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Kind of a big dill: Boston hosts 2nd annual pickle fair
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 23rd - 7:50am
The Boston Pickle Fair is back and it's kind of a big dill.
Woman who took dead butterfly from exhibit gets probation
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 22nd - 10:13am
A woman who took a dead butterfly from an Ohio botanical garden has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft.
Man finds rattlesnake under hood while trying to start car
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 22nd - 5:46am
An upstate New York man trying to jump-start his car was greeted by an unusual sound coming from his engine — the rattle of a venomous timber rattlesnake.
Bank robbery suspect gives ID, easily tracked by police
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 22nd - 4:57am
Police say a quick-thinking bank teller in Ohio convinced a suspected robber to hand over his own license.
Wife credited with returning husband to jail following error
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:36pm
Court records say a Colorado inmate, mistakenly released from jail, enjoyed less than two hours of freedom before his wife realized the error and made him turn himself in.
Naked man arrested for burglary, animal cruelty
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 2:33pm
A man who ran through a New Hampshire apartment complex terrorizing residents while naked, also threw glass at police officers and beat a dog before being hit with a stun gun and arrested.
Slow farm tractor flees police, setting off low-speed chase
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 5:03am
Police say a slow-moving farm tractor that fled a traffic stop in Maine led police on a nearly 3-mile, low speed chase.
Erratic driving of front-end loader leads to DUI arrest
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 3:09pm
A 35-year-old Alaska man suspected of weaving through traffic while driving a front-end loader has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
Police: Thief tried paying waitress with her own stolen card
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 12:34pm
Authorities say an Arkansas thief got his just deserts when he tried to pay for a meal using the waitress' stolen credit card.
Theft of mammoth proportions: Agency seeks stolen tusk
Dan Joling, Associated Press | Posted Jun 19th - 4:30pm
A federal agency wants its wooly mammoth tusk back.
Spraying snake with gas leads to house blaze in Finland
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 19th - 7:12am
An improvised method of getting rid of a snake in a garden by spraying it with gasoline kicked off a chain reaction that ended up with a house on fire in southern Finland.
Woodchucks to blame for missing veterans' flags
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 19th - 4:30am
Authorities say furry critters, not vandals, are likely to blame for American flags that disappeared from veterans' graves in Massachusetts.
Musician wins suit against ex who sabotaged his scholarship
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 3:34pm
A woman has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 to her ex-boyfriend for sabotaging his opportunity at a prestigious scholarship because she didn't want him to leave.
Vows in the air: German couple married in tightrope wedding
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 9:28pm
A couple in eastern Germany have gotten married in a swing dangling from a motorcycle atop a tightrope, 14 meters (46 feet) above the ground.
Someone didn't buy work gloves but left a ring inside
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 12:58pm
An Illinois hardware store is looking for a man who apparently tried on a pair of snug work gloves and left a ring inside.
Deputy fired after winning election offered temporary job
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 12:49pm
A South Dakota sheriff's deputy who was fired by his boss after defeating him in a primary race has been offered another county job until he assumes the sheriff's role.
Signs seeking return of heirloom: 'My mother will kill me'
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 10:10am
A recent college graduate desperate to recover a family heirloom mistakenly left curbside when he moved out of his apartment is plastering his neighborhood with signs warning, "My mother will kill me."
Czech president torches underpants, stunt stuns journalists
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 6:27am
A fiery stunt by the Czech president has really stunned journalists this time.
