Archive for June, 2009

Dad Tests Limits Of Cheesecake Factory Vibrating Pager

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DENVER—After receiving the device intended to alert him when his family’s table at the Cheesecake Factory was ready, local father Timothy…


RI man who claimed raisins made him sick can sue (AP)

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AP – A man who says he was sickened by a box of raisins donated to a food program by Rhode Island’s prison system can proceed with a lawsuit against the agency. The state Supreme Court said Tuesday that a lower court judge erred by dismissing a 2006 lawsuit from Thomas Adams.

Police: Accused church burglar caught catching Zs (AP)

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AP – Sleeping in church is bad during the sermon, but even worse when a burglar does it on the job. Police arrested an 18-year-old man after he was found sleeping in a building belonging to the French Corner Church.

Conn. police say pot dealer used McNugget box (AP)

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AP – Connecticut police have arrested a teen, accusing him of selling marijuana and packing it in a Chicken McNugget box. Police said the teen and three alleged customers were nabbed after a police officer spotted some suspicious activity over the weekend. Police said the teen grew marijuana in his apartment and packaged the dope in McNugget boxes.

Pig that survived crash surfaces in swimming pool (AP)

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AP – An 800-pound hog that survived on its own for a week after a truck flipped while on its way to a slaughterhouse has surfaced in a swimming pool at a home near the crash site. LeAnn Baldy, whose house is only yards from Interstate 430, said Monday she noticed her pool was suddenly overflowing and then saw the immersed pig, which was having a drink in the pool.

Man nabbed 3 times in week for skipping on tab (AP)

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AP – An Arizona man who likes several drinks with his lunch has been arrested three times in the past week for refusing to pay at restaurants where he ate. Jefferson Parish sheriff’s records show that a 36-year-old man was booked with defrauding an innkeeper after he ate at three restaurants, then laughed when asked to pay his bill.

College student tries to steal jail computer (AP)

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AP – Western Michigan University student William K. Bradley was sentenced for larceny in a building. He stole a computer. From the Kalamazoo County jail. Where he already was serving a sentence in a different case.

Accused Wash. woman says ‘dog ate my checks’ (AP)

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AP – A woman accused of dipping into her ex-husband’s bank account without permission blames her dog. Arlington, Wash., police spokeswoman Kristin Banfield said detectives filed court orders to follow the money trail. They learned the money disappearing from the 42-year-old Arlington man’s account was being used to pay for utility bills and other items at his ex-wife’s home.

Freshness Escaping From Bag Of Peas

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News In Photos


[audio] 85 Of U.S. Coleslaw Remains Uneaten

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Onion Radio News – with Doyle Redland