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Hey There, Big Tuna. A Monster 360-Pound Fish Was Netted in Orange County
A 361-pound tuna fish was captured off the Newport Beach coast, becoming the largest captured off fishing fleet vessels since 1958, according to Newport Landing Sportfishing in Newport Beach.
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Secret ‘Man Cave' Discovered Below Grand Central Platform; 3 Subway Workers Busted
At least three MTA employees secretly turned a storage room below one of the platforms at Grand Central Terminal into a private “man cave,” complete with a futon, TV, exercise equipment, a fridge and beds, the agency’s inspector general said Thursday. “Many a New Yorker has fantasized about kicking back with a cold beer in a prime piece of...
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NJ Homeowner Nearly Loses Her House Because She Owed 6 Cents in Back Taxes
A nearly 90-year-old woman who suffers from Alzheimer’s was close to losing her home after the nickel and penny she owed in taxes in 2019 accrued to more than $300 in interest
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Pilots Report Man Flying in Jet Pack Near LAX
A couple of pilots got quite a surprise while approaching Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend, when they spotted somebody apparently flying at about 3,000 feet in the air with a jet pack.
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Don't Open Any Mysterious Seed Packets You Receive in the Mail From China
Several residents in California and in at least 27 states reported having received mysterious unsolicited seeds in the mail from China, the California Department of Food and Agriculture said in a statement Tuesday. The CDFA reported that it is communicating with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the odd shipments. Sometimes they are labeled as jewelry with a Chinese return…
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Yuba County Paraglider Rescued After Becoming Tangled in Power Lines
It took rescuers over three hours to free a Yuba County paraglider who became entangled in power lines Wednesday.
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Marriage-Proposal Fireworks Spark Panic, Theater Evacuation in New Jersey
A man who set off fireworks near a theater as his friend made a marriage proposal created panic among moviegoers who mistook the fireworks for gunshots, leading to 911 calls and an evacuation, authorities said. Howell Township police responded to the Xscape Theater around 6 p.m. Wednesday and soon learned the theater manager had confronted a man who had lighted…
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N. Carolina Couple Calls 911 on Robot Vacuum Mistaken for Intruder
The vacuum had somehow turned itself on, gotten stuck and repeatedly crashed against a wall. The couple got it as a gift and named it Harry.
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Virginia Lawmaker Seeks to Limit Definition of ‘Milk'
A Virginia lawmaker wants to narrow the definition of milk as something that comes only from a “healthy hooved animal.” Virginia Beach Republican Del. Barry Knight is pushing legislation that would ban makers of increasingly popular products like soy milk and almond milk from marketing their products as “milk,” The Virginian Pilot reported. Knight said he’s trying to protect the...
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The Wildest, Wackiest News of 2019
From season’s beatings to twinkle-toe dinos, check out the most wildest, wackiest stories of 2019.
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Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Cargo Ship While Drunk in SF Bay
A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to being intoxicated while operating a cargo ship in San Francisco Bay, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Friday.
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Man Stuffs Shrimp Down Pants in California Grocery Thefts
A thief stuffed a total of 30 bags of frozen shrimp down his pants in back-to-back burglaries of a Southern California grocery store, police said Wednesday. The man took the shrimp from a Vons market in the city of Riverside by entering the store three times in a span of 15 minutes on Dec. 14. Each time he went to…
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Man Allegedly Tries to Arrest Martinez Mayor
A man tried to arrest the mayor of Martinez Thursday afternoon and after a tussle was arrested on suspicion of battery, police said.