Odd, off-beat news stories
Photo credit: AP | In this photo released by the Dearborn Heights Department of Public Works, a young raccoon's head is shown stuck in a storm drain cover in Dearborn Heights, Mich. (June 20, 2012)
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article Nation 3/1/13 NYC pulling down 'Don't Honk' signs New York City's "Don't Honk" signs are coming down, but it's still against the law ... Read More »
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article Nation 12/26/12 Lost, blind dog finds way back to Alaska owners Blind and alone in Alaska winter temperatures that dipped 40 degrees below zero, a lost ... Read More »
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article Nation 12/9/12 40,000 lb. whale carcass towed out to sea A tugboat towed the decomposing carcass of a whale from a Malibu beach out to ... Read More »
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article Nation 1/1/12 Deer get onto racetrack, announcer plays along Spectators who came to watch horses at a western Pennsylvania racetrack got a surprise this ... Read More »
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article Nation 1/1/13 Vampire on the loose in Serbia? Get your garlic, crosses and stakes ready: a bloodsucking vampire is on the loose. ... Read More »
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article Nation 11/9/12 Man napping in field run over by combine, survives A man napping in a Montana cornfield was startled out of his snooze when he ... Read More »
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article Long Island 10/12/12 Poll shows wild excuses for calling in sick On the whopper-excuse scale for employees calling in sick, how can "I ate something bad" ... Read More »
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article Nation 10/8/12 Wis. store hosts tasting of 40-year-old cheddar Adventuresome cheese tasters sampled 40-year-old cheddar Saturday, never batting an eye that it had been ... Read More »
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article Nation 10/2/12 Dog survives 110-mile ride on pickup's engine A dog has survived a 110-mile ride on the hot engine of a pickup truck ... Read More »
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article Nation 9/24/12 Deputies: Attempted burglar found asleep on floor Sheriff's deputies responding to a burglary call say they found a 20-year-old man asleep on ... Read More »
