Baltimore County police say a school bus carrying high school students got stuck in a sinkhole that opened up after a water main break, but the students got off safely. Police said in social media posts that the bus carrying Dulaney High School students got stuck Wednesday morning in Cockeysville,… Read More
Travesty of justice! Sheriff orders prized whiskey destroyed
Prized bottles of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon that were spirited away by a whiskey-theft ring in Kentucky might end up being destroyed rather than auctioned off, a sheriff said Wednesday. Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton backed off his suggestion that 28 bottles of the prestigious Pappy Van Winkle brand be… Read More
Real-life Lassie saves the day in Massachusetts
It was a scene straight out of an episode of “Lassie.” Police in Orange, Massachusetts say a dog approached an officer on Tuesday barking frantically and then led the officer across a field and down an icy, 30-foot embankment, where the dog’s canine companion had become entangled in the undergrowth…. Read More
“Darth Nino” storms its way into the record books
Meteorologists say the current El Nino weather pattern has tied 1997-1998 as the strongest ever recorded. Mike Halpert, deputy director of the federal Climate Prediction Center, said initial figures for October-November-December match the same time period in 1997 for the strongest El Nino. Meteorologists measure El Nino based on how warm… Read More
Colorado star gazer makes a discovery for the ages
An astrophysicist from Colorado has discovered something even rarer than a double-black hole galaxy: a skinny black hole. The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Julie Comerford reported her findings Tuesday at the American Astronomical Society’s annual meeting in Kissimmee, Florida. To date, only 12 galaxies are known to exist with… Read More
Ohio court being invaded… by zombies!
An Ohio man pledged Tuesday to not let his “zombie Nativity” display die without a fight, while an apparent supporter dressed as a zombie was jailed for contempt of court. Jasen Dixon pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of violating zoning rules in the Cincinnati suburb of Sycamore Township. He… Read More
Democratic official refuses to be sworn into office
A Democrat who won a seat on a Pennsylvania township’s board of supervisors declined to be sworn in to replace the Republican incumbent she defeated. Colleen Unroe said she doesn’t have time for the job in Ferguson Township, and she now concedes she wasn’t eligible to take office anyway because… Read More
8-year-old mauled by chimp to get a new face
Heroic New York doctors are giving a young boy a new face — and a new lease on life. Dunia Sibomana was considered the lucky one two years ago when a group of chimpanzees jumped from the trees and attacked him and two other boys as they played near a… Read More
Bathroom break or paycheck? This company makes workers decide
A Pennsylvania company that publishes business newsletters will pay about $1.75 million to thousands of employees who had to clock out while going on short breaks, including for the bathroom. A federal judge has given the U.S. Department of Labor and the Malvern-based company, American Future Systems Inc., until Thursday… Read More
Is this the dumbest bank robbery you’ll ever see?
A teen accused of robbing a Detroit bank didn’t have a good getaway plan. Police say a teller at a Chase bank activated electronic locks Monday, trapping the 15-year-old boy between a set of doors on his way out. He was arrested when officers arrived. Officer Dan Donakowski tells the… Read More