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Montana Lawmakers Approve ‘Roadkill Bill’
HELENA, Mont., (UPI) — Montana lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow residents to salvage meat from wild animals accidentally killed on the state’s roadways, officials said. The Montana state Senate approved HB 247, or the “roadkill bill,” in March and it is now awaiting review by Gov. Steve Bullock, the Los Angeles Times […]
Man Arrested For Two Failed Robberies
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — A Washington, D.C., man was arrested and charged for allegedly trying to rob two banks with a note that confused the tellers, officials said. The alleged attempted robberies took place on Monday at two downtown Washington banks, The Washington Post reported. At the the SunTrust bank, the suspect, whose name was not […]
Mom, Son Vie For Illinois Town Presidency
DIXMOOR, Ill., (UPI) — An Illinois woman says she and her adult son haven’t said much to each other since they both began running for the presidency of their small community. Wendy and Randall Casey live in the same house in Dixmoor but seem to be avoiding one another as they drum up votes in […]
Channel Mistakenly Airs Mandela Obituary
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, (UPI) — A South African TV station apologized for accidentally broadcasting an obituary for hospitalized former leader Nelson Mandela. A spokesman for Universal Networks, owned by U.S. company NBCUniversal, apologized after viewers of the Universal Channel were repeatedly shown clips with the words “Remembering Madiba 1918-2013,” using Mandela’s Xhosa clan name, […]
Girl Suspended From School For Body Odor
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn., (UPI) — An 8-year-old girl in Tennessee has been suspended from school 24 times because of body odor, school officials say. The second grader’s mother says she does not understand what has caused the problem, WJHL-TV, Johnson City, reported Tuesday. “They just say it’s a foul odor,” the mother said. “She takes a […]
Senator’s Office Calls Police On Caller
SALT LAKE CITY, (UPI) — A Salt Lake City woman said she was called by U.S. Capitol Police after calling the local office U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, to ask about whether he’d be in town. Elise Lazar said she called the Salt Lake City office of Hatch, R-Utah, March 25 to ask if he would […]
Man Found Dancing Naked In Stranger’s Home
EL PASO, Texas, (UPI) — Authorities in Texas said they arrested a man who was allegedly found dancing nude in a stranger’s home. El Paso police said a woman arrived home Monday and followed the sound of running water to her bathroom, where she discovered Hector Sanchez, 41, dancing nude, the El Paso Times reported […]
County Offers Overnight Stays In New Jail
LINCOLN, Neb., (UPI) — Officials in a Nebraska county are offering overnight stays in a newly constructed jail for $30 donations. Lancaster County officials said donors will be allowed to spend the night Thursday, Friday or Saturday to help the county ensure everything in the facility is functioning properly before it is put to its […]
Inmate Kept Phone In Fake Leg For A Year
UNIONTOWN, Pa., (UPI) — A Pennsylvania prison inmate who admitted to having a cellphone told the judge he kept the object hidden in his prosthetic leg for a year. Christopher Glen Greer, 28, who pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge Monday in Judge John Wagner Jr.’s courtroom, told the judge he smuggled the phone […]
Civil War Tag Wins Metal Detecting Contest
BATH, Ohio, (UPI) — An Ohio man who won a Virginia metal detecting contest by finding a 152-year-old Civil War identification tag said he has researched the tag’s history. Jeffrey Rees, 33, of Bath, said finding the tag on the last day of the 2013 Grand National Relic Shootout near Richmond won him the March […]
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