ND man faces charges for allegedly castrating dog without the owner’s permission

Man accused of castrating dog without permission

KENSAL, N.D. – A Kensal man faces charges for allegedly castrating a woman’s dog. Television station WDAY reported 55-year-old Kevin Gienger was arrested on suspicion of stolen property and mistreating animals in last weekend’s incident. He’s since been released from jail.
The Stutsman County sheriff’s office said the purebred poodle … Read more »».

Traffic hot potato: Burning big-rig loaded with yams clogs LA-area freeway for 7 1/2 hours

LA-area freeway clogged by burning yam truck

GLENDALE, Calif. – A burning big-rig loaded with yams has caused a hot potato of a traffic problem on a Los Angeles-area freeway. Cailifornia Highway Patrol Officer Ed Jacobs said a tractor-trailer hauling 50,000 pounds of the sweet potatoes caught fire on the southbound Interstate 5 in Glendale at …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Traffic hot potato: Burning big-rig loaded with yams clogs LA-area freeway for 7 1/2 hours.

Ad by Washington-based anti-abortion group mentions Ken Salazar instead of brother John

Political ad in Colorado targets wrong Salazar

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – A political advertisement that takes aim at Colorado U.S. Rep. John Salazar is slightly off the mark: It names the wrong Salazar.
The radio ad mentions his younger brother, Ken Salazar, five times.
Ken Salazar is a former Colorado senator who is now the interior secretary. John …. Original article  : Ad by Washington-based anti-abortion group mentions Ken Salazar instead of brother John.

Texas woman, 81, accused of using dead sister’s identity to vote 2nd time in 2008 election

Texas octogenarian arrested on voter fraud charge

SAN ANTONIO – An 81-year-old San Antonio woman has been arrested on charges that she used her dead sister’s identity to vote a second time in the 2008 general election.
An affidavit said Mary Ann Comparin’s older sister committed suicide in 1963, but the woman who goes by several aliases … Original article on : Texas woman, 81, accused of using dead sister’s identity to vote 2nd time in 2008 election.

Sign o’ the times: 6-year-old boy forces St. Louis authorities to fix inaccurate road sign

Boy, 6, credited with correcting road signs

MANCHESTER, Mo. – St. Louis County highway officials are crediting a 6-year-old boy with giving them some direction on making their road signs more accurate.
KTVI-TV says first-grader David Hindes apparently noticed that a sign in the St. Louis suburb of Manchester told motorists that a single curve was ahead …. Source article  : Sign o’ the times: 6-year-old boy forces St. Louis authorities to fix inaccurate road sign.

Someone’s going to land in hot water: NY police search for stolen hot dog stand

Carted off: NY police hunt for stolen wiener stand

ORANGEBURG, N.Y. – Police in a suburb northwest of New York City are searching for a stolen hot dog stand. Owner Fred Martucci told the Journal News that he’s devastated over the loss of “Fred’s Franks.” He used the 10-foot-long, 7-foot-wide stainless steel trailer to support his …. Original source  : Someone’s going to land in hot water: NY police search for stolen hot dog stand.