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Friday, December 18, 2009
Man Marries Video Game Character
We ve heard of men marrying their pets and other inanimate objects -- but a video game character
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Chest nuts roasting by an open fire: a Stucker classic
Chest nuts roasting by an open fire a Stucker classic
The Buzz: Controversial Christmas Display
Controversy in a Nipomo neighborhood over a Christmas display The display depicts Jesus with a shotgun and Santa on the ground Neighbors want the display taken down The maker understands their anger but offers an explanation Staring down the barrel of Jesus shotgun Not your typical Christmas display
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Dog saves family from fire
A family in Southbury is especially thankful for its dog this holiday season after it helped rescue them from a fire inside their home
First Person: Faith the Dog Inspires With Two Legs
Spend some time with Faith the Dog who walks using the only two legs she has Faith s owners say their animal offers inspiration for all including military families who may have loved ones injured by conflict Dec 16
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The Buzz: Student suspended for drawing?
The Taunton School District on Tuesday night denied a father s claims that his son was suspended for drawing a stick figure of Jesus on a cross
School sends boy home for drawing Jesus
TAUNTON - An 8-year-old boy was sent home from school after he drew a stick-figure picture of Jesus Christ on the cross FOX25 s Erin Hawksworth reports
Monday, December 14, 2009
Raw Octopus That Uses Tools Found in Asia
An octopus has been discovered in Indonesia that collects coconut shells to make a shelter displaying unusually sophisticated behaviour that the researchers believe is the first evidence of tool use in an invertebrate animal Dec 15
Rare Frog Halts Brazil Highway Construction
The construction of a major highway around the city of Rio de Janeiro has been partly stopped due to the discovery of a small frog under threat of extinction Dec 15
No-Bama Man Sparks Debate with T-Shirt
A t-shirt being sold online says to pray for President Obama but the message actually contains a threat FOX s Mike Gilliam reports
Rare gold coin found in donation kettle
A Connecticut Salvation Army chapter is counting its blessings after counting change and finding a rare gold coin was donated in one of their kettles The coin could be worth hundreds of dollars coin experts say
Santa Sculpted in 640 Pounds of Cheese
A Wisconsin grocery store celebrates a dairy Merry Christmas with a life-sized version of Santa Artists used six-hundred-forty pounds of mild cheddar cheese to sculpt a five-foot six-inch Saint Nick
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Hellzapoppin performers amaze, disgust
Viewer discretion is advised Hellzapoppin a traveling sideshow opened its Winter tour to a sold out crowd at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City They will perform on Thursday 12 17 at the Lizard Lounge in Dallas and Saturday 12 19 at Lola s Saloon in Fort Worth DMN-video editing Nathan Hunsinger
10th annual Santa Speedo Run
What started as funny thing to do on a whim has now morphed into a major annual event The 10th annual Santa Speedo Run took place today
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Virgin Mary Shows Lots Of Leg In Sexy Nativity Display
This time of year nativity scenes are spouting up everywhere but one nativity display in a store window in Los Angeles is turning heads because it features a sexy Virgin Mary Dec 11
Lights Over Norway: UFO Or Military Rocket?
This video footage shows strange lights over a military base in northern Norway Witnesses say it was a spectacular display but were left wondering what they saw A UFO or a Russian military rocket The military is mum Dec 10
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Girl Licks Pole in 10 Degree Weather; Gets Tongue Stuck
Remember that scene in the movie A Christmas Story where the little boy gets his tongue frozen to a metal pole Well it s happened to a 13-year-old girl in Washington state Dec 09
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Holy Cow! Calf Born With Special Marking
It s not unusual for cows to have markings on their bodies but a calf born in northeast Connecticut about a week ago has a spot that s being called divine Dec 8
Monday, December 7, 2009
The Dancing Cop!
Officer Tony Lepore has been dancing his way through downtown traffic since the early 1980 s and he brings his moves to The Rhode Show this morning
Soon on Parade: Tillman the Snowboarding Bulldog
Meet Tillman a 4-year-old bulldog who loves riding on boards whether on land or snow Soon he will be snowboarding down a manmade mountain on a float in the Rose Parade Tillman s owner is not a pro just a guy with a dog Dec 8
Raw Santas Rappel Down Building
Santa Claus made a dramatic appearance at a downtown festival in Cincinnati Ohio Jolly Saint Nick rappelled down the side of a building as part of the city s annual Downtown Dazzle gathering The festival included fireworks and live music Dec 7
Burned body found, answers sought
Police are looking for help identifying the body of a woman found burned in North Stonington
Raw Woman Dragged by Boston Subway Train
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority suspended a train operator who did not stop after a woman s bag got caught in a door and she was dragged down the subway platform Dec 7
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Popular Panda at National Zoo Bound for China
A young giant panda who became a major draw after his birth at Washington s National Zoo will leave for China early next year for breeding The AP s Lee Powell reports Tai Shan must be returned under an panda loan agreement Dec 4
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Would-be Robber Pays Back Store Owner
A would-be robber in Long Island has paid a store owner back Six months ago a robber tried to rob a deli but was instead turned away and actually given a loaf of bread and money The robber has now paid that money back Dec 4
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Fragrances Engineered Using Celebrity DNA?
