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VW beetle police car pulls over pickup driver

Published February 13th, 2012 - 5:26AM

A Volkswagen beetle owned by the Carter County Sheriff's Department became an improvised pursuit vehicle - at about 20 mph. The beetle won.

Ky school officials say bedbugs at school a hoax

Published February 13th, 2012 - 5:21AM

Augusta Independent School Principal Robin Kelsch had enough to worry about with the flu. Kelsch didn't need a student's report of bedbugs at the school to make things worse.

Retirement ends Ohio family's long-running service

Published February 13th, 2012 - 5:21AM

Members of Hamilton police Chief Neil Ferdelman's family have held public safety jobs serving their southwestern Ohio city for 87 years straight, but that run will end with his retirement next month.

NYC sewage plant to offer Valentine's Day tours

Published February 10th, 2012 - 4:50AM

It may not smell like a rose but a New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine's Day.

Hundreds ask Vt. to keep prank pig on police decal

Published February 9th, 2012 - 1:40PM

Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers?

Car theft suspect held after LA roof standoff

Published February 9th, 2012 - 1:35PM

A suspect in an auto theft was arrested Thursday after a bizarre five-hour standoff on the rooftops of a Westwood neighborhood.

Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later

Published February 9th, 2012 - 7:55AM

A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.

Pakistani man fights police over 40-foot shark

Published February 9th, 2012 - 6:05AM

Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman.

Ex-CA mayor admits stealing mixer to make pizza

Published February 8th, 2012 - 4:20PM

The former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has pleaded guilty to stealing a commercial food mixer from the local school district so he could make dough for his home pizza oven.

Judge: Buy wife flowers, then take her to dinner

Published February 8th, 2012 - 8:55AM

A spat over forgetting to wish his wife a happy birthday landed a South Florida man in jail on domestic violence charges.

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