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Naked Man Knocked On Stranger’s Door, Ran Through Yards
DELTONA, Fla., (UPI) – Police in Florida said they arrested a nude man accused of knocking on a stranger’s door and running through neighboring yards. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said Rosvelt Campbell was fully clothed and carrying a walking stick when he knocked on a woman’s door in Deltona Saturday, but he returned the […]
Goats Contracted To Clear O’Hare Vegetation
CHICAGO, (UPI) – Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport says a herd of goats owned by a restaurant will be brought in to clear vegetation. The city Department of Aviation has made an agreement with Central Commissary Holdings LLC, which owns the Lincoln Park restaurant Butcher & The Burger, to bring 25 goats onto the airport’s land […]
Power Company Overcharges 39,000 Customers
DALLAS, (UPI) – Texas-based power company Atmos Energy apologized for overcharging 39,000 customers for 10 times the amount of their bills. Jennifer Ryan, spokeswoman for the Dallas company, said Monday the vendor it uses to handle bills automatically deducted from customers’ checking accounts or credit cards discovered Sunday that 39,000 customers in eight states, including […]
Baseball Players To Use Pink Bats For Mother’s Day
LOUISVILLE, Ky., (UPI) – Louisville Slugger in Kentucky said it is producing hundreds of pink bats for Major League Baseball players to use during Mother’s Day games. The bat company said more than 200 players have ordered the pink bats and more orders are expected before Sunday, when the players will be allowed to use […]
White House Removes Jaguars Fans’ Petition For Tebow Signing
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., (UPI) – The White House has pulled an online petition filed by Jacksonville Jaguars fans who wanted President Obama’s help in getting the team to sign Tim Tebow. A notice on the website Monday stated the petition was yanked “because it is in violation of our terms of participation.” The website’s require that […]
Robert Kennedy’s Stuffed Tiger Being Restored By Robert Kennedy
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J., (UPI) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his stuffed tiger, a gift from his late U.S. attorney general father, is being restored by a New Jersey expert also Robert Kennedy. Kennedy Jr. said his father gave him the stuffed Sumatran tiger as a consolation prize when he was a child because the family […]
Woman, 94, Heads For 67th Annual Bowling Tournament
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (UPI) – A 94-year-old Florida woman said she is heading to Nevada this month for her 67th consecutive United States Bowling Congress Women’s Championships tournament. Mini Tvaska of St. Petersburg, who holds the record for consecutive participation in the tournament, said she will participate in this year’s May 21 event in Reno […]
Bee Remover Finds 12-Foot Hive In Utah Cabin
OGDEN, Utah, (UPI) – A Utah man hired to remove bees from a cabin said he was shocked to discover their hive in the structure’s rafters measured 12 feet long. Vic Bachman, owner of Deseret Hive Supply in Ogden, said the owners of the Eden cabin had known about the bees since 1996, but decided […]
Chris Christie ‘Saves’ Kids By Killing Spider
TRENTON, N.J., (UPI) – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie impressed a number of school children by “saving” them from a spider. The Republican governor killed the spider as he was addressing a group of students in his office Friday, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported. “Earlier today I saved a few school children from a spider […]
Iowa Man Bites Dog To Rescue Wife And Pet Beagle
GRIMES, Iowa, (UPI) – An Iowa man says he resorted to biting a vicious dog on the nose to rescue his wife and their beagle. Caren Henry of Grimes was walking their dog Kandy the evening of April 28 near rural Madrid when a 50- to 60-pound Labrador mix came racing across a yard and […]
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