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.

Passed-out bear 60 feet up a tree poses unique challenge for Oregon firefighters

Sleepy bear in tree challenges Oregon firefighters

BEND, Ore. – Firefighters in Bend, Ore., are trained for rescues – even for saving a 300-pound black bear passed out 60 feet up a tree.
Police say the bear was knocking over trash cans and making other mischief Monday night in a city neighborhood before it scrambled up the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Passed-out bear 60 feet up a tree poses unique challenge for Oregon firefighters.

Illinois police say napping man had a meth lab in bed of his truck

Police: Napping man had meth lab in bed of truck

GOOD HOPE, Ill. – Authorities said sleeping behind the wheel wasn’t the only problem for a western Illinois man they caught napping at a gas station. Police said 26-year old Adam Barcroft also had a meth lab in the bed of his truck. The McDonough County …. Source  : Illinois police say napping man had a meth lab in bed of his truck.

Police: Mass. woman hit passing motorist in face with bag of dog feces to slow him down

Cops: Mass. woman threw dog poop in driver’s face

BELMONT, Mass. – A Massachusetts woman faces assault charges after Belmont police said she hit a motorist in the face with a bag of dog feces. Police said Tuesday that the woman, whose name has not been released, admitted tossing doggie dung at the driver because she …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Police: Mass. woman hit passing motorist in face with bag of dog feces to slow him down.

Police: Mass. woman hits motorist in face with dog feces because she believed he was speeding

Cops: Mass. woman threw dog feces to slow driver

BELMONT, Mass. – A Massachusetts woman faces assault charges after Belmont police said she hit a motorist in the face with a bag of dog feces. Police said Tuesday that the woman, whose name has not been released, admitted tossing doggie dung at the driver because she … Read : Police: Mass. woman hits motorist in face with dog feces because she believed he was speeding.

U. Michigan students get DC test election website to play the school’s fight song

Michigan students get DC vote site to play song

WASHINGTON – University of Michigan students hacked a prototype D.C. elections voting site and programmed it to play their fight song, prompting election officials to temporarily take it down.
For the past week The D.C. Board of Elections & Ethics has encouraged outsiders to try to find faults …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Man cited after girlfriend tells Mo. police she’s tired of him smoking pot all day

Fed-up girlfriend calls 911 on pot-smoking beau

LEBANON, Mo. – A 35-year-old man was charged in Missouri with possessing marijuana after his girlfriend called 911 and said she was tired of him smoking pot all day instead of working. Dispatchers in the southwestern Missouri town of Lebanon got a 911 hang-up call Saturday night from a …. Original article  : Man cited after girlfriend tells Mo. police she’s tired of him smoking pot all day.

Oregon man about to be fired from restaurant job accused of burning boss’s car

Oregon man accused of burning his boss’s car

SILVERTON, Ore. – A Silverton man who learned he was about to be fired has been accused of burning his boss’s car. Police said a 33-year-old man poured gasoline on the car early Saturday and set it on fire.
Investigators learned the victim is the suspect’s supervisor at a …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Disoriented Green Power Ranger arrested in Washington state; apparently had been drinking

Disoriented ’superhero’ arrested in Wash. state

CENTRALIA, Wash. – Police who responded to a report of a prowler at a motorhome in Washington state found a “superhero” inside.
Commander Jim Rich told KITI-AM the man in a Green Power Ranger costume appeared lost and disoriented and apparently had been drinking.
Rich says the 28-year-old Centralia man apparently was …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Disoriented Green Power Ranger arrested in Washington state; apparently had been drinking.

RI firefighters rescue 18-foot Burmese python with diameter of Frisbee from burning home

RI firefighters save 18-foot snake in burning home

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. – Firefighters often have to rescue people from burning homes, sometimes even a dog or cat.
But the 18-foot Bermese python that firefighters had to drag out of a burning Rhode Island home just after midnight Monday may have been a first.
Acting Chief Peter Henrikson tells … Original article on : RI firefighters rescue 18-foot Burmese python with diameter of Frisbee from burning home.

Washington state golf course vandals put away carts after weekend joyride that tore up turf

Wash. state golf course vandals put away carts

EAST WENATCHEE, Wash. – Joyriders in Washington state stole six golf carts and tore up the Wenatchee Golf and Country Club – but were thoughtful enough to put the carts back in the storage shed.
Police said they plugged in the electric carts and locked up the shed Saturday … Read more »»».

