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WINFIELD, W.Va. – The McHenrys are quite accustomed to strangers knocking on the door of their Putnam County home. Commuters, truck drivers, even delivery people will frequently show up on their doorstep and ask to sneak a peek inside. The McHenrys’ house between Fraziers Bottom and Winfield, is almost entirely underground. They bought the house [...]
Woman Wakes Up Covered In Ticks
ROME, July 29, 2008 (AFP) – An Italian woman is suing a ferry company after waking up in a first-class cabin “covered in ticks from head to toe”, newspapers reported Tuesday. Cristina Sassudelli, 41, was making a night crossing at the weekend from the northern city of Genoa to the port of Olbia on the [...]
Man Sets Himself On Fire To Protest Bills
A Newark man frustrated with the volume of late payment notices and collection calls he received from a Bloomfield Rent-A-Center store, walked into the business Tuesday and set himself ablaze in front of several employees and customers. “He basically pulled out a bottle of lighter fluid, poured it all over his body, pulled out a [...]
10-Year-Old Boy Turns Mom In For Counterfeiting Money
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A Bakersfield woman faces charges that she counterfeited money and identification cards after her 10-year-old son turned her in to authorities. According to Kern County Superior Court records, the boy gave sheriff’s deputies phony money last month that his mother created. The child told investigators she also had a computer that makes [...]
Gambler Stinks Up Casino
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Yes, Michael Wax stank. He’s the first to admit it. The 440-pound New York City man said he was playing poker in an Atlantic City casino for 17 hours Tuesday and didn’t have time to clean up. He understands why grossed-out gamblers complained about his body odor, but said he didn’t [...]
Man Gets Into Fight, Bites Off Guy’s Nose
An Iowa City man is in jail this morning, accused of biting off another man’s nose during an argument here. Donroy R. Merrival, Jr., 40, of 863 Page St., is accused of willful injury causing serious injury, a Class C felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Police say [...]
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