LINCOLN, Neb. – Emergency personnel and a bomb disposal expert have determined that a suspicious “banana” hanging in a pine tree in Nebraska is simply a harmless geocache. The Lincoln Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/1Fwa2wl ) that a utility worker spotted the device wrapped in yellow tape and attached to a …
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A blind dog who wandered away from her Ester home during a cold snap has been reunited with her owner. The 11-year-old Labrador retriever named Madera ventured away from home on Feb. 6, when the temperature dipped below 40 degrees. Her owner Ed Davis says he didn’t …
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A stowaway was found barely alive in the undercarriage bay of an airplane after it landed in Paris Thursday morning, according to reports. Security sources told Reuters that the Air Algeria airplane had come from the Western Algerian town of Oran, embarking on the two-and-a-half hour flight to Paris Orly …
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TOMBSTONE, Ariz. – A man who shot several rounds from a prop gun outside a saloon in the historic Arizona town of Tombstone faces disorderly conduct and other charges. Tombstone Marshal John Houston says the man was in the Dragoon Saloon early Tuesday when he got into a fight with …
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Archaeologists in the United Kingdom recently unearthed ancient relics beneath a bustling marketplace — including the remains of a “vile” dungeon. Announcing the discovery in a Sept. 23 press release, officials at the University of Leicester said the dig yielded “extraordinary evidence of 2,000 years of human activity” in Leicester’s …
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A man fed up by his roommate’s 5:30 a.m. smoothie habit garnered overwhelming support on the internet from people sympathetic to his dilemma — and his clever way of trying to deal with it. The man, who shared in a Reddit post that he’s 30 years old and from Melbourne, …
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Liv Cleary, a sports reporter for KEZI covering theOregon State-Lafayette game, went viral after fans interrupted her live shot with a new Generation Alpha meme trend. Bombarded by game watchers during her report, one attendee was several decibels higher than the others as he shouted “6-7” multiple times behind the …
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A hobbyist’s keen eye led authorities to a human skull on the bank of an Indiana river — a find that turned out to be over 4,000 years old. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office announced the discovery in an Oct. 9 press release. The skull, which was reported to authorities …
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A Florida Uber Eats driver is facing child neglect charges after his young, nonverbal son with autism was found wandering naked on a busy interstate entrance ramp. Jeremy Rouse, 35, allegedly admitted to police that he realized his son was no longer in the car with him, but he continued …
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