Chicago skyscraper plans sky-high ice skating, with rink on 94th floor of 100-story building

Chicago building plans sky-high ice skating

CHICAGO – Ice skating in Chicago in January is nothing new. Doing it on the 94th floor of a downtown skyscraper certainly is.
Officials at the 100-story John Hancock Center said Thursday that they’re installing a rink that will allow visitors to skate at 1,000 feet up in the air.
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Pre-game jitters? Tailgate wedding as 2 tie knot before Saints kick off season against Vikings

Pre-game jitters? Tailgate wedding for 2 fans

NEW ORLEANS – Tailgating crowds all but drowned out the pre-game wedding vows. But newlywed Gloria Darlene Paige looked resplendent in white pantsuit, sporting a black-and-gold beaded headpiece in the Saints’ colors.
She and groom Charlie Vanderpool, whose black rose boutonniere featured a tiny Saints helmet, kicked off wedded life …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Pre-game jitters? Tailgate wedding as 2 tie knot before Saints kick off season against Vikings.

Couple siphoning gas from Salvation Army van catch fire in Tacoma church parking lot

Couple siphoning gas catch fire in Wash. state

TACOMA, Wash. – A couple siphoning gas from a Salvation Army van caught fire when it suddenly erupted in flames in Washington state.
A witness told police two people were trying to siphon gas Wednesday night in a Tacoma church parking lot. As the witness approached and startled the … Read more »»».

Police say burglary suspect stole Seattle police car in failed attempt to escape

Suspect caught in theft of Seattle patrol car

SEATTLE – A police officer had his patrol car stolen Thursday by a handcuffed burglary suspect who had been put in the back seat.
“It’s very embarrassing for the officer,” police spokeswoman Renee Witt said. “We’re just lucky the shotgun and none of the other equipment was taken.”
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Good Samaritan thwarts bank robbery by jumping on back of armed man near teller at Wis. bank

Good Samaritan thwarts Wis. bank robbery attempt

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. – A good Samaritan has thwarted a bank robbery in Wisconsin by jumping on an armed man.
The Associated Bank’s surveillance video shows the man at a counter when the masked robber carrying a gun rushes to a teller at the bank in St. Francis at about … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Good Samaritan thwarts bank robbery by jumping on back of armed man near teller at Wis. bank.

Dogs cast vote for DC mayor by choosing between colored treats at Humane Society event

Dogs cast DC mayoral vote by munching on treats

WASHINGTON – The Washington Humane Society is conducting a “paw poll” to let dogs cast their votes for D.C. mayor.
The poll was conducted Thursday morning at a dog park in northwest Washington.
Bone-shaped biscuits marked with each of the two leading Democrats’ names were placed in front of … Original source on Gaea Times at : Dogs cast vote for DC mayor by choosing between colored treats at Humane Society event.

Banish the tax! Romanian witches ‘frighten’ lawmakers into voting against levy

Abracadabra! Romania witches win tax fight for now

BUCHAREST, Romania – Abracadabra, we’ll turn all of you into toads!
That’s what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers.
Lawmakers Alin Popoviciu and Cristi Dugulescu of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party drafted a law where witches and fortune tellers …. Original article  : Banish the tax! Romanian witches ‘frighten’ lawmakers into voting against levy.