Mississippi judge jails attorney for not reciting Pledge of Allegiance in courtroom

Miss. judge jails attorney for not reciting pledge

TUPELO, Miss. – A Mississippi judge ordered an attorney to spend several hours in jail Wednesday after the attorney chose not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in court. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported that Chancery Judge Talmadge Littlejohn told a court audience to rise and say … Original source on Gaea Times at : Mississippi judge jails attorney for not reciting Pledge of Allegiance in courtroom.

Calling all precincts: Silicon Valley smartphone snatching sparks multiagency manhunt

Silicon Valley smartphone snatcher prompts manhunt

PALO ALTO, Calif. – California’s Silicon Valley takes its technology seriously.
Palo Alto police enlisted officers from two neighboring cities and a sheriff’s helicopter to hunt down a smartphone snatcher Tuesday evening.
And the suspect still managed to get away on his bike.
Palo Alto Police Agent Max Nielepko maintains the response was [..] Read the original article: here.

Tenn. county jail officials give new inmates used, but sanitized, underwear

Tenn. county jail gives new inmates used underwear

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Bradley County jail officials have been outfitting new inmates with old underwear worn by other prisoners, a practice they said is safe because the clothing is thoroughly washed. Bradley County Sheriff Jim Ruth talked about the policy during a discussion with county commissioners Tuesday.
Sheriff’s Department …. Source article  : Tenn. county jail officials give new inmates used, but sanitized, underwear.

Commando in chief? NYC’s Naked Cowboy says he’s running for president as tea party contender

Naked Cowboy briefs NYers on his presidential bid

NEW YORK – New York’s “Naked Cowboy” is looking for some new exposure as a presidential candidate.
Robert Burck is familiar to any Times Square tourist as the man standing in the heart of the “Crossroads of the World,” playing a guitar and wearing only tighty-whiteys, boots and a … Original source on Gaea Times at : Commando in chief? NYC’s Naked Cowboy says he’s running for president as tea party contender.

‘Mom’s in the shower’ – Washington pizza driver scammed by kid at vacant home

Pizza driver falls for ‘mom is in the shower’ scam

HOQUIAM, Wash. – A pizza driver made a delivery Tuesday to a house in Hoquiam where a child answered the door, took the pizza and said his mother was in the shower and would be out to pay soon. KBKW reported the driver waited about 30 …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Minnesota police say Good Samaritan apparently wasn’t such a helper

Police: Good Samaritan not such a helper
WAITE PARK, Minn. – Police in central Minnesota said a man who claimed he was assaulted and robbed while helping two people was lying. Waite Park Police Chief Dave Bentrud said the 34-year-old Cold Spring man admitted to making the crime up, but it’s unclear why.

The man had originally …. Read the original article  : here.

Nev. mom who advertised home marijuana sale in neighborhood signs pleads guilty to drug charge

Mom behind apartment drug shop pleads guilty

CARSON CITY, Nev. – A Nevada mother who papered her neighborhood with signs directing marijuana seekers to her apartment has plead guilty to drug and child endangerment charges.
The Nevada Appeal newspaper says 22-year-old Rikki Jean Munoz pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony possession of heroin and gross misdemeanor child neglect …. Original source  : Nev. mom who advertised home marijuana sale in neighborhood signs pleads guilty to drug charge.

Blown cash: Money bundles topple from armored car, wind whips bills through Ind. intersection

Money topples from armored car into Ind. traffic

INDIANAPOLIS – Money doesn’t grow on trees, but it seemed to fall from the sky in Indianapolis. Police said three bundles of money fell off the back of an armored car Wednesday near an intersection in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. A car hit one of the bundles … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Blown cash: Money bundles topple from armored car, wind whips bills through Ind. intersection.

Upset with choices for Wis. governor? Another option is to vote for ‘No Candidate’

Upset with ballot choices? Vote for ‘No Candidate’

MADISON, Wis. – Upset with the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor? You could always cast your ballot for “No Candidate.”
That’s who is, or more accurately who isn’t, running for the Libertarian Party in Wisconsin.
The Libertarian candidate for governor didn’t get the required 2,000 votes to make it … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Upset with choices for Wis. governor? Another option is to vote for ‘No Candidate’.