A new fragrance is the strangest possible holiday gift many have ever seen heard of or smelled
Voyeuristic Window Display Drawing Crowds in NYC
A nontraditional window display is drawing crowds in NYC among traditional Fifth Avenue holiday window shoppers The storefront shows women changing clothes and stripping down to their underwear Dec 2
Woman Sees Virgin Mary in a Pancake
Bianca Lopez says she was preparing a quick meal for her family when she noticed a familiar image in one of her pancakes-- an image of the Virgin Mary Dec 2
Berry's mustache a rarity in politics
there has been a lot of talk about albuquerque mayor richard berry s somewhat surprising election victory
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06 16 pm and there s an element to the new mayor that makes him a bit of a political rarity his mustache stuart dyson is downtown with more on how richard berry has defied the odds - by winning office with hair on his upper lip a wise man - okay a wise guy - once said the only thing rarer in politics than a man with a mustache is a woman with a mustache - but richard berry has never considered mowing it down and shaving it off berry is only the second republican mayor in albuquerque s modern form of government - but he s the first one with a mustache take a look at his predecessors going back to the early seventies - nary a mustache in the bunch - and not a one for years before that say oldtimers who remember the ancient days of the city commission government proof of mustache unpopularity - only one in the entire u s senate - it belongs to
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06 17 pm senator roland burris of illinois i interrogated the new mayor about this hairy issue i grew it when i was 18 years old - i ve had it ever since - my mom likes it and my wife likes it and that s all that matters to me q it s not going anywhere a i don t believe so q mr gillette is not gonna have his way with you a you know - i am what i am stu - and that s part of the package i guess for some reason evil dictators like mustaches - here s joe stalin here s saddam hussein in more recent times and who can forget this guy - the king of dictator stashes good guys had em too - like president teddy roosevelt and big bill taft - the last mustache guy elected president - and that was 1908 we can t leave this issue without mentioning our most obscure president - chester a arthur - look at them whiskers and how about old kaiser bill of germany - beat that mister berry okay - we left out bill richardson - but
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06 18 pm that s a beard - separate category - and besides - he grew it after getting elected - at city hall stuart dyson eyewitness news four
Mother Teresa On A Cutting Board?
Did Mother Teresa really appear to a Massachusetts woman on a cutting board
Raw Groom Updates Relationship Status From Altar
A Maryland groom wasted no time in telling his family and friends who couldn t attend his wedding that he was officially off the market After exchanging vows he immediately updated his Facebook and Twitter status to married Dec 02
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Raw Groom Updates Relationship Status From Alter
A Maryland groom wasted no time in telling his family and friends who couldn t attend his wedding that he was officially off the market After exchanging vows he immediately updated his Facebook and Twitter status to married Dec 02
Raw Friend Convinced Wash. Shooter Was Jesus
Authorities say the man accused of killing 4 police officers had visions that he was Christ This video taken at a party for a minister shows Maurice Clemmons and a friend trying to convince people that God called Clemmons to attend the event Dec 1
Monday, November 30, 2009
Motorized Bar Stool From Ohio DUI Being Auctioned
A motorized bar stool that got an Ohio man arrested for drunken driving goes up for auction this week on eBay Kile Wygle spent 3 days in jail after he crashed the homemade vehicle in March Nov 30
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Woman sees image of Jesus on iron
METHUEN - A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband had her hours at work cut and moved into an apartment says an image of Jesus Christ she sees on her iron has reassured her that life is going to be good FOX25 s Sara Underwood reports
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Video shows student licking coach's toe
The parents of some Mooresville High School students are outraged over a 41-second cell phone video showing a softball player licking her coach s toe
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Toe-Licking Video Sparks Debate
Some parents in an Indiana town are upset that a former softball coach removed after video surfaced of a player licking his feet is now coaching the girls swim team
Giraffe Arrives at Tulsa Zoo With Crooked Neck
When workers at the Tulsa Zoo got the first glimpse of their newest resident a giraffe named Amali they immediately knew something was wrong Nov 25
Raw Turkey Bowling "strikes" Cincinnati
Contestants in Cincinnati competed for 100 dollars in prize money by hurling frozen turkeys across an ice rink and knocking down as many pins as possible Nov 24
Monday, November 23, 2009
Floating Supermarket in Kerala
In Kerala a part of India known as the Venice of the East a network of canals has become home to a huge floating grocery store 24 November 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Seattle Woman Denied Credit, Told She's Dead
