Police say men trying to steal power lines shockedTwo Somerset County men are charged with trying to steal live power lines that were still attached to a transformer and utility poles.
Pair say they attacked each other with frying panOut of the frying pan and into the fire. That's pretty much what happened to a Cumberland County couple arrested and charged with whacking each other with a frying pan.
Parked car thwarts purse-snatcher in IowaA robbery was prevented Thursday by an unusual crime-fighting tool - a parked car. Karla Gierstors of West Des Moines was walking in downtown Des Moines about 6:15 a.m. Thursday when a man threatened her with a box cutter and grabbed her purse.
Campaign mailing in Ark. race screams 'Judas!'A race for a seat in the Arkansas House has taken on biblical proportions as a contender's campaign mailing offers a one-word description of the incumbent: "Judas!"
Hungry bear, cub take refuge on building's roofA mother bear and her young cub stopped traffic and caused panic Thursday in central Romania after they roamed through gardens in search of food and finally climbed the stairs of a 4-story building and broke onto the roof. A rescue team tranquilized the mother after failing to steer her toward a nearby forest, officials said.
Michigan Girl Scout sells 17,328 boxes of cookiesA Girl Scout sold 17,328 boxes of the group's signature cookies this year by setting up shop on a street corner, shattering her troop's old mark and probably setting a national record.
Giant beetles seized at Pennsylvania post officeCustoms agents seized more than two dozen giant beetles - some the size of a child's hand - from an overseas package after postal workers heard the insects making scratching noises.
Woman accused of faking cancer to avoid work
Police thwart scheme to steal light poles
NYC cabbie is fined $1,000 for foul-mouthed tirade
Mich. city spends $5.21 to mail 51-cent tax bill
Forgotten tot left behind at Vancouver airport

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