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Woman helps rescue pig on interstate
Dec 6 2006 11:36PM (CT)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - When Christine Gamache was driving along Interstate 205 and saw a pig fall out the back of a tractor-trailer rig, she didn't just scratch her head and drive on. She pulled over and stood by the 500-pound animal, possibly averting a freeway pile-up, the State Patrol said.
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Malaysian state to hold lullaby contest
Dec 6 2006 11:01PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Islamic authorities in a Malaysian state believe they have found the secret of family love, women singing lullabies to their children and husbands.
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Malaysian women warned of 'sexy' attire
Dec 6 2006 10:47PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Authorities in a Malaysian city have warned waitresses and female staff of retail outlets that they face a $138 fine if they wear revealing and tight fitting clothes, a news report said Tuesday.
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Float driver in parade charged with DUI
Dec 6 2006 10:39PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A man driving a float in the Anderson Christmas parade has been charged with drunk driving after he passed another float then sped down Main Street, police say.
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Man's lost wedding ring found in hay
Dec 6 2006 10:38PM (CT)
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) - When Mark Axler realized he had lost his wedding ring on a visit to a farm with his family in October, he said he feared chances of recovering the gold band inscribed with his name and wedding date were like "finding a needle in a haystack."
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Woman, 75, douses alleged thief with gas
Dec 6 2006 9:36PM (CT)
TYLER, Texas (AP) - Carjacked at knifepoint while pumping gas, a 75-year-old woman didn't give in without a fight. Mary Gean Smyth opened the door of her sport utility vehicle and doused the assailant in gas.
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Man fined for tossing pig at hotel
Dec 6 2006 9:36PM (CT)
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) - When pigs fly, indeed. Kevin Pugh, 20, of Cedar Bluff, has been fined $279 for tossing a pig over the counter at the Holiday Inn Express in West Point on Nov. 12. Pugh pleaded guilty Tuesday in city court to a charge of disturbing the peace.
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Bat finds home in Calif. Christmas tree
Dec 6 2006 4:34PM (CT)
NIPOMO, Calif. (AP) - At Holloway's Christmas Trees, they'll help cut down a tannenbaum, spray it with flame retardant and cover it in fake snow.
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Thief goes fishing for bank deposits
Dec 6 2006 4:22PM (CT)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A thief used a hook and line not to snag fish, but to remove bags of cash from a bank's night deposit box, police said.
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Man accused of driving naked in Conn.
Dec 6 2006 4:21PM (CT)
SOUTHBURY, Conn. (AP) - A Sherman man has been arrested for indecent exposure for driving in the nude. Scott Kravics, 41, was accused Monday of pulling up alongside a woman driving a truck on Interstate 84 and exposing himself. The trucker called 911 on her cell phone.
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City dunks cookie-scented ad campaign
Dec 6 2006 4:17PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) - A marketing campaign to promote milk by outfitting city bus shelters with cookie-scented cardboard strips has crumbled.
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City dunks cookie-scented ad campaign
Dec 6 2006 4:17PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) - A marketing campaign to promote milk by outfitting city bus shelters with cookie-scented cardboard strips has crumbled.
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Flatulence forces plane to land
Dec 6 2006 4:12PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said.
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