HARLAN, Ky. – The cold might not bother Disney’s Queen Elsa, but it’s wreaking enough havoc in Kentucky that a police department announced a joke warrant for the popular “Frozen” character’s arrest. Police in the small, rural town of Harlan posted a Facebook message Wednesday about Elsa. They wrote: “Suspect …
Read More »Halloween horror movie homes and the stories behind them: Would you dare to visit?
Spooky season is near, and spine-chilling movies may put people in the Halloween spirit. But have you ever wondered if the homes from your favorite horror movies actually exist? Ahead of Halloween, here are real-life dwellings and sites where some of your favorite scary flicks were filmed. FAKE SPIDER WEBS …
Read More »Elderly man with prostitute under bed loses housing subsidy; he did booze runs for neighbors
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Authorities say a man living in a suburban Philadelphia assisted-living facility has lost his housing subsidy after officials found a prostitute underneath his bed. Uri Monson tells The Intelligencer in Doylestown (http://bit.ly/1cpH33U) the man, believed to be in his 70s, paid prostitutes using profits earned from peddling …
Read More »Beaver takes stroll down aisles of Alaska hardware store before being foiled in plumbing
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A beaver walked into an Alaska hardware store on Friday, but couldn’t find anything for his lodge. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://is.gd/6oWIqo) the beaver triggered the automatic doors and walked into Lowe’s about 7 a.m. Friday. Employees trapped the beaver with a cardboard box in the …
Read More »Hundreds of SATs from Virginia high school go missing; students may have to re-take test
ASHBURN, Va. – Parents say hundreds of SAT tests taken by Virginia students at a high school were lost in the mail, leaving students in a bind. WJLA-TV (http://bit.ly/1J7X1fM) reports tests are missing for 300 students who took the SAT on May 2 at Broad Run High School in Ashburn. …
Read More »Dog shocks Pennsylvania family by chowing down on $4K in cash: 'Shredded all over the room'
A Pennsylvania couple’s home improvement funds nearly went to the dogs when their pup made a snack out of a large sum of cash they’d pulled out to pay for the job. “It was shredded all over the room,” Carrie Law of Pittsburgh told Fox News Digital about the money. …
Read More »City of Seattle wonders: Does free ping pong in the parks help stop crime?
SEATTLE – The city of Seattle is wondering if free ping pong in its parks may help stop crime. KING-TV reports (http://is.gd/QF5Jd0 ) the city’s experiment with a free ping pong table seems to be making a difference. A ping pong table was installed at Hing Hay Park in Chinatown …
Read More »Shoppers at popular marketplace walked over 'vile' dungeon as archaeologists cite 'remarkable' finds
Archaeologists in the United Kingdom recently unearthed ancient relics beneath a bustling marketplace — including the remains of a “vile” dungeon. Announcing the discovery in a Sept. 23 press release, officials at the University of Leicester said the dig yielded “extraordinary evidence of 2,000 years of human activity” in Leicester’s …
Read More »Roommate's loud smoothie prep at dawn ignites viral debate over noise etiquette
A man fed up by his roommate’s 5:30 a.m. smoothie habit garnered overwhelming support on the internet from people sympathetic to his dilemma — and his clever way of trying to deal with it. The man, who shared in a Reddit post that he’s 30 years old and from Melbourne, …
Read More »‘Meaningless' 6-7 meme takes internet by storm: Why kids are yelling these two numbers all the time
Liv Cleary, a sports reporter for KEZI covering theOregon State-Lafayette game, went viral after fans interrupted her live shot with a new Generation Alpha meme trend. Bombarded by game watchers during her report, one attendee was several decibels higher than the others as he shouted “6-7” multiple times behind the …
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