September 24th, 2008
ST. LOUIS — The Elvis Is Alive Museum is once again for sale on eBay. The museum’s owner, Andy Key of Mississippi, says military duties will keep him away from home for at least five months.
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September 24th, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — A former pastor has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for stealing his church’s hurricane relief funds. Noah Thomas pleaded guilty to a federal charge in April.
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September 24th, 2008
RIALTO, Calif. — They’re a relentless force on the gridiron, with a stinging defense. But don’t expect anyone to cheer for the Rialto High School fire ants.
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September 24th, 2008
NEWTON, N.J. — One New Jersey farm has a special attraction to go with the season’s hay rides and corn mazes: giant pumpkin catapult.
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September 24th, 2008
FARGO, N.D. — Police arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly stealing a beer truck, then dumping the vehicle after determining it contained no cargo.
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September 24th, 2008
BANGOR, Maine — A Maine TV news anchor who bears a resemblance to the Republican vice presidential nominee says she’s been getting “hate mail and nasty phone calls” from viewers who think she’s trying to copy Sarah Palin’s signature style.
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September 24th, 2008
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Police said an elderly woman fended off a man who broke into her Annapolis-area home using a reacher device used to grasp objects.
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September 24th, 2008
FOND DU LAC, Wis. — A father who bought a beer for his 4-year-old son at the Fond du Lac County Fair and shared it with the boy’s 2-year-old sibling was cited after becoming belligerent when he was approached by police.
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September 24th, 2008
AUGUSTA, Maine — Dave Tracy said he can understand thieves snatching ice cream from one of the Hershey’s delivery trucks he manages. But stealing a hood off the truck? The branch manager at Hershey’s Augusta warehouse said “nothing like this has ever happened.”
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August 11th, 2008
MONTERREY, Mexico — A 700-pound man once considered the world’s most obese person left his home for the first time in five months Sunday with the aid of a forklift and a platform truck.
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