NOV
23
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Man leaves $3K tip for a beer as restaurant closes for virus

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CLEVELAND (AP) — A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The man walked into Nighttown on Sunday in Cleveland, ordered the beer and asked for the check, which came to $...

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MAR
06
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North Carolina woman goes to jail for her 100th birthday

ROXBORO, N.C. (AP) — For her 100th birthday, Ruth Bryant crossed a significant item off her bucket list. She went to jail.  The Person County Sheriff's Office helped fulfill Bryant's unusual wish when two deputies showed up at her assisted livin...

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JAN
05
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Man claiming to be a sheriff accused of impersonating a cop

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A New York man claiming he was "The Sheriff" was arrested on New Year's Day after investigators said he tried to impersonate a law enforcement officer to get rid of a lien placed against his new home.  Todd Gieger, 51, of M...

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DEC
26
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How Odd: NC Couple Call 911:Vacuum Thought to be Intruder

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HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — 'Twas the night of Christmas at a North Carolina house, no creature should have been stirring, not even a mouse. But a Forsyth County couple awoke with a fright, as something was moving about their house in the night.  Th...

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DEC
11
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How Odd: Oink oink, cha-ching: $3 million found in barrels of pork

SHELBY, N.C. (AP) — Barrels of raw pork shoulder were riding fat in a tractor trailer pulled over by North Carolina deputies.  Approximately $3 million in cash was recovered from the barrels Saturday, the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office said i...

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NOV
06
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How Odd: Alaska University Pay Parking Tickets with PB+J

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — What a lip-smacking offer! Anyone with unpaid parking fines at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus has the option to reduce or cover the cost of their tickets with peanut butter and jelly.  KTUU-TV reported the uni...

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NOV
03
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How Odd: "Wizard Rock" disappeared from AZ forest returned

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PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A boulder that mysteriously disappeared two weeks ago from a national forest in Arizona is back, and forest officials aren't asking any questions.  Prescott National Forest officials said a forest employee on patrol Friday...

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OCT
30
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Oddities: Police say man jumped over 12-foot wall twice during chase

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SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say a burglary suspect jumped over a 12-foot (4-meter) wall twice during a chase before being captured. Montgomery County police said in a press release 56-year-old Steven Anderson is charged with burglary...

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