A Seattle Washington woman trying to refinance her mortgage got the shock of her life when she learned her credit report listed her as deceased The news came after she had battled cancer and then learned she needed open-heart surgery Nov 22
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Family Uses Road Kill As Main Dish
A Valley couple takes an economical approach to add protein to the dinner table
Friday, November 20, 2009
VIDEO: Man Answered Santa Letters For 58 Years
A Susquehanna Valley man spent more than half his life answering hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa put in a mailbox in Hanover York County
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Raw Bongs Disguised As Xmas Ornaments
U S Customs officials say they got a surprise when they found 316 000 glass bongs disguised as Christmas decorations at the Los Angeles harbor The drug pipes were shipped from China and are estimated to be worth is more than 2 6 million Nov 19
Chicken flies into city council meeting
a recent durango city council meeting was for the birds an amusing guest catches councilors by surprise -- stirring up a ruckus in the council chambers our four corners reporter erisa nakano has more on the case of the mysterious chicken during a city council meeting in durango--councilo rs were focused and serious--until they were interrupted by an unexpected visitor he clucked around a little bit he did one of these moves this recording of tuesday s city council meeting shows that it wasn t what anyone had in mind haha an unidentified chicken came to our city council meeting tuesday night in the middle of an executive session--a person dressed in a chicken costume made a lasting impression i hope the viewing audience understands that there is a chicken in the audience the chicken attended the meeting to show support for an ordinance that was being talked about if it passes--owning chickens could become legal in the city of durango it wasn t a threatening chicken or anything like that durango mayor pro tem michael rendon introduced the chicken ordinance a year and a half ago he says the chicken was very informed it was kind of nice to add a little mor it wasn t an exciting meeting to begin with and in general i actually found it refreshing to add humor to our regular meetings the person behind the mask remains a mystery when the meeting was over the chicken got up squawked around a little bit laid an egg and left
Raw Chicken Suit Crashes City Council Mtg
A person in a chicken suit showed up at a city council meeting in Durango Colorado as members discussed rules for keeping backyard chickens The chicken s identity remains a mystery Nov 19
Chicken-costumed person visits meeting
A giant chicken or at least a person in a chicken costume paid a visit to Tuesday s Durango City Council meeting as councilors considered the wording of a recently passed backyard chicken ordinance
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wild Turkey on N.J. Turnpike Captured
A wild turkey that has been playing chicken along the N J Turnpike since August won t be dodging Thanksgiving traffic The bird was netted Wednesday at the Jersey City interchange after failed attempts over the weekend Nov 18
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
First Person: A Game of Featherbowling
A game with roots in Belgium is something of a Detroit fixture Featherbowling has players roll wooden balls down a dirt lane aiming to place the wobbling ball closest to a single pigeon feather sticking out of the earth Nov 17
Raw Policeman Vs. Kitty
Watch as a patient police officer in Texas puts up with a friendly black cat clinging to him during a recent traffic stop The ways of the affectionate feline were captured by the patrol car s dashcam Nov 17
Hotel Lets Guests Live Like Hamsters
Ever wonder what it would feel like to be a hamster Now you can find out A hotel in Nantes France is offering people the chance to live like a rodent
Nederland's Frozen Dead Guy Celebrates 20 Years On Ice
Keeping Grandpa Bredo very very cold for all these years has been no easy task but The Ice Man has it under control
Man Throws Away Wife's Wedding Ring
Angelo Pericolo a New Jersey man threw out the trash but accidently threw out something very important
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Books Returned to Library After 50 Years
A mysterious package arrived at a Phoenix high school recently and what was inside was even more baffling Nov 14
Friday, November 13, 2009
Real-life Buck Loses Fight to Fake Elk
A buck tangles with a 640-pound elk and loses A homeowner in Wisconsin gets deer meet out of the incident but has to repair the statue of his elk Nov 13
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Police arrest serial beer robber
Police say one man has stolen nearly 3 000 worth of beer right in front of store employees but they weren t able to stop him
Albuquerque police say 26-year-old Carlos Leyba visited the same Circle K about five days a week for the past month each time picking up three to four 30-can cases and walking out the door without paying
Employees told police that store policy prevents them from following a thief outside to get a license plate number
A customer finally provided one to store managers and police tracked down Leyba
New From Japan: The Golf Bra
A Japanese lingerie company is going green and pleasing sports fans at the same time The company has created a bra that folds out into a golf putting green
Raw Family of Bears Lives in Tree
