Oddities
A fi-deer on the roof! Sounds crazy, no?
Here in our little village of Astoria, Oregon, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof. Sorry, make that a fi-deer on the roof. The Astoria Fire Department reports in […]
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Re-tail therapy: Bear visits Alaska mall
Apparently, bears will also do that thing they do in the woods in shopping malls. Alaska’s KTUU reports that a bear entered the mall at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson military facility, where it promptly stole a peach and […]
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Teens in way more trouble after Waymo reports underage drinking
It turns out self-driving cars will also self-report to the authorities. The San Mateo Police Department in California reports that it detained two 15-year-olds who’d been drinking while riding in an autonomous Waymo vehicle. According […]
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Sharp eyes catch sharp object hidden in prosthetic leg at the airport
An off-duty law enforcement officer found themselves quoting Crocodile Dundee after spotting an airline passenger sticking a knife in their prosthetic leg. The officer, who was traveling through the Honolulu airport on personal business, alerted Transportation Security Administration […]
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Pickleball players cry fowl over missing rooster
(NOTE LANGUAGE) These pickleball players are raising a different kind of racket to raise awareness for a missing rooster. According to the Miami New Times, pickleballers at Stanley Goldman Memorial Park in Hollywood, Florida, have their own mascot in […]