Approximately $3 million in historic gold nuggets were stolen from a display at the Siskiyou County Courthouse in Yreka, Calif., early this morning. All the gold found in the display was found in Siskiyou County, where thousands of gold-seeking forty-niners settled in the 1800s to make their fortunes.
Robert Jordan jumped into the chilly waters of Lake Storey on Thursday around 3 p.m. after his dog Ollie fell through the ice. He said Ollie had been chasing geese and fell into the cold water about 25 yards from shore.
It sounds like a tall-tale from an era long forgotten: two men from Washington trek across the United States on foot in hopes of starting their own business, a brewery, in Massachusetts. It might end up as a tall-tale in an era yet unknown, but this story is happening right now.
A man who stole a giant packet of peanut M&Ms told police he likes peanuts after being arrested Friday.
An evening stroll through a corn maze in Danvers, Mass., took a confusing turn Monday for a family that became disoriented in the rows of corn and called 911 to ask for help.
Since 1960, "The Andy Griffith Show" has never left the airwaves. But for some fans, having the show still on TV isn’t enough. Fan conventions and websites abound, and every fan seems to have a favorite character. Steve Ewing's commitment to Mayberry went a step further - he began getting the show's characters tattooed on his body in 2000.
Camping first calculated the date of May 21, 2011 for his first judgment day book “1994?” His complicated calculation was based on the time that Christ went to the cross in 33 A.D. But in that book, Camping decided judgment day would occur in September 1994 because of the Scripture verse “… but for the elect’s sake those days should be shortened” (Matthew 24:22).
Jeffrey Jones has sculpted a giant bust of a god-like character, complete with massive curly beard and staff, in the front yard of his home. So just what exactly is this snow creature? According to Jones, it is simply his personification of snow. And tomorrow it may be something else. “The snow is a gift, and we might as well use it,” Jones said.
In the more than 100,000 C-sections Janie Petramala has performed on her lamb farm south of Swink, Colo., this is the first time she has encountered conjoined lambs.
The evidence was obvious — the broken lines hung from the car. Morrison screamed at the man not to take her tree, but to no avail. With her children mortified that someone stole their Christmas and crying in the car, Morrison returned to where she had bought the tree.
A roundup of weird news of the past week as reported by GateHouse newspapers.
In this week’s edition, a street-sweeper getaway doesn't work out, a teen is in trouble for throwing hot chocolate at people and more.
This week, a woman forcibly kisses people, vulgar talk in Denny’s leads to arrest and more.
In this week’s edition, police say a robber was discovered in a home’s bathroom, a man was arrested hours after charges against him were dropped and more.
Cops say man tried to steal Prada shoes, ringing cell phone gives wanted woman up to police and more in this week’s edition.
A man gets trapped inside a trash truck, a naked man tries to “save the world,” a lady robs her own grandmother by cross-dressing and more in this week’s edition.
Police say couple took son shoplifting, dog tracks man after vending machine break-in and more in this week’s edition.
