IN THE NEWS » Outhouse prohibition proposed; parolee says he wants to go back to prison; ex-TV weatherman who changed name to Meteorologist runs for office

• Justin Price and Arthur Handy, two Rhode Island lawmakers, introduced legislation to prohibit the use of outhouses in the state and require property owners to abandon, fill up or destroy the rustic facilities by January of 2020 or face fines of up to $1,000 each.

• Cesar Calle of Weston, Fla., was able to give his wife, Monica, a special gift for their 23rd wedding anniversary when a team of doctors performed a successful kidney transplant in what one surgeon described as a rare donor match between spouses.

• Paul Borroni, 57, on parole after spending nearly four decades in prison for murder and parole violations, was arrested for pretending to have a gun when he robbed a restaurant in Clayton, Mo., reportedly telling officers he wanted to go back to jail because he didn't want to be homeless.

• Richard Parker, 67, of Standish, Calif., was arrested, accused of illegally killing birds of prey when state investigators said they found the carcasses of more than 130 hawks and other protected birds piled up under trees and utility poles.

• Meteorologist Drew Anderson, 29, a former TV weather forecaster in Pennsylvania who legally changed his first name to reflect his profession, said he's planning to run in the Republican primary against U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker, who is seeking a second term.

• Dulce Rippstine, 38, of San Juan, Texas, got 37 months in prison and Juan Segura-Olvera, 57, was sentenced to 50 months after both pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle a grenade launcher and three semi-automatic rifles into the U.S. from Mexico.

• Kari McCollum set a new distance record when a blimp towed her for 6.9 miles on water skis at Lake Elsinore, Calif., beating the old mark of nearly 5 miles, according to Philip Robertson, an adjucator with the Guinness Book of World Records.

• Eduardo Martinez, 20, was arrested by sheriff's deputies in Yavapai County, Ariz., when a police dog named Vader sniffed out bags and boxes containing nearly 50 pounds of cocaine and more than 27 pounds of marijuana hidden inside his car.

• Johnnie Vickers, the solid waste director in Hall County, Ga., said a call from a distraught woman ended happily when a team of five workers sorted through nearly 10 tons of trash to find a black bag containing three rings and a bracelet worth $100,000 that had been accidentally tossed out.

A Section on 03/15/2018

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