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Nov 20, 2009 a 2:32 PM PST
State police said guards at the State Correctional Institution-Mercer became suspicious when an inmate appeared to swallow something after a prolonged kiss with a visitor.
Nov 20, 2009 a 8:35 AM PST
California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.
Nov 20, 2009 a 8:37 AM PST
An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing.
Nov 19, 2009 a 5:26 PM PST
The sun hadn't yet come up, but she was intoxicated that she could barely see, and her arm was growing numb. So the 19-year-old driver decided to pull over and call 911.
Nov 19, 2009 a 9:56 AM PST
A 2-year-old in north Mississippi has done something few toddlers can: He helped his mother give birth to his brother.
Nov 19, 2009 a 9:58 AM PST
Moldova's army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu. Defense Ministry chief doctor Col. Sergiu Vasislita says about 0.9 ounces (25 grams) of onions and 0.5 ounces (15 grams) of garlic will be added to each soldier's daily diet.
Nov 19, 2009 a 9:50 AM PST
A man and woman who reported to police that robbers stole their marijuana are now facing charges themselves.
Nov 18, 2009 a 10:57 PM PST
A wild turkey that has been playing chicken along the New Jersey Turnpike won't have to dodge Thanksgiving traffic. State Fish and Wildlife officials netted the bird Wednesday after failed attempts during the weekend.
Nov 18, 2009 a 4:17 PM PST
A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of rare U.S. coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping so the Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of town, and apparently it worked: The money was returned to her when she got back a week later.
Nov 18, 2009 a 9:31 AM PST
A South Carolina woman who heard a giant splash in her backyard discovered a 650-pound cow had fallen into her swimming pool.
Nov 18, 2009 a 9:32 AM PST
A Brownsville police spokesman says Anthony Carrazco's alleged scheme went awry when he knocked on a police officer's apartment door.
Nov 18, 2009 a 9:30 AM PST
A tortoise's zookeepers in Cleveland are the ones feeling slow because after more than 50 years, they've discovered "Mary" is actually a male.
Nov 18, 2009 a 9:30 AM PST
No one is complaining about a $100,000 mistake made by a southern New Jersey store clerk.
Nov 18, 2009 a 9:29 AM PST
A black cat showed affection by crawling up and down a Texas police officer in a friendly display captured on the patrol car's dashcam.
Nov 17, 2009 a 11:22 PM PST
What possesses a man to steal his ex-employer's bus, take it for a three-state joy ride and then post a video of the lark on YouTube?