Latest offbeat news

• Colorado skunk's head freed from peanut butter jar
  3/20/10

  It was a sticky — and potentially stinky — rescue for a Colorado wildlife officer who pried a peanut butter jar off a skunk's head Saturday in Grand Junction.

• Colo topless gardener complaints prompt new rules
  3/19/10 | Comments1
• UK library receives book overdue by 45 years
  3/19/10
• Police called over topless gardener
  3/19/10 | Comments16
• Cops: Burglar logs into MySpace on store computer
  3/19/10
• Elderly NYC pair familiar with 'Police! Open up!'
  3/18/10
• Man who accidentally lit match on plane faces heat
  3/18/10 | Comments1
• Police stop stick falls from car, leaves drivers flat
  3/18/10 | Comments1
• NH lawyer fights ban on alleged cussing jogger
  3/17/10 | Comments1
• Woman accused of sending text about drugs to agent
  3/17/10 | Comments4
• Police: La. man denied beer run gets very testy
  3/17/10
• Sleeping man shocked after cold man jumps into bed
  3/17/10 | Comments1
• Pittsburgh man finds cold intruder in bed with him
  3/17/10
• Rescue redux: Pooch plucked twice from NY ice
  3/17/10
• Helicopter rescues horse stranded on Ariz. sandbar
  3/16/10
• Drunk teacher allegedly bites man's ear in attack
  3/16/10 | Comments4
• Hurt dog shows up at New Mexico emergency room
  3/16/10
• Thief replaces stolen car wheels with worn tires
  3/16/10
• Man arrested after firing shotgun at his own fence
  3/16/10 | Comments1
• AG: Mass. dentist used paper clips in root canals
  3/16/10
• Determined dog chews officer's tires, bumper
  3/16/10 | Comments1
• Green Bay's most stolen street sign? Mullet place
  3/15/10
• Tapping of Mass. cemetery maple trees gets bad rap
  3/15/10
• Swiss designer creates dinosaur dung watch
  3/15/10
• Determined bulldog chews officer's tires, bumper
  3/15/10
• Woman allegedly hits sister with toilet tank lid
  3/15/10
• Trooper makes 2 DUI arrests in one traffic stop
  3/15/10
• Arizona town opens time capsule, can't find brandy
  3/15/10
• Police: Woman in bust hid nearly $26,000 in bra
  3/13/10 | Comments3
• Blood-selling Packers fan voted to team's fan Hall
  3/13/10
• Police: Man, 77, ate hidden pot stash in squad car
  3/12/10 | Comments4
• Authorities: Neb. man too drunk for DUI sentencing
  3/12/10 | Comments4
• NYC funeral home van towed with body inside
  3/12/10
• Bridesmaid's dress stolen hours before wedding
  3/12/10
• Woman accused of stealing plane and ditching it
  3/12/10
• Iowa police seize really bad bogus bills
  3/12/10
• Cashier, 91, finishes shift after being punched
  3/12/10 | Comments1
• Devotees of Fla. man drank snail mucus in ritual
  3/12/10
• Powder in Montana envelope just crushed pain pill
  3/12/10
• Tenn. police file 10th DUI charge against driver
  3/11/10 | Comments2
• PETA offers anti-meat trash cans for Colo. parks
  3/11/10
• Cops: Man copies key on test drive, steals truck
  3/11/10
• Devotees of Fla. man say they ingested snail mucus
  3/11/10 | Comments1
• Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn
  3/10/10 | Comments1
• Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ shore town
  3/10/10
• Police: Calif. robber holds up 11 people, gets $6
  3/10/10
• Police: Drunk woman lets 14-year-old son drive
  3/10/10 | Comments2
• eBay item: Xbox that brought down Baltimore mayor
  3/9/10 | Comments2
• Police hunt for Teddy Roosevelt walrus tusk thief
  3/9/10
• New Zealand woman sells souls to highest bidder
  3/8/10 | Comments1
• 'Old Baldy' horse head going back up in Philly
  3/8/10
• McDonald's parking spot dispute turns violent
  3/7/10
• Woman charged in breast milk assault on jailer
  3/7/10
• Accused scratch-off thief returns to same store
  3/7/10
• Woman allegedly stabs ex after looking at phone
  3/7/10 | Comments6
• Police: Woman again tries using cabs to steal TVs
  3/7/10
• Granny camps out 43 hours for grandson's ice cream
  3/7/10
• No oath - no conviction, Mich. court says
  3/5/10
• Police say cook put body hair in cop's sandwich
  3/5/10
• Man OK after steering wheel pops off while driving
  3/4/10 | Comments1
• Mass. mortuary hopes chili cook-off brings 'life'
  3/4/10
• SC cop stops go-cart, arrests man on drug charges
  3/4/10
• Utah man determined to get arrested gets his wish
  3/4/10
• Elusive Fla. monkey dodges captors, defies darts
  3/4/10 | Comments5
• Firefighters free duck stuck in Santa Fe chimney
  3/4/10 | Comments1
• Escaped Wash. inmate caught sinking in Moses Lake
  3/4/10
• Smart Spending: Tips for donating effectively
  3/4/10
• Bikini ad for Perky Cups coffee causes stir
  3/4/10 | Comments16
• Still a sticky issue: Singapore keeps gum ban
  3/4/10 | Comments1
• Woman accused of tossing coffee at parking cop
  3/4/10 | Comments1
• Ky. deputy tries to shoot his way out of cell
  3/3/10 | Comments12
• Pa. man faces charges for 3 incidents in 3 hours
  3/3/10
• Conn. town warns residents about harmful hawk
  3/3/10 | Comments1
• Patients try to keep appointments with jailed doc
  3/3/10
• Tacoma police find naked woman tied to a tree
  3/3/10 | Comments1
• Mice infest UK's Westminster Palace in London
  3/3/10
• Mad emu attacks deputies along El Paso freeway
  3/3/10
• Newlywed couple spend 1st night in jail
  3/3/10 | Comments2
• Calif. couple who removed lawn plead not guilty
  3/2/10 | Comments1
• Driver in doghouse after walking pet while in car
  3/2/10
• Cops: 'Distracted' drunken driver slams into home
  3/2/10
• AP-US-ODD-
  3/2/10
• Fog from music video shoot spurs Pa. fire report
  3/2/10
• Ohio woman gets married, has baby on same day
  3/2/10 | Comments5
• Fla. man allegedly calls 911 more than 200 times
  3/1/10 | Comments1
• Goat leads Texas police on 30-minute chase
  3/1/10 | Comments2
• Cops: Man shoots up room, puts clock in microwave
  3/1/10
• Police: Vt. woman drives drunk, spits on officer
  3/1/10
• 5,200 Australians bare all for photo shoot
  3/1/10 | Comments3
• Drunk mom allegedly runs through school with sword
  2/26/10
• Woman accused of sending daughter to steal purse
  2/26/10 | Comments1
• Air mail: Crews search wilderness for mail bags
  2/26/10
• 80-year-old burglar gets 3 years in Calif. prison
  2/26/10
• Woman pleads guilty in hammer attack on husband
  2/25/10
• Virginia couple's German shepherd found in Florida
  2/25/10
• NC man violates probation to appear on Springer
  2/25/10 | Comments1
• (Correction: Long-Lost Wallet Found)
  2/25/10
• Parking dispute prompts shootout with Pa. police
  2/24/10 | Comments5
• Driver with gas hose dangling from truck arrested
  2/24/10
• Bandits rob delivery man of chicken wings in Ga.
  2/24/10