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Was Balloon Boy Chase a Hoax?
Region: United States
UPDATE: Larimer County is expected to file criminal misdemeanor charges against balloon boy father Richard Heene. Read more here. Hours after the "balloon boy" drama of a 6-year-old allegedly trapped aloft a homemade hot-air balloon gripped the nation, some are wondering whether the child's fame-seeking parents made the whole thing up. Why? First, the family is no stranger to reality TV, thanks to two appearanc... more
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Bank Teller averts robbery, asking "Are you serious?"
Region: United StatesCENTEREACH, NY (GroundReport) - According to police, a bank teller in Long Island, New York, asked the question "Are you serious?" to a would-be robber and the puzzled teller's question was sufficient to spook the female suspect. The suspect fled the Roslyn Savings Bank in Centereach late Thursday afternoon. Police authorities revealed that she entered the bank inside a Centereach supermarket. She later gave t... more
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The Scarlet Project Posts Nudes of Paul Donahoe & Kenny Jordan; Duo Gets Kicked off Team
Region: Nebraska
The Scarlet Project, a gossip site at the University of Nebraska, posted photos of wrestlers, Paul Donahoe and Kenny Jordan posing nude for a gay website, which subsequently got them kicked off the school's wrestling team. According to NCAA rules, student athletes such as Paul Donahoe, are not allowed to "knowingly let pictures of themselves used for commercial purposes" and are "ineligible to compete" if any compensa... more
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Impaled Seattle Man dies: The Shocking Revelations.
Region: CaliforniaThis is the report of a sordid and bizarre story that happened at an Enumclaw, Washington farm in 2005. As reported in The Seattle Times dated July 16, 2005. I first learned of it by picking up a rumor in a chat room about a similar incident that occurred more recently and perhaps even in 2007. I went ahead did a little leg work, or keyboard work. I began by searching for the death of a man eng... more
Views: 10983Barry Jennings, Key 9/11 Witness Dies
Region: New York
Barry Jennings, a former New York Housing Authority Emergency Coordinator and key 9/11 witness, has died of undisclosed causes at the age of 53. Barry Jennings is most famously known for his eyewitness accounts of what happened in World Trade Center 7 (WTC7), another large building that fell on the World Trade Center site that was not hit by an airplane. Jennings claims that he heard explosions while in the building, ... more
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Jen Moss, Ashland's 'The Naked Lady', Plans to Parade Nude July 4
Region: California
Ashland, California activist Jen Moss likes to express her love of America and the environment in an unusual way: nude. Jen Moss is already known as 'The Naked Lady" for rollerblading nearly nude in Northern California, usually wearing nothing but hemp thong underwear and pasties. Now Jen Moss, 33, says she plans to participate topless in the upcoming Ashland Independence Day Parade in July 4th. According ... more
Views: 9332Adam Melzer, Youth Supervisor and Coach, Arrested for Child Porn
Region: New Jersey
Adam Melzer, 34, of Teaneck, New Jersey, has been arrested and charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly asking four 16-18 year-old boys to give him naked pictures of themselves. Adam Melzer was the adult supervisor and one-time basketball coach for the four boys he asked to give him nude pictures. Melzer's asking and the taking of the pictures occurred between 2006-2007 at the youth... more
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Melissa Lech Killed by Hit and Run in Joliet, Illinois
Region: Illinois
Melissa Lech, 20, of Joliet, Illinois, was killed after being hit by a vehicle at 2838 McDonough Street in Joliet. Police believe that the hit and run accident occurred at 12:20 a.m. Police responded to reports of a woman lying in the roadway and rushed Melissa Lech to the Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center Emergency Room where she was pronounce dead at 12:36 a.m. There are not any suspects or witnesses regarding Me... more
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Wendy Offredo, Dawn McCreery Murderer, Richard Cooey, Interview
Region: Ohio
Richard Cooey, the man who murdered University of Akron students Wendy Offredo and Dawn McCreery 22 years ago, claims that his obesity makes finding his veins for lethal injection next month will be impossible. Richard Cooey gave an interview to the Associated Press from an Ohio State Penitentiary visiting cell and spoke about how he is not trying to escape execution but thinks lethal injection will not work properly ... more
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Apache War in New Mexico Heats Up
Region: New Mexico
The Apaches, frustrated in their efforts to open a casino in Akela Flats, New Mexico, have begun flinging arrows at their enemies in the US government. The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, which has been thwarted in its attempts to open a bingo casino on its 30-acre site off I-10 east of Deming, accused the government of intimidating companies who supply the electronic gaming machines. Tribal Chairman Jeff... more
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