Canadian goose shooting interrupts ‘preach at the beach’ Mass in Massachusetts

Goose shooting interrupts ‘preach at beach’ Mass

HINGHAM, Mass. – The rector of a Hingham church said parishioners trying to hold a post-Mass picnic at the town’s beach were interrupted by a Canadian goose being shot in front of them. The Rev. Timothy Schenk of the St. John the Evangelist Episcopal church said that the church …. Read the original article  : Canadian goose shooting interrupts ‘preach at the beach’ Mass in Massachusetts.

NC prison officials say inmate tried to smuggle flip-style cell phone in his rectum

Guards find cell phone inside NC inmate’s rectum

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina prison officials said an inmate from Raleigh tried to smuggle a cell phone into prison in his rear end. Court documents obtained by The News & Observer of Raleigh show that 25-year-old Eric Chambers was charged after setting off metal detectors at Central …. Original source  : NC prison officials say inmate tried to smuggle flip-style cell phone in his rectum.

Elderly Kentucky woman survives after her house explodes while trying to light gas stove

Elderly Ky. woman survives after house explodes

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Fire officials say an elderly woman was treated and released from the hospital with minor injuries after her house exploded while she was lighting her gas stove.
Officials said a corroded gas line had caused natural gas to leak into the house. When the woman who lived …. Original source  : Elderly Kentucky woman survives after her house explodes while trying to light gas stove.

ND Supreme Court says bank’s $12K in overdraft fees reasonable; Customer wrote 842 bad checks

ND Supreme Court upholds $12K bank overdraft fee

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s Supreme Court said a bank acted reasonably when it charged a customer almost $12,000 in overdraft fees. Lynette Cavett of Enderlin said the fees were “unconscionable.” But a judge ruled the Quality Bank of Fingal disclosed the fees and Cavett paid them for … Read : ND Supreme Court says bank’s $12K in overdraft fees reasonable; Customer wrote 842 bad checks.

Man arrested after picking a fight with his pet parrot on a Michigan street

Man arrested after picking fight with pet parrot

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A 49-year-old Jackson man has been arrested in Ann Arbor following a fight with the pet parrot carried in his backpack. Police told Annarbor.com for a story Wednesday that witnesses reported the colorful bird was shaken so violently that its feathers were scattered.
Three 911 …. Source  : Man arrested after picking a fight with his pet parrot on a Michigan street.

Moroa boa missing since August found by surprised driver who drove over the reptile

Missing Maroa boa found by surprised driver

MAROA, Ill. – An out-of-its-element boa constrictor missing in central Illinois’ corn and soybean country since late last month has been found. Unfortunately for the snake, it was found by a surprised driver who accidentally drove over the reptile.
Maroa police officer Bill Koonce told the Decatur Herald & Review …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Pittsburgh-area man pleads guilty to collecting dead dad’s benefits, $341,000, since 1985

Pa. man collected dead dad’s benefits since 1985

PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh-area man collected more than $341,000 in federal railroad pension benefits on behalf of his father, even though his father died in 1985. Sixty-eight-year-old Richard Burns, of West Mifflin, will be sentenced Jan. 21 after pleading guilty Tuesday to theft of government funds.
Burns’ father was … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Pittsburgh-area man pleads guilty to collecting dead dad’s benefits, $341,000, since 1985.

A real page-turner: Historian stops UK traffic after book-laden truck overturns on highway

UK book halts traffic after truck turns over

LONDON – Andrew Marr’s latest book is, literally, stopping traffic.
Boxes containing 15 British tons (16.8 U.S. tons) worth of the journalist’s history volume “The Making of Modern Britain” have been strewn across a busy English road after an accident.
Thames Valley Police said Wednesday that a truck carrying books …. Source article  : A real page-turner: Historian stops UK traffic after book-laden truck overturns on highway.