January 8, 2015 Pesky 80-pound pig that attacked woman, scared children on Maine walking trail captured An 80-pound domestic pig that chased children and adults on a walking trail in Maine during three weeks of freedom has been nabbed.
January 8, 2015 Oak Ridge National Lab cancels planned class to help employees reduce Southern accents Some employees at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee complained about a class aimed at teaching them how to reduce their Southern accents.
January 8, 2015 Tourists drawn to giant ketchup bottle now on sale in Illinois for $500,000, with warehouse For tourist Bruce Pasarow of Buena Park, California, leaving Illinois before seeing what's billed as the "World's Largest Bottle of Catsup" was not an option.
January 8, 2015 Police: New Mexico 911 call reveals unusual intruder _ a large snake Authorities say officers in New Mexico rushed to a home invasion call and found an unusual intruder — a large snake.
January 8, 2015 Strip club endorses Democratic pastor from Arizona in a close race for Congress An Arizona strip club has endorsed a Democratic candidate for Congress.
January 8, 2015 No booze for DC residents? New Hampshire calls it an oversight, may fix law to avoid confusion New Hampshire is assuring residents of the nation's capital that they can purchase alcohol in the state despite a law that suggests otherwise.
January 8, 2015 Musical in park draws noise complaints, but police chief says he's 'not giving Shrek a ticket' A musical being performed in a New Hampshire park has drawn some noise complaints, but the deputy police chief says he's "not giving Shrek a ticket." "Shrek the Musical" is enjoying a summer run in the seacoast city of Portsmouth, but some neighbors want the volume turned down.
January 8, 2015 Myrtle Beach minor league baseball general manager gets prostate exam in 7th inning stretch A minor league baseball manager in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has done his part to spread prostate cancer awareness — he had a prostate cancer exam before a field packed with baseball fans.
January 8, 2015 Naked thieves take 60 hamburgers from eatery in southwest Florida A southwest Florida waitress has dubbed the trio of naked hamburger thieves who broke into a southwest Florida eatery "dumb, dumber and dumbest." Waitress Nancy Sansevieri was still laughing after police released surveillance video Wednesday showing the college-aged men — two naked and one clad in underwear — stealing 60 hamburgers from Doc's Beach House in Bonita Beach.
January 8, 2015 New Jersey sues Florida pizza shop, says it's misusing 'iconic' Garden State Parkway logo The New Jersey Turnpike Authority wants a Florida pizza shop to pay a big toll for using a logo similar to the Garden State Parkway's green and yellow signs.
