Bizarre and Strange News
RSS‘Unicorn’ Hunter Arrested Following Manhunt Near Goodman
McDONALD COUNTY — A 36-year-old Rogers, Ark., man was arrested at about 5 a.m. Monday after a manhunt by several law enforcement ocers from the McDonald County Sheriff’s Department and the Goodman Police Department. Continue reading...
Ohio officials to return exotic animals to widow
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio officials are clearing the way for the return of five surviving exotic animals to a woman whose husband released dozens of wild creatures last fall, then committed suicide. Continue reading...
Frozen cows in cabin spur warnings at hot springs
ASPEN, Colo. — Federal forest officials want visitors of a Colorado hot springs to be very careful about what's lurking inside a remote cabin nearby: Frozen cows. Continue reading...
Bigfoot search illegal, say U.S. park rangers
Guide fined for expedition without permit
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Any fees-paid expedition in the Buffalo National River area requires a permit from the federal government. Continue reading...
Authorities find 167 bodies in Mexican cave
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say they’ve found the bodies of 167 people in a southern Mexican cave, and forensic experts believe the remains are at least 50 years old. Continue reading...
Iowa City man charged with stealing own cat
IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa City man accused of stealing his own cat from an animal shelter vows to fight the charge. Continue reading...
Puerto Rico fisherman survives 20 days adrift in Caribbean
BOGOTA, Colombia — A Puerto Rican fisherman spent nearly three weeks adrift in the Caribbean, surviving on raw fish and trapped rainwater, before reaching the Colombian island of San Andres Continue reading...
Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl
PHILADELPHIA — Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX. Continue reading...
Man charged in cougar shooting in Minnesota
JACKSON, Minn. — Prosecutors have charged a southwest Minnesota man for allegedly shooting a cougar last November. Continue reading...
Carthage police apologize for accidental Facebook post
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage Police Department has apologized for a fleeting, accidental posting of an explicit photograph on the department’s new Facebook page. Continue reading...
Austrian principal warned after high-tech anti-cheating plan
SALZBURG, Austria — An Austrian high school principal narrowly escaped legal action after going after potential exam cheaters with a high-tech — but illegal — idea. Continue reading...
New Year's guests locked out at Denver Marriott
DENVER — New Year’s guests at a Denver Marriott were locked out of their rooms when the clock struck midnight and their room keys stopped working. Continue reading...
Utah man wins Lamborghini, crashes it hours later
SANTAQUIN, Utah — A Utah man who won a $380,000 Lamborghini in a convenience store chain's contest crashed the sports car six hours after he got it. Continue reading...
Small plane lands on busy Colorado street
LONGMONT, Colo. — The pilot of a single-engine plane managed to safely land on a major street in the northern Colorado city of Longmont after having engine problems. Continue reading...
NYC man arrested in woman's elevator burning death
NEW YORK — A New York City man has been charged with dousing a woman with a flammable liquid and setting her afire with a Molotov cocktail inside an elevator. Continue reading...
