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Hank The Cat Seeks U.S. Senate Seat In Virginia
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (UPI) — A 9-year-old Virginia cat’s Web site says his bid for the U.S. Senate is aimed at creating jobs and improving living conditions. Hank the cat, whose campaign is outlined at HankforSenate.com, is a Springfield native who was born to a single mother on the streets and earned everything he has “through […]
City Rejects ‘WTF’ Campaign
FRUITA, Colo. (UPI) — Officials in a Colorado town said they won’t be giving official approval to a marketing campaign using the initials “WTF.” Clink Kinney, city manager of Fruita, said the city decided not to incorporate the initials — which stand for “Welcome to Fruita” as well as a popular text messaging and online […]
Officials Apologize For ‘KKK’ Chicken
METHUEN, Mass. (UPI) — Officials in a Massachusetts school district apologized after about 6,500 elementary school students received lunch menus featuring “KKK Chicken Tenders.” Methuen Schools Superintendent Judith Scannell said the menus were supposed to read “KK Chicken Tenders,” meaning “Krispy, Krunchy,” but an employee accidentally hit the “K” key a third time while typing […]
City Blocks Chicken-Killing Art Project
LAWRENCE, Mo. (UPI) — Officials in Lawrence, Mo., said they will not allow a local woman to display and then butcher chickens as part of an art project. Assistant City Attorney Chad Sublet said legal codes prohibit the harming or killing of domesticated animals within city limits and the only chickens allowed to be kept […]
Law Used To Cite Bird-Flipping Man Nixed
BALLWIN, Mo. (UPI) — Officials in a Missouri town said they are doing away with an ordinance used to cite a man for displaying his middle finger to a fellow motorist. Ballwin City Administrator Robert Kuntz said the ordinance, which was used to cite Steven Pogue, 64, for flipping the bird while driving in April, […]
Parolee Seen Shooting Gun On Facebook
CALEDONIA, N.Y. (UPI) — Police in New York state said a man on parole was arrested after a Facebook posting depicted him illegally shooting a gun. Livingston County sheriff’s deputies said they received a tip from someone who saw the Facebook video of Kevin Mosher, 26, shooting the gun despite the conditions of his parole […]
Bald Eagles Land On New Hampshire Road
BEDFORD, N.H. (UPI) — New Hampshire State Police said a lane of traffic on 101 in Bedford was closed when a pair of bald eagles landed on the road. Police said a trooper noticed the eagles in an eastbound lane of the road around 6:45 a.m. Sunday and traffic was diverted away from the birds, […]
Apartment Complex Testing DNA Of Dog Poo
WEST CHESTER, Ohio (UPI) — The owners of an Ohio apartment complex said they are using DNA testing to determine the identities of residents who fail to clean up after their dogs. Summit Management Services, which owns The Lakes of West Chester Village, said the “Poo Prints” DNA program will match dog droppings left on […]
Wolf Sighted Near Montana Middle School
KALISPELL, Mont. (UPI) — Authorities in Montana said they were unable to find a wolf seen wandering near a middle school and videotaped by a witness with a camera phone. Flathead County sheriff’s deputies, Kalispell Police and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officers said they searched the area around Kalispell Middle School Saturday after several […]
Dog Rescued From Cistern Beneath House
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (UPI) — Animal rescuers said a dog rescued from an unused cistern beneath a Pennsylvania home is believed to have been trapped for four days. The Waynesburg Borough Police Department said residents of Lincoln Street thought the barking they had been hearing was coming from a neighbor’s house until a man realized it […]
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