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Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:28:15 -0400

One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in flames. Then he got a traffic ticket.

Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:26:15 -0400

It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman - she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins.

Omaha man says this was his second self-tracheotomy

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:37:12 -0400

The 55-year-old Omaha man who performed a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife says he did the same thing to himself two years ago.

Legally blind man, 78, bowls perfect game

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:28:12 -0400

A 78-year-old legally blind man nicknamed "The Hammer" has bowled a perfect game. Dale Davis of Alta, Iowa, nailed 12 consecutive strikes and reached 300 on Saturday night during league play.

Utah men say they drove to 48 states, more than 7,000 miles

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:05:22 -0400

Three men say they drove to 48 states in less than five days, ending their journey in the Four Corners area of southeastern Utah. The Four Corners destination allowed them to quickly hit four states - Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.

Packaged pythons cause scare at German post office

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:01:12 -0400

A trio of packaged pythons has caused a scare at a German post office. Police in Darmstadt say the snakes were stuffed into a parcel that was handed in for mailing to eastern Germany. It contained two tiger pythons and an albino tiger python of more than 3 feet in length.

Man finds Ill. woman's wallet that had been stolen in 1973

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:16:24 -0400

Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.

Woman donates kidney to her former English teacher

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:41:13 -0400

Twenty-two years after graduating from high school, Angie Collins is now her former English teacher's favorite student.

Woman files claim, saying dog feces ruined family outing

Thu, 08 May 2008 15:22:13 -0400

A New York woman has filed a $100 claim against Norwalk saying a family outing to the Maritime Aquarium was ruined by dog feces. The woman claims her child's shoes, along with the entire outing, were ruined when her 1-year-old stepped in dog feces outside the Maritime Garage.

Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:05:25 -0400

A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats.