Weird |
|
| Weird News |
| Posts from June 2012 |
Wedding Party Joins Bride and Groom in Taking the Plunge
by Associated Press
,
posted Jun 25 2012 4:24PM
|
|
SHELBYVILLE, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan wedding party joined the bride and groom in taking the plunge over the weekend when the boat dock they were lined up on for pictures gave way.
No one was hurt Saturday when newlyweds Eric and Maegan Walber fell into the water along with their bridal party at Bay Pointe Inn on Gun Lake in Shelbyville. The town is about 25 miles south of Grand Rapids.
Video shows the group casually standing and talking when the dock collapses into the water.
Eric Walber tells WOOD-TV that they were on the dock for about 30 seconds when it started to lean and tilt.
Maegan Walber says the fall was scary for a moment because her gown made it difficult to get her footing. But, she says she "came up laughing."
|
|
| |
Door to Door Ticketing for Dog Owners without a License
by Associated Press
,
posted Jun 23 2012 1:07PM
|
|
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - Officials in one Michigan county have sent out a small army of enforcers to go door to door to find dogs that don't have a license.
The Genesee County Animal Control Department says the crackdown could raise more than $250,000 in fees this summer. It has 18 full-time workers who will sell licenses on the spot or write tickets.
Chief animal control officer Walt Rodabaugh tells The Flint Journal (http://bit.ly/MfgUWd ) that some residents haven't seen someone from his department in decades and many roads "have never been touched before."
More than 1,700 dog owners bought licenses during a two-week amnesty when delinquent fees were waived.
Workers traveling in pairs are told to report houses where dogs are inside but no one answers the door.
---
|
|
| |
U.S. Enters World Bartending Competition
by AP
,
posted Jun 20 2012 9:12AM
|

<VIDEO> The U.S. is sending its first-ever representative to the Diageo World Class Bartender Competition in Brazil. Bartender Ricky Gomez of Portland, Oregon will represent the U.S. He won a nationwide competition in New York Monday night.
|
|
| |
Safe Haven Serving Pets and People
by AP
,
posted Jun 20 2012 9:05AM
|

<VIDEO> The Wisconsin Humane Society is partnering with a local domestic violence shelter to offer safe haven program for pets of domestic abuse victims.
|
|
| |
Five-Foot Snake Found in Hotel
by AP
,
posted Jun 15 2012 6:23AM
|

<VIDEO> A five-foot python snake was found in a hotel in South Carolina. The snake was apparently abandoned by a resident who moved out.
|
|
| |
Homeless Man Finds $77,000 in Park, Gets To Keep It
by KIAH-Houston
,
posted Jun 14 2012 9:13AM
|

<VIDEO> City Council rules he can keep it, but Timothy Yost won't be able to collect until he gets out of jail.
|
|
| |
100-Year-Old Battleship Texas Springs Leak
by AP
,
posted Jun 14 2012 6:42AM
|

<VIDEO> Crews in LaPorte, Texas, are working round-the-clock to remove dozens of gallons of oil-laced water that has caused the 100-year-old Battleship Texas to list. The ship had fought in World Wars I and II is now a museum.
|
|
| |
Texting Guy Almost Runs Into A Bear
by KTLA
,
posted Jun 13 2012 7:19AM
|

<VIDEO> La Crescenta resident Vaz Terdandenyan is texting and walking when he comes face to face with a bear on April 10, 2012.
|
|
| |
Man Sets Ex-girlfriend on Fire
by KIAH-Houston
,
posted Jun 13 2012 7:13AM
|

<VIDEO> This story takes "flaming mad" to a whole new level.
|
|
| |
A Dingo Did Take Her Baby
by Reuters
,
posted Jun 12 2012 6:43AM
|

<VIDEO> A coroner in Australia has agreed that a dingo took a 9-week old baby back in 1980, in a notorious case that at one point saw the infant's mother serving prison time for murder.
|
|
| |
Raw Video: Splat! Veggies Fly at Tomato Festival
by AP
,
posted Jun 11 2012 6:53AM
|

<VIDEO> Thousands battled with tomatoes as the town of Sutamarchan, Colombia celebrated it's sixth annual 'tomatina' tomato festival. The festival celebrates the region's tomato crop and is highlighted by a giant tomato fight.
|
|
| |
Week's Dumbest Criminals: Drunk Man Claims to Works for CIA; Couple Allegedly Go
by Buzz60
,
posted Jun 8 2012 9:26AM
|

<VIDEO> In this week's dumbest criminals, Patrick Jones looks at three people from Florida who are making the headlines for the wrong reasons. Bradley Pope was pulled over under the suspicion DUI, and allegedly told officers he works for the CIA, will be the next U.S. president and that he had consumed 100 beers. Then there's James Ayers and Nicole Okersik, who allegedly used Google to search how to commit murder and then texted back and forth about what to do with the body.
|
|
| |
Identical Triplets Born in Pennsylvania
by AP
,
posted Jun 8 2012 9:09AM
|

<VIDEO> A Pennsylvania Couple has welcomed identical triplets into their family. The three boys, Daniel Jeffrey, Ryder James and Garrett Cambell were born on Tuesday.
|
|
| |
Fishermen Discover Shark Devouring Rare Squid
by Buzz60
,
posted Jun 7 2012 8:22AM
|

<VIDEO> Al McGlashan and the on Strikezone were filming for a TV show when they discovered a large squid being eaten by a small blue shark on the surface. It happened off the coast of Australia. This is a pretty rare occurance since large and giant squid usually hang in the depths. Patrick Jones has the rest.
|
|
| |
'Saving' the Ruins of Bannerman's Castle
by AP
,
posted Jun 7 2012 8:20AM
|

<VIDEO> The ruins of Bannerman's castle some 50 miles north of New York City are all that's left of a once glorified warehouse made to look like a Scottish castle. A trust has fixed up the structure's residence and hopes to raise money to fix the walls.
|
|
| |
Raw Video: Indiana School Bus Crashes Into Home
by AP
,
posted Jun 7 2012 7:20AM
|

<VIDEO> Surveillance video from a school bus in Indiana shows the driver bouncing out of his seat as his bus goes off the road and crashes into a house last month. The driver wasn't wearing his seat belt, and he has resigned from his job.
|
|
| |
Waldorf-Astoria Installs Beehives on NYC Rooftop
by AP
,
posted Jun 6 2012 6:51AM
|

<VIDEO> The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City is raising thousands of honey bees on its rooftop. The iconic hotel plans to harvest its own honey and help pollinate plants in the heart of Manhattan.
|
|
| |
Miami Police Chief Punishes Speeding Officers
by AP
,
posted Jun 6 2012 6:24AM
|

<VIDEO> Miami's police chief is cracking down on officers who speed while off-duty. He's taking action against three dozen officers, including one who led a state trooper on a high-speed chase last year.
|
|
| |
Raw Video: Zippo's 500 Millionth Lighter
by AP
,
posted Jun 6 2012 5:38AM
|

<VIDEO> Zippo Manufacturing Co. has produced its 500 millionth lighter. The brass case of the lighter, plated with brushed chrome, was stamped with the time that it was finished on Tuesday
|
|
| |
Dead Cat Turned into Remote-Controlled Helicopter
by Buzz60
,
posted Jun 5 2012 7:19AM
|

<VIDEO> Bart Jansen, a Dutch artist, turned his dead cat Orville, named after Orville Wright, into a remote-controlled helicopter. The Orvillecopter, which Jansen built with Arjen Beltman, is now on display at the Kunstrai art festival in Amsterdam. Orville's owner says he loved birds and he can now fly with them, but Patrick Jones just finds it weird.
|
|
| |
Ky. Man Catches Snapping Turtles
by AP
,
posted Jun 1 2012 8:56AM
|

<VIDEO> Kentucky's "Turtleman" Ernie Brown has made a living out catching pesky critters that have become a nuisance for home and property owners, even parlaying a YouTube video into his own reality show on Animal Planet.
|
|
| |
Raw Video: Truck Slams Into Minn. Bar
by AP
,
posted Jun 1 2012 8:54AM
|

<VIDEO> A pickup truck crashed into a Minnesota bar on Wednesday afternoon, sending five patrons to the hospital. Authorities say the driver was also taken to the hospital with a possible medical complication.
|
|
| |