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FENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Authorities investigating a fatal crash in Genesee County say they turned up a 40- to 50-pound bale of marijuana on the roadway nearby. The Flint Journal, WNEM-TV and WJRT-TV report the crash happened Friday afternoon in Fenton Township, near Flint. The driver of the Corvette lost control on southbound U.S. […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A cupcake that weighs as much as a person has been certified as the world’s largest. Guinness World Records certified the hefty pastry Saturday at the Minneapolis Mall of America. The super-sized snack weighed in at nearly 151 pounds, including 15 pounds of fudge filling and 60 pounds of yellow icing. It […]

WINTER PARK, Florida (AP) – A Florida dentist is being sued for allegedly dropping tools down the throat of an elderly patient – twice. Relatives of 90-year-old Charles Gaal Jr. recently filed the suit in circuit court accusing Dr. Wesley Meyers of negligence. An answering message at Meyers’ office in Winter Park said Saturday that […]

HAVERFORD, Pa. (AP) – Seven suburban Philadelphia children had a brush with the law for selling without a permit – selling lemonade, that is. But police say it was all a misunderstanding. A neighbor called Haverford Township police July 10 about the sales. He says the youngsters were going door-to-door and he didn’t think they […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Portland’s new NBA Development League team is looking for somebody with acrobatic skills to be its new mascot. The Maine Red Claws are holding auditions on July 25 for team mascot, as well as for public address announcer for the team’s inaugural season. Team officials say the mascot, Crusher, will be […]

DENVER (AP) – A former Colorado Department of Revenue supervisor says love for her ex-boyfriend led her to steal $11 million in unclaimed tax refunds from the state. The ex-boyfriend, Hysear Randell, is on trial in Denver this week on charges of theft, forgery, computer crime and racketeering. On Wednesday, Michelle Cawthra testified that she […]

GLENSHAW, Pa. (AP) – Even plumbers sometimes encounter unfathomable clogs. This is what happened to 49-year-old George Jessup on Saturday when he saw a duck near a storm drain in a suburban Pittsburgh neighborhood. The plumber tried to approach the duck but she “charged at me like a lion.” So Jessup, on call for Mr. […]

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) – Police say a Bennington man accused of driving drunk left evidence on the trunk of his car: a glass of beer. A Vermont State Police trooper says when a car pulled up next to him at an intersection on Wednesday night he noticed a glass sitting on the trunk. The trooper […]

PORTLAND (AP) – Organizers of a health care rally Saturday in Portland’s Monument Square are boldly predicting it’ll be the largest health care march in Maine history. Greg Howard from Change That Works says at least 500 people have signed up for buses or vans coming from all corners from the state. President Barack Obama […]