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Tons of pot found floating off Southern Calif.
Authorities say three and a half tons of marijuana have been found floating in the ocean off Southern California. A boater spotted 160 bales of pot around noon Sunday about 15 miles off the coast of Dana Point. Orange County authorities and the Coast Guard sent boats to gather up ...
Ohio pair get engaged after running half-marathon
An Akron couple is celebrating after their half-marathon ended up being a sort of race to the altar. Allison Ramsey says she was "completely shocked" when her boyfriend got down on his knee to propose after they finished the Cleveland half-marathon on Sunday. The Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/JqEmjs ) reports the ...
Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote
A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door. The dog's distressed owner has made amends: Ann Doyle can put a campaign sign on his property. Doyle says she didn't see the dog until it was too late Wednesday. She was campaigning ...
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Alaska Restaurant: We Want First Fish
An Anchorage seafood restaurant heralded its grand opening Friday by mimicking Alaska Airlines' splashy salmon show in Seattle. It received a 30-pound king and a seven-pound sockeye salmon for its grand opening, hours after Seattle did. (Ma...
Heads wins coin toss for Texas City Council seat
City Council candidate Bruce MacNair watched the coin rise into the air Friday. His opponent, Bryan Studer, kept his gaze on the carpeted floor to see how it landed. Within seconds, the silver dollar settled heads up, giving the City Council seat to MacNair, a 56-year-old church administrator. He had ...
Man's defibrillator stops knife during attack
A man's implanted heart defibrillator may have saved his life in an unexpected way — by stopping a knife. San Diego police say the 57-year-old got into an argument with an acquaintance early Thursday near some elevators at the trolley station for the Fashion Valley shopping mall. Police say the ...
Coin toss to decide Texas city council election
A city council election in West Texas is going to be decided with a coin toss Friday. Bruce MacNair and Bryan Studer are competing for a seat on the Wolfforth (WOOL-furth) city council. Both received 118 votes in last weekend's election. The men agreed to break the tie with a ...
Man wears briefs on head during Idaho burglary
Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe. Coffee shop owner Jason Wilson tells the Idaho Statesman says he believes the man was likely not prepared when he entered Big Star ...
Texas boy suspended over NBA shave scores tickets
A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player. Patrick Gonzalez was suspended for a day from Woodlake Hills Middle School because the school ...
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Witness: Moose in Utah 'Just Running Around'
Utah wildlife officials say they planned to release a moose into the wild after it went on a jaunt through neighborhoods and triggered a police chase. Conservation officers shot it with a tranquilizer dart and lifted him into a trailer. (Ma...
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