AP - An 85-year-old motorist lost his license and his Oldsmobile for a week and likely faces a hefty fine after becoming the oldest person snagged to date by a new Ontario law aimed at cracking down on street racers, even though he was just speeding.
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AP - The holidays were sad enough for Kim Velevis and her husband after their lovable pug “Scooter” dug its way out of the backyard and disappeared on Christmas Eve. But the real blow came with the new year: A letter from an anonymous woman who had found the friendly dog and gave it to her daughter as a Christmas present. To compensate for Velevis’ loss, a $20 bill was enclosed.
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AP - A man who was stopped for speeding nearly evaded state troopers by burrowing into soft ground along Highway 169 and covering himself with dirt and leaves.
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AP - A man has been charged with sneaking into a toddler’s bedroom and stealing $20 from a piggy bank while the 2-year-old girl slept. Authorities say DNA evidence linked Ryan A. Mueller, 30, of Sheboygan Falls to the crime that occurred Aug. 10 in Wilson.
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AP - An Ohio University student thought she had a plan for rescuing her dog from an icy pond but then got the two of them stranded in a canoe.
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Reuters - A new law meant to help crack down on
young Canadian street racers in their souped up cars has nabbed
an octogenarian in his Oldsmobile.
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AP - Two cleaning women, trapped inside a broken elevator for two days, survived on two cough drops and six aspirin until they were rescued. Beata Bartoszewicz and her mother, Roma Borowski, entered an elevator in an empty building in this Chicago suburb on Dec. 22. After the elevator doors closed, the women discovered they were stuck on the first floor of the two-story building.
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Reuters - Russian rescuers on Friday saved 11
people stranded for nearly three months in a remote area of the
Pacific coast after a fishing trip went wrong, local media
reported.
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AP - With a button-popping spread of cornbread, sausage and gravy, chicken fried steak and pecan pie designated as Oklahoma’s official state meal, it’s no surprise that Oklahoma City’s mayor wants to put the city on a diet.
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AP - A Manhattan librarian emerged as a champion couch potato after three rivals gave in to sleep deprivation or nature’s call.
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