Saturday, February 25, 2006

 

Around the Country ...

Snowballs too 'dangerous'

School officials have put a chill on two students' plans to wage a "snow day" at their high school.
Two Ramona High School students were suspended for bringing snow to school after officials declared snowballs dangerous.

"Anything that disturbs that or disrupts that is inappropriate on a school campus," said Principal Mike Neece. "Anything that could cause injury, or could cause a student to get upset and instigate a fight, or damage students' personal property is just inappropriate behavior."

Seniors Michael Sepulveda and Daniel Zavala made a pre-dawn run to a resort area of the San Bernardino Mountains to fill their pickup trucks with snow and bring it to school for what they hoped would turn into an annual "bring Big Bear to Riverside" ritual.

From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

 

Around the Country ...

Fla. man kills roommate over toilet paper

MOSS BLUFF, Fla. - A man accused of fatally beating his roommate with a sledgehammer and a claw hammer because there was no toilet paper in their home has been arrested.

Franklin Paul Crow, 56, was charged Monday with homicide in the death of Kenneth Matthews, 58, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
Capt. Thomas Bibb said Crow initially denied his involvement, but confessed during questioning.

Crow told investigators that the men were fighting about the toilet paper over the weekend when Matthews pulled out a rifle. Crow said he then began beating Matthews with the sledgehammer and claw hammer, according to an affidavit.

From the Miami Herald

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Sunday, February 19, 2006

 

Around Pennsylvania ...

Puppy heart surgery gives spaniel new life

HOLLAND, Pa. - Here's a true love story about a once-puny pup who gave away his heart as soon as it was mended.

Buddy, a Springer Spaniel who now weighs 40 pounds, had been suffering - literally - from a bleeding heart and a date with death at an animal shelter. But helping hands and puppy love saw him through surgery and recovery and gave him a dog's life, his new family said.

Buddy was tossed into the shelter when he was 6 months old. His original family had lost its house and he was far from healthy. But a rescue organization, a veterinary worker and his introduction to Hero, a 118-pound mutt that would become his sibling, brought Buddy back to life.

From the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

Around the Country ...

Man allegedly bites off girlfriend's nose

TULSA, Okla. -- A family sitting down to dinner had to call police and an ambulance after a man allegedly bit off the nose of his girlfriend, authorities said.

Jody Bennett came out of a back room of a north Tulsa residence on Thursday with a napkin over her face and said her boyfriend, identified as Greg Hill, had bitten her nose.

Medics responding to the house saw that Bennett's nose had been severed and called police.

"We looked around and tried to find a nose but couldn't find it," Cpl. Larry Edwards, a police spokesman, said. "I think he swallowed it."

From the Washington Post

Around the World ...

Vietnam bans alcohol in karaoke bars

HANOI, Vietnam - Karaoke bars in Vietnam will no longer be allowed to sell or have alcohol on their premises as part of the country's continued campaign against so-called 'social evils,' a government official said Friday.

Under a decree that took effect Thursday, karaoke bars, along with discotheques, will also be required to close down at midnight, said Le Anh Tuyen, director of the Legal Department at the Ministry of Culture and Information.

"The decree will definitely help reduce negative activities in karaoke bars and discotheques," he said.

From the San Jose Mercury-News

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