read the original article  : Arkansas governor’s race is all shook up: Elvis impersonator Elvis Presley declares candidacy.

Lost money: Teen finds wallet with $650 under couch cushions in Washington state

Wash. teen finds $650 under couch cushions

SNOHOMISH, Wash. – A 16-year-old boy searching for his cell phone in the cushions of his friend’s couch found a wallet with $650 inside.
Jack Wagster and friend Nick Gorman told Nick’s mother, who bought the couch from a couple in Kirkland, Wash.
A Facebook search found the wallet’s owner – … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Lost money: Teen finds wallet with $650 under couch cushions in Washington state.

2 women charged with misdemeanors in S. California kindergarten graduation brawl

2 women charged in kindergarten graduation brawl

VICTORVILLE, Calif. – Two women have been charged with misdemeanors for a fight that led to a brawl during a Southern California kindergarten graduation ceremony.
San Bernardino County investigators say the women were arguing and it got physical in a field near the June ceremony at Puesta del Sol Elementary … Read : 2 women charged with misdemeanors in S. California kindergarten graduation brawl.

Pa. waitress claimed injury, is charged with fraud after getting caught working as stripper

Pa. woman’s stripper job leads to fraud charges

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – A Pennsylvania woman is accused of illegally accepting workers’ compensation payments while working as a stripper.
Forty-three-year-old Christina Gamble waived a preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday and will face trial next month.
Prosecutors say the Quakertown woman claimed she hurt her back at her waitressing job and …. Read the original article  : here.

Atlanta woman who messaged for help with toes says she told robber laptop had tracking device

Woman told robber computer had tracking device

ATLANTA – An Atlanta woman who used her feet to type a computer message to her boyfriend asking for help after she was robbed and bound says she persuaded the robber not to steal her laptop.
The woman, 39-year-old Amy Windom, appeared on NBC’s “Today” show Wednesday and described her … Original source on Gaea Times at : Atlanta woman who messaged for help with toes says she told robber laptop had tracking device.

Newspaper: New Zealand gambler loses $44,000 poker jackpot after banning himself from casino

Newspaper: NZ gambler trumped by own casino ban

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A man who won 60,000 New Zealand dollars ($44,000) playing poker at an Auckland casino was refused the jackpot because he had banned himself from the premises for gambling too much, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Sothea Sinn, 28, won the prize playing Caribbean stud …. Read the original article  : Newspaper: New Zealand gambler loses $44,000 poker jackpot after banning himself from casino.

Federal court rejects Wisconsin legislative candidate’s lawsuit over expletive

Fed court bars candidate’s lawsuit over expletive

MADISON, Wis. – A federal court has rejected a lawsuit filed by an independent candidate for the state Assembly in Wisconsin who wants to use a racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot.
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Randa said in the order filed Wednesday that Ieshuh Griffin’s lawsuit …. Read the original article  : here.

Romanian president’s reason for surprise health check; Cotton swap in his ear ‘the wrong way’

Romanian leader visits hospital for errant swab

BUCHAREST, Romania – The mystery of the Romanian president’s unscheduled hospital visit has now been explained.
News that President Traian Basescu had to see an ear, nose and throat specialist at the Military Hospital quickly became the top news story of the day Wednesday. Television crews rushed to the hospital … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Romanian president’s reason for surprise health check; Cotton swap in his ear ‘the wrong way’.

A brewing stink: Pa. brewery temporarily shuts down after neighbors complain about foul odor

Pa. brewery shuts down over stinky odor complaints

LATROBE, Pa. – A brewery is being blamed for a Pennsylvania town’s bad case of beer breath.
City Brewing Co. has temporarily halted production at its plant in Latrobe after residents complained of a foul odor coming from the municipal sewage plant. Officials suspect sugary drinks now being produced … Read more >>>.

