A man looking for a $15,000 settlement for injuries he sustained when he “slipped” on a banana peel, now faces fraud charges after police say he staged the fall. Investigators say Maurice Owens (pictured above in surveillance footage) placed the
CALHOUN CO. Ga. – Several crooks were caught trying to air drop tobacco to South Georgia prisoners with the help of a remote controlled helicopter. Unfortunately for the crooks, the small helicopter was noticed flying over the gates by a
JONESBORO, AR. – Police say the owner of used car dealership in Jonesboro was arrested for conspiracy to commit murdere after accidentally calling his intended victim while plotting the crime. Jonesboro police told Region 8 News that the suspect, 68-year-old Larry Barnett
KNOXVILLE – Police arrested a 15-year-old West High School student on Monday morning for assaulting a teacher after he used a lighter to ignite her hair and shirt. According to witnesses, when the teacher, 23-year-old Gabriela Penalba (pictured above) turned her
DECATUR, Ga. – A new online questionnaire offered by the DeKalb County Court caught the attention of one potential juror who noticed that “slave” was listed as a choice for occupation. The potential juror was reportedly filling out the form Monday
CHICAGO – A 17-year-old girl from Chicago’s south side is being held in lieu of $90,000 bail after allegedly spraying a CTA bus driver in the face with dog repellent. According to court records, Brianna K. Emery faces a felony aggravated
LAKESIDE, Oregon – A Lakeside man knocked a 13-year-old boy unconscious after his son, 10, was elbowed in the face playing football with a group of kids at a city park, according to the Coos County Sheriff’s Office. The incident took
A Santa Claus hired by Hanover Mall to spread Xmas cheer finds himself in hot water after spreading some unwanted cheer to an 18-year-old elf. 62-year-old Herbert G. Jones of Assonet was arrested at about 5:30 p.m on Saturday after
SAN ANTONIO – Friday morning. On duty. Full Uniform. Marked Squad Car. Officer Jackie Neal, 40, made a traffic stop and then allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Police said the 11-year veteran pulled
Located just 50 miles north of New York City, sits Petra, a heart-shaped island that now belongs to Brad Pitt, after Angelina reportedly shelled out £12.2million to buy it for his 50th birthday. Pitt is apparently an architect fanatic, so when
Early on the morning of November 17, two young women were killed when their car was struck by a vehicle going the wrong way on the Seagrass Expressway in Coral Springs. According to Florida Highway Patrol, 21-year-old Marisa Catronio was
Known as the Hollywood of the North, Vancouver is one of the few destinations where one can ski and golf on the same day. These are just two of the many wonderful things to know about Vancouver. Here’s another one:
“We’re not interested in running the day-to-day operations of [the] club,” said Natalie Wilson, a public affairs officer for the District of Columbia’s Office of Tax and Revenue. This, after the OTR seized the Stadium Club, a steakhouse and gentleman’s
Four million Facebook users will die this year. Jono Milner, the co-founder of new app called Sanctri, believes that “when someone passes away, we don’t know how to deal with it on Facebook.” Sanctri, which was launched Thursday, creates a separate
Officials in Amsterdam have enlisted the help of alcoholics to help clean the city’s streets…and they will paid for their work – in beer and cigarettes. The idea behind the program is to address a growing problem of anti-social behavior
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – 13-Year-old Payton Moody spent hours constructing her candy-covered volcano for her eighth grade science class. Kara Moody, Payton’s mother, told GoodMorningAmerica.com that her daughter “had chocolate as the mountain and used Twizzlers for lava coming out, with blue
CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. – Wednesday, 10 miles north of California City, a Regional Transit bus driver stopped and offered a ride to a man with a 2-year-old toddler on the side of the road. Officials said the man boarded the bus
A Colorado mom woke up recently to find a missed a call from the number 1-666-666-666. To make matters worse, she then received 48 text messages from “Satan.” The woman, Jenn Vest. was really freaked out. In fact, she said,
Two cats will be living the rest of their lives out in luxury despite the fact that their owner just died. Or in this case, because their owner just died. That’s because their owner, Leon Sheppard, Sr., willed the cats
An Australian man is on trial accused of killing a drinking buddy after discovering he had finished up his last four cans of beer. According to prosecutors, Gary Stewart Miles ordered 47-year-old Paul John Stamp to stay away from his
