Gas tank explodes at Mass. salvage yard, rockets into air, crashes through home’s solar panels

Dumped gas tank explodes, flies into Mass. home

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – A 50-pound gas tank dumped in a Massachusetts salvage yard has exploded and rocketed into the air before crashing through solar panels and the roof of a nearby home and landing in a bedroom.
Fire department Deputy Chief Thomas Levy says two people were at the …. Original article  : Gas tank explodes at Mass. salvage yard, rockets into air, crashes through home’s solar panels.

Man plans 300-mile hands-free Harley ride in Michigan to raise money for Parkinson’s research

Man plans 300-mile Harley ride without using hands

ADRIAN, Mich. – A man plans to ride his Harley-Davidson about 300 miles from the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan to the Ohio border without using his hands to steer to raise money for Parkinson’s disease research. Phil Comar of Adrian told The Daily Telegram that the Sunday ride … Read more >>.

Photographers Found Rare Pink Hippo in Kenya’s Jungle

MASAI MARA, KENYA (GaeaTimes.com) — If you are seeing pink hippos, don’t worry! You are not drunk. You are in Kenya where nature photographers Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas spotted the unusual beast at Masai Mara.
In a post in their site, they have described how they saw a pink hippo on the banks of the …. Source  : Photographers Found Rare Pink Hippo in Kenya’s Jungle.

Deer romps through house before East Tennessee homeowner grabs gun and starts firing

Deer’s house romp ended by homeowner’s gunshots

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – A deer that crashed through a window and romped around a house in East Tennessee left a family with thousands of dollars in damages and a mess that included blood stains from the homeowner shooting the animal.
David and Cheri Ellis told the Cleveland Daily Banner that …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Man arrives at police station with grenade, asks advice on what to do with it

Man arrives at Maine police station with grenade

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine – Police and firefighters in Southwest Harbor, Maine, blocked off the police department parking lot after a man arrived with a grenade, seeking advice on what to do with it. Police Chief David Chapais said the man had found the grenade among his deceased brother’s … Read more >>>.

Fla. man cought with pot, cocaine in buttocks allegedly tells deputies ‘white stuff not mine’

Fla. man denies cocaine found in buttocks is his

BRADENTON, Fla. – When sheriff’s deputies allegedly discovered a bags of marijuana and cocaine between a man’s buttocks, they said he gave a quick explanation. Manatee County deputies said Raymond Stanley Roberts told them “The white stuff is not mine, but the weed is.”
Deputies stopped the 25-year-old …. Original source  : Fla. man cought with pot, cocaine in buttocks allegedly tells deputies ‘white stuff not mine’.

Man removes all clothing while trying to surrender in Michigan sheriff’s department lobby

Man strips in lobby of Mich. sheriff’s department

MONROE, Mich. – A 43-year-old man bared more than the truth while trying to surrender on an outstanding warrant in Michigan. The Monroe Evening News reported that the man was arrested after taking off all his clothing Sunday afternoon in the lobby of the Monroe County sheriff’s office, …. Source article  : Man removes all clothing while trying to surrender in Michigan sheriff’s department lobby.

Gas tank explodes at salvage yard, flies through air and crashes into Mass. home

Gas tank explodes, crashes into Mass. home

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Authorities said a 50-pound gas tank dumped in a salvage yard exploded and rocketed into the air before crashing through solar panels and the roof of a nearby home in Bridgewater, coming to rest in a bedroom.
Bridgewater Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Levy said two people where … Read more >>.

Officials in northwest Ohio say rats running across roads, yards, burrowing beneath dog houses

Rats run across roads, yards in northwest Ohio

TOLEDO, Ohio – Rats are running across roads, scurrying through yards and burrowing beneath dog houses in Toledo. Local officials blame the increase in furry pests on construction work and a large number of unsold vacant properties. “This was the first summer that rat complaints outpaced noise complaints,” …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Officials in northwest Ohio say rats running across roads, yards, burrowing beneath dog houses.

University of Idaho athletic director gets wish, Horizon Air to paint plane in school colors

Horizon Air to paint plane in U. of Idaho colors

BOISE, Idaho – University of Idaho Athletic Director Rob Spear’s flight options may have just opened up.
It’s been almost a year since Spear declined to get on a Horizon Air plane painted in rival Boise State’s colors, vowing he would board only after the company painted …. Original article  : University of Idaho athletic director gets wish, Horizon Air to paint plane in school colors.

Naked ambition: Times Square’s unclothed cowboy plans to announce presidential run

Times Square cowboy has naked ambition: presidency

NEW YORK – New York City’s most famous cowboy has been seized by naked ambition.
Robert Burck, known far and wide as the Naked Cowboy, intends to announce on Wednesday that he plans to enter the 2012 presidential race.
Burck is a tourist attraction known for strumming his guitar in Times …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Naked ambition: Times Square’s unclothed cowboy plans to announce presidential run.

Contraband concern prompts Calif. prison to ban hugs and kisses between inmates and visitors

California prison bans visitor hugging and kissing

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A minimum security prison in California has banned hugs and kisses because authorities fear visitors are sharing a lot more than affection.
Concerns about contraband have prompted officials at Lerdo Minimum Facility in Bakersfield to stop allowing inmates and visitors to share one brief hug and kiss.
Sheriff’s …. Original article  : Contraband concern prompts Calif. prison to ban hugs and kisses between inmates and visitors.

Washington state farmers adopting wild cats from Spokane shelter to hunt mice

Washington state farmers adopt cats to hunt mice

SPOKANE, Wash. – An effort by some Washington state farmers to adopt wild cats is good for the felines but bad for mice.
The farmers are adopting cats from a Spokane shelter to hunt rodents.
KHQ-TV reports that SpokAnimal came up with the idea after it received a $13,000 grant … Read : Washington state farmers adopting wild cats from Spokane shelter to hunt mice.

Bottle tossed into ocean by Fla. marine science student surfaces on Ireland beach

Fla. student’s message in bottle found in Ireland

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A message in a bottle sent by a Florida high school student as part of his marine science class has come ashore in Ireland.
Corey Swearingen put the bottle into the Atlantic Ocean in April 2009 and it followed the current all the way to a …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Bottle tossed into ocean by Fla. marine science student surfaces on Ireland beach.

Pa. inmate sues, says punished for taking sandwiches from garbage; prison says he stole them

Pa. federal inmate sues over discarded sandwiches

LORETTO, Pa. – An inmate of a federal prison in central Pennsylvania is suing, saying he was wrongly punished for “theft” when all he did was take about 30 sandwiches that a vendor threw in the garbage while restocking a dining hall machine.
Thirty-five-year-old George Crute III, is suing officials … Original source on Gaea Times at : Pa. inmate sues, says punished for taking sandwiches from garbage; prison says he stole them.