A family of bears climbed up a tree in northwestern Minnesota at least three weeks ago and have yet to come down Nov 12
Raw Swimwear Parade Record Attempt Fails
Over 200 Australians swapped business suits for skimpy swimwear in central Sydney on Thursday in a failed attempt to break the record for the world s largest swimwear parade Nov 12
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Mail Call
Do you have something on your mind Do you want the FOX25 Morning News to read it on the air
Bra Offers Support, Help with Putting
If you haven t found the perfect holiday gift for your wife yet may we suggest you stay FAR AWAY from this one
Metal Patient: Nails, Coins Removed From Stomach
A Peruvian man is recovering after eating metal for months and having almost 2 pounds of it removed from his stomach Nov 11
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monkey Smoking, Snowball Tossing Laws Baffle
From the strange to the downright bizarre some archaic laws are still on the books in Indiana
Monday, November 9, 2009
Supreme Court To Review 'Toilet Flush' Case
11 09 09 - A Nashville man is serving 15 years in jail after flushing a toilet and it s a case that will be reviewed by the Tennessee Supreme Court
Woman saved from tracks
A security camera was rolling when a Boston woman fell on to the tracks at North Station and several passengers came to her rescue
Massport Disputes Unattended Bag Claim
A Reading woman who accidentally left a bag outside Logan International Airport was stunned to find it in the same place an hour and a half later
Sunday, November 8, 2009
News 4 exposes the Woman the White
News 4 s Jericka Duncan exposes downtown Buffalo s Woman in White
Residents rescued from 5-alarm inferno
A five-alarm inferno tore through a building Sunday morning that was home to more than 20 people and several businesses Greenfield Fire Chief Michael Winn told 22News the fire began at around 8 30a m at 29 Chapman Street
Friday, November 6, 2009
Raw Man Drives Car All the Way Into Court
Police say surveillance video shows a North Carolina man purposely drove his car through glass doors and into a courthouse early Friday morning They say he then calmly got out with cigarette in hand and walked away The man has been arrested Nov 6
UNM soccer player making headlines for on-field conduct
There s another cloud over UNM athletics this time it s the extremely rough conduct of a player on the womens soccer team that s made headlines
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Brazilian Crashes His Own Funeral
A Brazilian man has shocked his family by showing up at his own funeral Family members had incorrectly identified Ademir Jorge Goncalves as a car crash victim Sunday night 06 November 2009
2 Legged Dog Looking for a Home
A chihuahua tossed out by its owner perhaps because of the way she was born is looking for a new home and extra TLC to help with the unusual obstacles that lay ahead for her Nov 5
Man Gets 3 Years In Prison For Horse Sex
A South Carolina man caught on video having sex with a horse has been sentenced to three years in prison for abusing the animal
Alleged kidnapping victim shares story
An 18-year-old woman says a man waited in the backseat of her car and forced her to drive him to Cherryville in Gaston County by threatening to shoot her
Kangaroo Plague Has Australia Under Siege
Australian farmers in the outback of Western Queensland are under siege from a kangaroo plague with the drought-ravaged animals moving into towns desperate for food Nov 5
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
United Looks at First-Class Seat Denial
United Airlines is responding to allegations from a Maryland businessman who says a gate agent denied him access to the first-class cabin on a recent flight because he was dressed too casually
Raw Bears Lose Their Fur in Leipzig Zoo
Three female spectacled bears in a zoo in the Eastern German city of Leipzig have suddenly lost nearly all their fur Nov 05
Raw Hair-raising Ordeal for Several Bears
Three female spectacled bears in a zoo in eastern German have suddenly lost nearly all their fur The senior curator at Leipzig Zoo said the three bears were suffering from some sort of disease as yet to be identified Nov 4
Raw 200 Foot Long BLT
Officials at Lock Haven University in central Pennsylvania made a huge bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich that stretched more than 200 feet and used 225 pounds of bacon 200 pounds of lettuce and 16 gallons of mayo Nov 4
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Woman Calls 911, Says Boyfriend Won't Marry Her
11 4 09 - 911 dispatchers in Clarksville are receiving some strange calls including one from a woman who was upset because her boyfriend wouldn t marry her
New Door Handle Improves Sanitation
Restaurant customers in one Texas town are praising a new type of door handle that makes a trip to the restroom a bit more sanitary Rich Matthews has the story Nov 3
Raw From Goal to Goal
A high school goalie in Wisconsin netted his team s lone goal when he punted from his end of the field all the way to the other side and over his counterpart s head Nov 3
Stolen Luggage Found at Waddell Home
Dozens of suitcases still tagged were found at a home in Waddell and the owners are accused of stealing the luggage from Sky Harbor Airport FOX 10 s Steve Krafft reports
Family Discovers Frog in Bag of Lettuce
A family s trip to the grocery store ended with a wild discovery when they found a frog in their bag of lettuce
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