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Man Injured by Falling Pumpkin
(Associated Press)
Police in Michigan said a pumpkin thrown from an overpass broke through a man's windshield and struck him on the head.
Drunk Man Calls 911 to Report Pot Stolen
(Associated Press)
Police have charged a man with drunk driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen, but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road.
Design Flaw Allowed Inmates to Leave Cells
(Associated Press)
Workers are altering part of the Vigo County jail to fix a design flaw that allowed inmates to crawl through the ceiling to visit other cells.
Man Fined for 911 Call Over Missing McDonald's OJ
(Associated Press)
A 20-year-old man who called 911 to get his fast-food order straightened out has been told to pay a $300 fine.
Taxi Driver Bashed by Sex Couple
(City North Messenger)
A taxi driver was beaten with a high heel shoe and dumped in North Adelaide after a couple demanded he leave his cab so they could have sex.
Man Says Image of Jesus Appears on Truck Window
(Associated Press)
Jim Stevens said he's not particularly religious and is clueless about why an image resembling Jesus Christ keeps appearing on his pickup.
Woman Pleads Guilty in Road Rage Salad Dressing Case
(Associated Press)
An Idaho woman accused of ramming her pickup into another car, then hurling ranch salad dressing at the vehicle, has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery.
Woman Calls 911, Says Boyfriend Won't Marry Her
(WSMV-TV [Nashville])
A woman was arrested after police said she made frequent calls to 911 complaining about a man lying to her about marrying her.
Woman Finds Frog in Bag of Greens
(WAFB-TV)
An East Texas woman says she made a gruesome find in her bag of greens she bought at Wal-Mart.
Man Angry with Police Response Walks Onto Roadway
(Associated Press)
A 28-year-old Portland man described as unhappy about police response time to his 911 call walked onto Interstate 5 near Woodburn in an apparent attempt to get assistance more quickly.
Man Robs Same Bank 4 Times
(Associated Press)
Investigators are searching for a man who has robbed the same South Florida bank four times in the past year.
Calf Fitted with Prosthetic Legs
(Associated Press)
Meadow the yearling Black Angus calf spends her days frolicking in northeastern New Mexico's cattle country, all with her prosthetic hind legs.
Los Angeles Church Starts Pet Service
(Associated Press)
The Rev. Tom Eggebeen said many Christians love their pets as much as human family members and grieve just as deeply when they suffer - but churches have been slow to recognize that love as the work of God.
Woman Charged with DUI Tried to Dance with Deputy
(The News Herald)
A 48-year-old woman was arrested on a DUI charge after she offered to survey a deputy's property, handed him a restaurant menu, and tried to "dance with the stars" by twirling and rubbing her backside on his leg during a roadside sobriety test.
Man Stabbed Himself Because He Didn't Want to Work
(Denver Post)
A 29-year-old man who claimed he was attacked and stabbed by three people has confessed that he stabbed himself because he didn't want to go to work.
Cat Banned from Visiting Buddhist Bank Robber in Jail
(The Telegraph)
A Buddhist bank robber has had his request for his cat to have visiting rights to him in jail turned down by a court – despite his plea that it is the reincarnation of his mother.
Man Without Vehicle Steals Ambulance
(Associated Press)
Authorities said a 31-year-old Detroit man who was stranded at a southeast Michigan hospital face charges after he stole an ambulance.
Woman Calls 911 to Report Self as Drunk Driver
(Associated Press)
The call came into the 911 dispatcher: "I don't want to hurt anybody. I'm drunk."
Mystery Pumpkin Carver Haunts Neighborhood
(UPI)
Residents of a neighborhood in Manassas, Va., said someone stole local pumpkins, only to return the items carved in traditional Halloween fashion.
'Breathalyzer' Man Charged with DUI
(UPI)
Police in Ohio said they charged a man dressed as a Breathalyzer with driving under the influence of alcohol and underage drinking.
Weird Moth Looks Like a Gremlin
(The Telegraph)
A Merseyside photographer found the strange creature perched on a log in his garden.
Wildlife Officer Loses Gator at Show-and-Tell
(Associated Press)
Officials say a Florida Panhandle Fish and Wildlife officer lost a 5-foot alligator after bringing it to his daughter's school for show and tell.
Mechanic Disabled Parked Cars for Repairs
(Associated Press)
Tennessee police said a mechanic was drumming up business by tampering with parked cars, then charging to help start them.
Man Stole Ferret by Shoving It in Pants
(Associated Press)
It's one thing for shoplifters to hide plunder in their pants. But a live ferret?
Four Teens Cited for McDonald's Rap
(KSL-TV [Salt Lake City])
Four Utah teenagers have been cited for disorderly conduct after they rapped their order at a McDonald's drive-through.
Burglar Forces Elderly Woman to Make Him Sandwich
(Associated Press)
A 39-year-old man has confessed to breaking into the home of an elderly woman and forcing her to watch as he performed a sex act on himself.
Glow-in-the-Dark Lingerie Is Global Hit
(The Telegraph)
Glow-in-the-dark lingerie for the bedroom has proved to be an international hit, with the luminous bras and pants on sale worldwide.
Woman Swallows 78 Items of Cutlery
(The Telegraph)
A woman obsessed with swallowing spoons and forks was forced to have an operation after she ate an entire canteen of cutlery.
Northern Lights 'Ghoul' Pictured in Norway
(The Telegraph)
A ghoulish image of the Northern Lights - the natural phenomenon also known as Aurora Borealis - has been taken in Norway.
Men Get Their Geek on as Man-Sized iPhones
(St. Petersburg Times)
To describe these $1,000 Halloween outfits as mere costumes would seem a bit low-tech.
Man Accused of Corkscrew Threat at Public Bathroom
(Associated Press)
Police arrested a 56-year-old man accused of threatening another man with a corkscrew at a public restroom in Riverfront Commemorative Park.
Misdialed Number Leads to Angry Texts, Shooting
(Associated Press)
Georgia police said a misdialed number led two strangers to trade hostile calls and text messages before arranging a meeting where one shot the other.
Man Torches Van After Wild Test Drive
(Associated Press)
Police in eastern Pennsylvania said a man unhappy with his new van took a car salesman on a wild ride and later torched the vehicle in front of the dealership.
Man Awakened Early Starts Broom Fight
(Associated Press)
An Iowa City man has been charged with assault after getting into a broom fight with a woman.
Man Claimed God Told Him to Steal Car
(Associated Press)
Police said a man who smashed a window at a car dealership claimed he was following a higher calling.
Man Uses Weight As Homicide Defense
(Associated Press)
A Florida man accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey is arguing that he was unable to commit the crime because he was too fat.
Did Schwarzenegger Drop 4-Letter Bomb in Veto?
(San Francisco Chronicle)
Did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office use a coded veto message to send the f-bomb to San Francisco assemblyman Tom Ammiano?
Man Claimed He Was Drunk from Jack Daniels Steak
(Sheboygan Press)
A man with a fourth drunken driving charge pending is facing a new charge after failing a breathalyzer test, then claiming the test result was from eating a Jack Daniels steak.
Library Complains of Crossed-Out Curses
(UPI)
Workers at a Tennessee library said someone has been using blue ink to completely scratch out curse words from books in the collection.
Lewd E-Mails Uploaded to County's Twitter
(UPI)
Officials in Jefferson Parish, La., said an employee accidentally uploaded lewd e-mails about an old flame to the parish's emergency information Twitter feed.
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