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Student arrested for 'passing gas' at Fla. school »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

STUART, Fla. (AP) _ A student at a Florida school has been arrested after authorities said he was "passing gas" and turned off his classmates ...

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Man recovering after being shot by his dog »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ A man who was accidentally shot by a 12-gauge shotgun on Saturday after his dog jumped into a boat is recovering ...

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NZ billboard thief gets his own ad campaign »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ A thief caught on camera stealing expensive equipment picked the wrong target if wanted to keep a low profile: a ...

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NC mailman gets probation for holding junk mail »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ A former North Carolina mailman who admitted keeping people's junk mail in his garage or buried in his backyard ...

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Ohio police dog bites man accused of dogfighting »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) _ Authorities said a police dog bit and helped apprehend a Dayton man wanted on dogfighting charges. Dayton police Lt. Patrick Welsh ...

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'Bird lady,' 89, told to reduce size of her flock »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) _ An 89-year-old woman has avoided fines for complaints about her bird collection but must cut the size of her flock. Margaret ...

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Fake traffic stops on YouTube lead to Wis. arrests »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

SPARTA, Wis. (AP) _ Two men are accused of outfitting a 1997 Lincoln with red and blue flashing lights, using it to make fake traffic ...

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Dogs sniff out cell phones inside NJ prisons »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ New Jersey corrections officials have a new way of detecting certain contraband in prisons: cell phone-sniffing dogs. The Corrections Department ...

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Man ringing Salvation Army kettle gets a diamond »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ A volunteer ringing the bell at a Salvation Army kettle in south-central Pennsylvania got an unusual donation: a diamond ring. The ...

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Ark. governor's mansion has cameo on '30 Rock' »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in Arts & Entertainment

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Steve Martin is not living at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion — it just looks that way on TV.

A recent ...

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Man accused of stealing 3-year-old's identity »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a North Carolina man used a Social Security number belonging to a 3-year-old girl to sign up for ...

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Man accused of stealing teachers' frozen lunches »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) _ A man was accused of breaking into a Dayton preschool and making off with the teachers' frozen lunch entrees. Police said ...

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Drive more than takes care of man's $3K water bill »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) _ An 84-year-old man hit with a $3,000 quarterly water bill won't have to pay a dime. In one week ...

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Judge allows civil suit over co-worker's perfume »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

DETROIT (AP) _ A federal judge says a Detroit city employee can proceed with a civil suit claiming she couldn't work because of a ...

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SoCal police pull over, stun naked DUI suspect »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) _ California authorities got a shock of their own when they discovered that a drunken driving suspect they had just stunned ...

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