Up in smoke: South African chimpanzee famed for smoking habit dies at 52

Last puff: S.African famed smoking chimp dies

JOHANNESBURG – Charlie the smoking chimpanzee has died. Qondile Khedama, a spokesman for the central South African city of Bloemfontein where Charlie had been a fixture at the small zoo, said the chimp died Tuesday, apparently of old age. Charlie was believed to be 52.
Khedama says zoo officials noticed … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Up in smoke: South African chimpanzee famed for smoking habit dies at 52.

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.

Man in “Scream” film mask scared away by water from dishwasher at Dunkin’ Donuts in NY

“Scream” mask-wearing bandit attempts NY robbery

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – A man wearing a “Scream” thriller movie mask tried to hold up a doughnut shop on New York’s Long Island.
Nassau County police say the thief walked into a Dunkin’ Donuts in Farmingdale just before midnight Tuesday brandishing a silver handgun and demanding money.
An employee, washing trays, tells …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Man in “Scream” film mask scared away by water from dishwasher at Dunkin’ Donuts in NY.

Idaho counselor bills Medicaid for rap concert, sentenced to 30 days in jail for fraud

Idaho counselor sentenced for Medicaid fraud

BOISE, Idaho – A counselor found out the hard way that Idaho Medicaid doesn’t pay for rap concerts.
The state attorney general’s office says 26-year-old Lindsay A. Nelson billed Medicaid last year for counseling two boys when he actually took them to see the Kottonmouth Kings perform.
The agency says Nelson, who … Original source on Gaea Times at : Idaho counselor bills Medicaid for rap concert, sentenced to 30 days in jail for fraud.

Woman tosses empty urns at man’s head during robbery of Tennessee funeral home

Woman tosses urns at man robbing funeral home

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. – A Morristown funeral home owner said his daughter drove off an armed man during a robbery of the family business by throwing empty urns at his head. Police said 32-year-old Teresa Mayes was opening Mayes Family Services on Friday morning and found a man armed … Read more : Woman tosses empty urns at man’s head during robbery of Tennessee funeral home.

Oregon gas station employee, 75, uses a broomstick to beat robber wielding a small knife

Senior hits wrench-wielding robber with broomstick

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. – A 75-year-old gas station employee used a broomstick to fight off a robber at Cave Junction. Dan McLeod told The Oregonian he thought it was a joke when a masked man walked in early Wednesday and demanded cash. When the robber threatened to kill him, McLeod [..] Read the original article: here.

Ohio woman arrested after flagging officer down, asking if she’s wanted for anything _ she was

Wanted woman flags down police: Am I wanted?

LOCKLAND, Ohio – Police in suburban Cincinnati arrested a woman after she flagged an officer down and asked if there were any warrants out for her arrest. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Friday that after Lockland police officer Dan Lyons informed 44-year-old Selma Elmore she did have an outstanding …. Original article  : Ohio woman arrested after flagging officer down, asking if she’s wanted for anything _ she was.

Pa. blood bank worker won’t be charged for accidentally showing porn at high school assembly

Pa. blood bank worker won’t be charged for porn

IRWIN, Pa. – Police in a western Pennsylvania town say a blood bank worker won’t be charged for accidentally showing gay pornography to high school students during a blood drive presentation last month.
North Huntingdon police Sgt. Jeffrey Bouldin says Westmoreland County prosecutors determined the incident at the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Pa. blood bank worker won’t be charged for accidentally showing porn at high school assembly.

Classical music listeners in Fla. interrupted with rap, profane language from pirate station

Pirate rap station interrupts broadcasts in Fla.

LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. – Listeners of two South Florida radio stations got a surprise when their Christian and classical music was interrupted with rap and profane language.
On Thursday, authorities found out why: A pirate radio station was using a nearby frequency.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says the illegal signal …. Source  : Classical music listeners in Fla. interrupted with rap, profane language from pirate station.

Tree Man Appears Almost Cured

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Dede Koswara, the villager from Indonesia who came to be known as the ‘Tree Man‘ for his strange disease has appeared almost cured of the deformities in a recent photo. Reports indicate that Dede Koswara has undergone 9 months of treatment for the condition that doctors determined were a result …. Source  : Tree Man Appears Almost Cured.

Indonesian Tree Man is on the Hot News Today. Why?

LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com) — Many of you may be unaware of the fact that a Tree Man resides in Indonesia. This half tree half man name is Dede Koswara who is 34 year old now. He is rumored to be cast in J.R.R Tolkien sequel.

The Tree Man was not a tree man during his childhood. … Original article on : Indonesian Tree Man is on the Hot News Today. Why?.