A man, a plan, a log, a chainsaw: bear sculptures

Rembrandt worked in oils. Michelangelo carved marble. Mark Tyoe chainsaws big tree trunks.

Fla woman accused of eating weed in patrol car

The Florida Highway Patrol says a 33-year-old woman DUI suspect ate approximately 11 grams of marijuana while in the back of a patrol car. 1403780192
Police: Suspect arrested after leaving shoe behind

Police in South Florida say they arrested a man suspected of stealing weed killer after he left his shoe behind while running away.
Screaming man with dead raccoon in Mukilteo

Someone called 911 to report a screaming man dragging an animal along a highway in Mukilteo.
Sacramento zoo seeks yard waste to feed animals

California's Sacramento Zoo is urging homeowners to think of their tree trimmings and other yard waste as a potential meal for its animals.
Buy a vowel? Couple flown to Grenada, not Granada

A District of Columbia couple has sued British Airways, saying the airline ruined their vacation by booking them tickets to the Caribbean island of Grenada instead of Granada, Spain.
Police: Thief arrested after leaving shoe behind

It wasn't your typical Cinderella story. But in the end the shoe fit and 29-year-old Tyrell Copper found himself in jail.
Bolivia rebels at rightist timepieces, flips clock

Bolivia's leftist government is turning back the clock. Or, more precisely, turning it backward.
Police: Burglar busted after not exiting Facebook

Police didn't have to work hard to catch a man who broke into a Minnesota house.
Woman climbs over barrier to lions at Memphis Zoo

Memphis Zoo officials have banned a woman after saying she climbed over a barrier to the enclosure where lions are kept and tried to feed them cookies.
Mummified man in manhole was likely electrocuted

An autopsy shows that a man whose mummified remains were found in a Tucson, Arizona, manhole likely died of electrocution.
Northwestern issues diplomas with misspelled word

An Illinois university's typo is getting national attention.
Skyscraper game of Tetris breaks world record

All the pieces have fallen into place for the designer of a giant Tetris game.
Zero fighter part back in Hawaii 73 years later

A metal plate with the serial number of a Japanese Zero fighter that crashed during the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor has returned to Hawaii.
Car backs through Washington restaurant drive-thru

Police say a woman was trying to back her car in into the drive-through lane of a Jack in the Box restaurant in Kelso, Washington, when she crossed over a median into a water meter and shrubs, sideswiped the menu board and caused $18,000 in damage.
Cat's cradle: Pet perches atop investigating cop

The cat. In the bathroom. On the officer's shoulders?
Thief steals Model A from churchgoer, crashes it

Central Oregon authorities say a 79-year-old man took a 1930 Ford Model A coupe to church on Sunday to show it off.
Reader board error gets bus stopped near Raymond

Pacific Transit buses have a reader board setting for drivers to call for help that reads, "Emergency, call police."
Officer: Man came to court hiding pot in left sock

Authorities say a Connecticut man who told his probation officer he wasn't foolish enough to bring drugs into a courthouse had been hiding 19 bags of pot in his left sock.
Los Angeles street sign allowed 1-minute parking

Motorists in Los Angeles are known to chafe at the city's confusing parking restrictions and pricey penalties, but an erroneous street sign spotted last week had drivers scratching their heads.