Hundreds ask Vt. to keep prank pig on police decal
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers?
Odd News
NYC sewage plant to offer Valentine's Day tours
NEW YORK -- It may not smell like a rose but a New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine's Day.
Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.
Ex-CA mayor admits stealing mixer to make pizza
LOS ANGELES -- The former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has pleaded guilty to stealing a commercial food mixer from the local school district so he could make dough for his home pizza oven.
Wrong-number call helps Ohio woman in emergency
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- An Ohio woman called the wrong number when she was experiencing a medical attack but still found help a couple of time zones away.
Pet elk denied re-entry to Pennsylvania from W.Va.
ALEPPO, Pa. -- A runaway elk can't go home to Pennsylvania, even if it wanted to.
Inmate adds pig image to Vt. police cruiser decals
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers.
Toothless Pa. bank robber says she needed dentures
WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a bank robbery last month has confessed, apologized and told police she planned the heist because she needed the money for dentures.
NY inmate guilty of seeking $890M in tax refunds
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A jury has convicted a New York prison inmate of falsely filing tax returns seeking $890 million in refunds.
Artist plans to bury 727 jetliner in Calif. desert
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A Swiss artist plans to bury an intact Boeing 727 jetliner in California's Mojave Desert and build a tourist tunnel to give visitors a chance to view the underground project.
Potty-room pilfering: Auto flushers stolen in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A restroom rip-off in central Ohio has automatic flushers disappearing from the bathrooms at restaurants and other businesses.
Ill. man in joking mood despite nail in brain
OAK LAWN, Ill. -- Gail Glaenzer still can't believe that her fiancé unknowingly shot a nail into his skull, let alone that he posted a picture of the X-ray on Facebook during his ambulance ride between hospitals for surgery.
Utah school passes on 'cougars' as mascot
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah school district has decided against using "Cougars" as a mascot for a new high school in part because of the negative connotation of the word in popular culture.
Police: Pa. robbery suspect used infection threat
SHARON, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a man tried to rob a western Pennsylvania gambling parlor by threatening to spread a staph infection.
Painting squirrel goes viral
A squirrel's fondness for painting is winning him fans.
Ore. farmer's rabbits stolen, put up for adoption
PORTLAND, Ore. -- More than a dozen rabbits that were reported stolen the night before a rabbit-cooking class have turned up at an adoption agency in Portland, Ore.
Alleged carjacker arrested when he stops for gas
COOS BAY, Ore. -- An alleged carjacker in Oregon certainly didn't check the fuel gauge on the car he's accused of taking from a grocery store parking lot.
Mass. woman disputes TSA portrayal of her cupcake
PEABODY, Mass. -- A Massachusetts woman says federal safety officials are mischaracterizing a frosted cupcake in a jar that was confiscated from her at a Las Vegas airport.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop arrested in Wis.
MADISON, Wis. -- Authorities in southern Wisconsin are facing a tongue twister thanks to the arrest of Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop.
Pa. grandma says she was duped by stranger's seeds
UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- A southwestern Pennsylvania grandmother says she's no marijuana grower, just a woman who wanted something that would look pretty next to her tomatoes.
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