After garnering unwanted public attention for a decision to make “North Korea Chic” one of its 2013 Fall Fashion trends, Elle Magazine pulled an image of a North Korean soldier from the online version of Joe Zee’s September “A to
Don’t shoot the messenger but only weeks after we reported about a newly constructed Christian Science Church, that from the air, looks more than a little bit like the male anatomy, it seems as if the folks in Qatar may be
PASCO COUNTY, Florida – Parents are generally proud when their child makes the honor roll, but Beth Tillack, the mother of one such student at Pasco Middle School, is anything but beaming. When examining her son’s report card, Tillack read
Two Belgian university professors recently decided to submit the 10 most borrowed books at the Antwerp library to bacteriology and toxicology tests. Traces of cocaine were found on all 10 books. The traces were small enough that readers would not
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida – A Ku Klux Klan group apparently did not do its research or it has completely revamped its message. The group passed out recruiting fliers in a predominantly black neighborhood in New Smyrna Beach earlier this
With the help of a 22 second Ad promo that is garnering quite a bit of attention for its message, an Australian company, Glyde, claims to have created the world’s only certified ethical, vegan and Fair Trade condom. Furthermore, the manufacturers
BRAZIL – “Enjoy now, pay later.” That is the new slogan adopted by prostitutes in Belo Horizonte, one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup. Sex workers in the state of Minas Gerais will be given chip and
In 2006, climate change experts from Bangor University in north Wales found a very special clam while dredging the seabeds of Iceland. At that time scientists counted the rings on the inside shell to determine that the clam was the
TRINITY, Florida – Pasco County Sheriff Deputies arrested a man last week after he allegedly attempted a daring heist. Deputies say 48-year-old Charles “Chuck” Barry went to the drive-thru of a Trinity Dunkin’ Donuts, identified himself as law enforcement and then
A 21-year-old Owen Sound man has been charged with using a firearm carelessly to hunt under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act after police say he accidentally shot himself in his buttock while hunting near the Township of Georgian Bluffs. Grey County Ontario
Known for teaching courses in early rabbinic literature, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish mysticism and Plato, a professor at Rutgers University is now looking to the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen to enlighten first year students. Azzan Yadin-Israel, an associate professor
WESTERN AUSTRALIA – “It was at about 7 p.m. I was heading down to Freeway South and all the traffic just stopped,” a witness said. “It was like the movie ‘World War Z,’ where the zombies just run into cars. He
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – “They’re usually asleep, especially after 1, 2 o’clock in the morning,” said Montgomery County Sheriff Eileen Whalon Behr. “People are home. They’re tucked in bed. It’s easier to locate them.” The Sheriff isn’t referring to gang members
Nobody likes going to the DMV. Well, maybe that’s not a fair a statement. Maybe there’s one person who likes going to the DMV, but apparently not to renew a license. Last Friday, deputies say 34-year-old Edward Michael Alvin was
ENGLAND – At age 16, Dorothy Howe took her first drag of a cigarette. 84 years and roughly 460,000 cigarettes later, the former secretary credits her longevity to all that smoking and a little bit of whisky. “I put my
Love. It can be mysterious. Magical. Life affirming. For one environmental activist from Argentina, it’s all those things and more. Richard Torres, who’s also an actor, found his love – in a tree. To draw attention to global environmental concerns,
Last week, the artist currently known as Lady Gaga hinted at plans to perform in space. Over the weekend, she unveiled a contraption that signals more than just a waning interest in aviation: the world’s first flying dress. Sunday, the
Some call their Congressman. Some email or even use snail mail to contact politicians. Some assemble and picket in order to protest. But a self-styled performance artist took a different approach to making his voice heard in political circles: he
Moments before a life changing double mastectomy, Deborah Cohan, flanked by her surgical and anesthesia teams, hosted a six minute dance party to celebrate life. Cohan, a gynaecologist and mother-of-two, filmed the video because she wanted to galvanise other people into dancing and
NAPLES, Florida – A suspected burglar, now known as “Santa,” has been arrested after getting stuck in a chimney during an alleged attempt to rob an unoccupied home on Wednesday. Police say 25-year-old Richard Tyler Brandon and a friend were looking
