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Creepy, Quirky & Crazy Stories
A few years ago, photographer Tom Boyd and I used that theme to guide us in a search for the peculiar stories that help to define life in Washington state. Before that, I conducted a similar probe into Clark County lore with help from several local research assistants.
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The Outer Limits
A guided tour of the peculiarities that make Washington state unique. A collection of stories and photographs by Columbian staff. |
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'Pantyhose Bandit' causes sheer annoyance in Mass.
MILFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Dozens of pairs of pantyhose have been left near a Milford school bus stop - causing sheer annoyance in the neighborhood. The pantyhose - sometimes new, sometimes used - has been left on Camp Street for more than two years. They're almost alwa... |
Couple claim mysterious noise plagues their house
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Bob and Leona Ehrfurth say the noise that's been plaguing them for two years sounds something like a rumbling motor, with a subtle vibration that won't quit. Then it stops - especially when they try to show city officials or acoustic experts... |
R.I. police say man had 0.491 blood alcohol level
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent - the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead. Stanley Kobierowski was taken to a hospital, put in the detoxification un... |
Man finds second long python in Maine in a week
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- A man is having trouble sleeping since he found a python snake about 9 feet long under the engine of his pickup truck. Harley Burgess's shocking discovery Saturday is the second of its kind in less than a week in Maine. Last Wednesday, a Gorh... |
NY man earning $100K lived in company paint shed
ORANGEBURG, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York state report says a maintenance man who earned $100,000 last year working at a psychiatric center has been living for free in a paint shed on company grounds and even had his mail delivered there. A report issued Monday by the ins... |
Teacher lasts 20 hours on carnival ride, wins $1K
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota high school teacher has lasted 20 hours on a carnival ride to win the Ride the Tide Challenge at the Mall of America. Forty-year-old Jim Salava (suh-LAH'-vuh), of Oakdale, was declared the winner at the Nickelodeon Universe the... |
Woman runs sword into foot during Wiccan ceremony
LEBANON, Ind. (AP) -- A woman accidentally stabbed herself in the foot with a 3-foot-long sword while performing a Wiccan good luck ritual at a central Indiana cemetery. Katherine Gunther, 36, of Lebanon, pierced her left foot with the sword while performing the rit... |
Suspected bomb turns out to be string cheese
CENTERVILLE, Utah (AP) -- A piece of string cheese made to look like a bomb forced the temporary closure of a Centerville grocery store. Police were called to Dick's Market over the weekend for a report that a someone had left a device covered in duct tape near a dr... |
Suspected thieves run out of gas at Goodwill store
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Three men suspected of stealing from a Goodwill store in Cookeville ran out of gas before making it out of the parking lot, police say. Officers said they found a truck stalled in the parking lot after someone called police saying a recline... |
Wayward porcupine saved on interstate with shovel
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A porcupine that wandered onto the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 in Spokane and found itself trapped has been rescued by a Washington state transportation worker with a very long-handled shovel. Washington State Patrol Trooper Mark Baker sa... |
Bystanders help man after wind scatters his cash
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) -- A dozen bystanders rushed in to help a 70-year-old man after he stumbled leaving a Southern California bank, causing thousands of dollars to scatter in the wind. Ludwig Geier says hundreds of bills were "gone in no time," flying through the... |
Break-in suspects found asleep on stolen goods
 MONROE, Wash. (AP) -- Police say a trail of pillows and backpacks led to two sleeping men who were arrested after a department store break-in. Kyle Burress, 25, and Allen Pierce, 27, have been charged with second-degree burglary. Police spokeswoman Debbie Willis say... |
Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin
 ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away. Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them fo... |
Fired worker accused of trying to cut boss' power
PLAINVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- Plainville police have arrested a Portland woman, accusing her of trying to retaliate against her former boss by having electricity cut off to his home. Police say a 33-year-old woman was fired June 25 from her job at a Glastonbury insuranc... |
Men sentenced for setting friend's crotch ablaze
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) -- Two practical jokers are behind bars for setting their passed-out drinking buddy's crotch ablaze while boozing in Grover Beach. Matthew Craig Pillers and Jack Brent Nicholas Keiffer pleaded no contest to a felony great bodily injury c... |
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