January 8, 2015 New Mexico man's typo costs him thousands on electric bill; company says refund may take weeks A New Mexico man says he made an error while paying his electric bill that led him to overpay by thousands of dollars.
January 8, 2015 Pennsylvania convenience store clerk gets bandit to bug off by spraying her with insecticide A western Pennsylvania convenience store clerk told a would-be bandit to bug off by spraying the suspect with a can of insecticide.
January 8, 2015 Michigan sheriff: Super drunk driver arrested after she mistook Van Buren County jail for bar One is a building with bars.
January 8, 2015 Election records list 73-year-old New York woman as born in 1850, making her 164 A 73-year-old New York woman has discovered her official voter registration card lists her birth year as 1850, aging her by a whopping 91 years.
January 8, 2015 Central Illinois cemetery launces new marketing campaign that includes 5K race, performances A cemetery in central Illinois is embarking on an unusual marketing campaign that includes a 5K race and actors dressing as people buried there.
January 8, 2015 Puppy found in suspected Massachusetts drug dealer's pocket recovering nicely Police searching the pockets of a suspected drug dealer in Lawrence, Massachusetts, got an unusual surprise.
January 8, 2015 Homes found for 24 Salem bearded dragons facing eviction with reptile rescue lady A Salem woman says an outpouring of support from all over the country will save 24 bearded dragons she has to move or face eviction from her mobile home park.
January 8, 2015 Hot dog! Dublin cinema that fired worker for discounted snack ordered to pay more than $25,000 An Irish cinema may have just bought the world's most expensive hot dog for an unfairly fired worker.
January 8, 2015 Police: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-masked man used stick to rob Louisiana convenience store "Cowabunga!" A Louisiana teen is behind bars after police say he donned a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle mask and used a stick wrapped in plastic to rob a convenience store Thursday morning.
January 8, 2015 Ex-Pennsylvania county inmate gets state prison sentence for using name confusion to escape A western Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to 9 to 24 months in state prison for taking advantage of county jail guards who were confused by her similar-sounding name and released her to a bail bondsman looking for another inmate.