Fed-up North Carolina landlord spray paints ‘deadbeat tenants’ on home for unpaid rent

Landlord spray paints ‘deadbeat tenants’ on home

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina landlord fed up with tenants who didn’t pay their rent painted her criticism on the garage for all to see.
WBTV reports that landlord Vanessa McCants spray painted the words “deadbeat tenants” on a Charlotte house she rents to Shanae Jackson.
McCants says she hasn’t …. Read the original article  : here.

Tibetan Mastiff Sold At Whooping $600,000

QINGHAI (GaeaTimes.com)- A 3 feet tall Tibetan Mastiff weighing somewhere between 130 and 150 pounds was sold to a Chinese millionaire couple at a whooping price of $600,000. The Tibetan Mastiff is named as Yangtze River Number Two. This news has surprised the people of China as well as world as it shows Tibetan Mastiffs …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Tibetan Mastiff Sold At Whooping $600,000.

Police nab northeastern Pa. woman they say robbed bank in clown costume and wig

Police nab Pa. woman alleged as clown bank robber

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Police in northeastern Pennsylvania have arrested a woman they say robbed a bank in a clown costume.
Bethlehem police said the woman was captured about five minutes after the bank robbery late Friday morning. Her name has not been released.
Police said the suspect told bank [..] Read the original article: here.

Iowa City couple to wed at junior high where they met as 7th graders nearly 50 years ago

Iowa City couple to wed at jr. high 50 years later

IOWA CITY, Iowa – An Iowa City couple is getting married at South East Junior High nearly 50 years after they met there as seventh graders.
Karen Wilcox and Mike Wilson were brought together in 1962 by an alphabetized homeroom seating arrangement. They dated in eighth … Read more >>.

Brazen black bear breaks eludes capture after breaking into more than 20 Montana homes

Brazen black bear breaks into Montana houses

BILLINGS, Mont. – A brazen black bear with a late-night hankering for supreme pizza surprised a Montana resident last week, and it’s not the first time the animal has eluded capture.
The bear is believed responsible for about 21 break-ins in the Red Lodge area in south-central Montana over the …. Source  : Brazen black bear breaks eludes capture after breaking into more than 20 Montana homes.

Police: Man in family feud posts fake ad on Craigslist that sister giving away belongings

Police: Fake ad sends scavengers to woman’s home

CHICAGO – A Chicago man is accused of taking family bickering too far by allegedly posting a fake Craigslist ad that said his sister was giving away all her belongings.
Police say the ad triggered a rush of bargain hunters to the Joliet, Ill., home of Paul Grachan’s sister, … Original source on Gaea Times at : Police: Man in family feud posts fake ad on Craigslist that sister giving away belongings.

Brazen black bear breaks into houses in Montana

Brazen black bear breaks into MT houses
BILLINGS, Mont. – A brazen black bear believed responsible for about 21 break-ins in Montana over the past few weeks has so far eluded capture.

Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist Shawn Stewart says the Red Lodge area usually has three to five bear break-ins during a normal summer.
Red Lodge resident …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Brazen black bear breaks into houses in Montana.

Eastern Pa. man gets married _ in handcuffs _ after hearing in drug case

Pa. man gets drug case hearing, then wedding

EASTON, Pa. – The bride wore a gray suit. The groom wore a prison jumpsuit – and handcuffs.
And a Pennsylvania judge was doing double-duty after having just handled proceedings in the groom’s drug case.
Northampton County prison inmate Franklin Barndt and Takesha Piazza were married Friday after he tried …. Read the original article  : Eastern Pa. man gets married _ in handcuffs _ after hearing in drug case.

California store manager thwarts burglary by throwing hot coffee in intruder’s face

Store manager throws hot coffee in intruder’s face

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. – An attempted burglary at a California supply store was thwarted when the manager threw hot coffee in the face of a masked intruder.
Chris Hegnes, manager of the Englund Marine and Industrial Supply, was going into work early Monday morning when he encountered a man … Original article on : California store manager thwarts burglary by throwing hot coffee in intruder’s face.