06-20-2006, 01:20 PM
OMAHA, Neb. Talk about a pot belly! Police in Omaha, Nebraska, report finding a man's pot stash hidden in a roll of stomach fat. Officers say they stopped the five-foot-eight, 250-pound man because his car was blocking traffic. According to authorities, when an officer smelled marijuana in the car, he searched the man and found a baggie of the illegal weed. The man's been ticketed for suspicion of possession and obstructing traffic.
PARTY FROM HELL
HELL, Mich. (AP) _ Some townsfolk are mad as you-know-what -- after the party in Hell. Hell, Michigan. Hundreds of people partied in the Michigan town to mark six-six-six. But residents are complaining the only thing devilish about June sixth, oh-six, was the behavior of some of the out-of-towners. Township officials are getting an earful over blocked roads, public urination and other problems. John Colone, the unofficial mayor and event organizer, says he'll make a public apology at the township board of trustees meeting tomorrow. He says many more people than expected showed up. Colone adds they had hoped to sell 300 Party in Hell T-shirts that day, but more than 25-hundred were purchased.
DOG HERO
UNDATED (AP) _ Belle the beagle is a V-I-P -- a Very Important Pooch. And she's being honored in Washington as a lifesaver. Kevin Weaver is a Florida man who suffers from diabetes. When he had a seizure and collapsed, Belle bit into his cell phone, hitting the 9-1-1 auto dial button. Weaver says there's no doubt in his mind that he would be dead if not for his four-legged best friend. The Orlando Sentinel reports Belle is the first canine recipient of the VITA Wireless Samaritan Award. It's given to a person, or now a dog, who uses a cell phone to save a life.
DOUGHNUT DOG
RIDGEFIELD, Wash. (AP) _ A sweet tooth is being blamed for a house fire in Washington state. But in this case it's a canine sweet tooth. Clark County fire captain Ben Meacham says a doughnut-loving dog apparently started a fire that did 75-thousand dollars damage to a home in the Ridgefield area. Investigators believe the dog jumped onto the stove to reach a box of doughnuts and flipped on a burner. No one was home at the time.
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ Be careful of what you pack. One man's novelty belt turned into a big headache for travelers at Salt Lake City International Airport. A belt buckle that looked like a hand grenade showed up when a piece of luggage was X-rayed. Airport spokeswoman Barbara Gann says the belt was wrapped around a bottle of cologne. She adds that made it look like a possible fire bomb. Part of a terminal at the airport had to be evacuated while the suspicious package was investigated. The man who packed the grenade belt had traveled ahead of his luggage, adding to the confusion. Gann says the man probably won't be charged. But she says travelers must be cautious of what they pack, and how it might look to the security screeners.
BROADWAY CHEESECAKE
NEW YORK (AP) _ From Brooklyn to Broadway. Junior's legendary cheesecake is coming to Times Square. Junior's Restaurant has been a Brooklyn institution since 1950. Yesterday, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg helped to open the restaurant's new Manhattan outpost and predicts it will be "the longest running show on Broadway." Junior's sells some five-thousand cheesecakes a week.
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PARTY FROM HELL
HELL, Mich. (AP) _ Some townsfolk are mad as you-know-what -- after the party in Hell. Hell, Michigan. Hundreds of people partied in the Michigan town to mark six-six-six. But residents are complaining the only thing devilish about June sixth, oh-six, was the behavior of some of the out-of-towners. Township officials are getting an earful over blocked roads, public urination and other problems. John Colone, the unofficial mayor and event organizer, says he'll make a public apology at the township board of trustees meeting tomorrow. He says many more people than expected showed up. Colone adds they had hoped to sell 300 Party in Hell T-shirts that day, but more than 25-hundred were purchased.
DOG HERO
UNDATED (AP) _ Belle the beagle is a V-I-P -- a Very Important Pooch. And she's being honored in Washington as a lifesaver. Kevin Weaver is a Florida man who suffers from diabetes. When he had a seizure and collapsed, Belle bit into his cell phone, hitting the 9-1-1 auto dial button. Weaver says there's no doubt in his mind that he would be dead if not for his four-legged best friend. The Orlando Sentinel reports Belle is the first canine recipient of the VITA Wireless Samaritan Award. It's given to a person, or now a dog, who uses a cell phone to save a life.
DOUGHNUT DOG
RIDGEFIELD, Wash. (AP) _ A sweet tooth is being blamed for a house fire in Washington state. But in this case it's a canine sweet tooth. Clark County fire captain Ben Meacham says a doughnut-loving dog apparently started a fire that did 75-thousand dollars damage to a home in the Ridgefield area. Investigators believe the dog jumped onto the stove to reach a box of doughnuts and flipped on a burner. No one was home at the time.
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ Be careful of what you pack. One man's novelty belt turned into a big headache for travelers at Salt Lake City International Airport. A belt buckle that looked like a hand grenade showed up when a piece of luggage was X-rayed. Airport spokeswoman Barbara Gann says the belt was wrapped around a bottle of cologne. She adds that made it look like a possible fire bomb. Part of a terminal at the airport had to be evacuated while the suspicious package was investigated. The man who packed the grenade belt had traveled ahead of his luggage, adding to the confusion. Gann says the man probably won't be charged. But she says travelers must be cautious of what they pack, and how it might look to the security screeners.
BROADWAY CHEESECAKE
NEW YORK (AP) _ From Brooklyn to Broadway. Junior's legendary cheesecake is coming to Times Square. Junior's Restaurant has been a Brooklyn institution since 1950. Yesterday, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg helped to open the restaurant's new Manhattan outpost and predicts it will be "the longest running show on Broadway." Junior's sells some five-thousand cheesecakes a week.
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