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The Walt Disney Company has reached a deal on today to become a partner with the popular video website HULU. Disney had been in talks with NBC Universal and News Corp for some time prior to reaching the deal today. Disney is the only other media company to join as an equity partner. They also will gain 3 seats on the Hulu board.

Hulu will add full length episodes of the follwoing TV shows: "Lost," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Desperate Housewives."

Sex in the Queens Yard

A couple in their early 30's decided that the best place to have sex was on a private grass bank at the Queen's Palace, while Her Majesty was in the residence.

Unfortunately, the couple were watch by crowds of tourists, due to being in full view of the Castle's Garter Tower, near by hotels, pubs, and local shops. Some Japanese tourist were able to film the couple for over 20 minutes before they were arrested by Royal Protection Squad Officers.

Mark Robinson, 44, witnessed the event and said, "One window from the guardroom opened up and when a soldier saw what was going on he told his mates – and lots of windows opened. The couple did not care who was looking and just kept going as if they were in their own bedroom. They even ignored the 'Please Keep Off The Grass' signs. A few soldiers were cheering them on from above & plenty of young people did the same from the roadside. There were camera flashes going off and people videoing."

Manhattan Building Collapses

A 5 story building collapsed on a lower Manhattan construction site on today. Fire officials say that no one was inside when it came down.

The collapse happened early in the morning, just before the normal busy flow of pedestrians and traffic. The front half of the building looks like it was sheared off and the interior floors are visible from the street. A car on the street was covered in rubble.

Lewis Largent lives directly across the street said, the bricks started trickling off the top corner. I was thinking was it raining or something. Then within 10 seconds it just all came down like a wave or an avalanche."

Lisa Schiller has lived in the neighborhood for 20 years and said, "We're a little freaked out about it." She saw the rubble when she came out for her morning walk.

Squidling Blackened and Bitten

Octomom Nadya Suleman was question yesterday by local police and child welfare officials, due to her 4 year old Autistic son showing up to school with a black eye and bite marks. Orange County's Child and Family Services and 2 La Habra Police detectives visited the Suleman's home, but there were no indications of any actions being taken on the mother of 14.

Police have said that they have made several visits to the Suleman's home in the last year to respond to complaints about lost, trapped, or poorly cared for children. Orange County Social Services Spokeswoman TerryLynn Fisher said that her department can't confirm or deny any welfare investigation because of confidentiality laws.

Suleman's attorney says that the boy looks like the black eye came from a fall and the bite marks may have come from one of her 2 year old twins.

He told the Associated Press, "Poor Aidan, he falls a lot.He jumps at noises and things and bumps furniture and walls. I know CPS takes is very seriously. Nadya's best option at this point is finding the young culprit and issuing a punishment. Nadya says she grounds them, takes their favorite toys away - the typical things that a mother will do. Aiden is a special case"


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Disney Buys In

Royal Sex

Manhattan Meltdown

Octomom Abuse?

The World Health Organization has moved the alert level on the Swine Flu to level 4 out of a possible 6, but hasn't requested for travel restrictions or border closures. Many companies that travel to and from Mexico have halted from going to, until the spreading has gotten under control.

Dr. Nikki Shindo a W.H.O. flu expert said, "Swine virus has been found occasionally in human beings. The one thing we don't really understand is why the cases in Mexico are so severe." She continued by telling the Associated Press, "hundreds of thousands" of people in Mexico could be infected. The W.H.O. is looking into Mexican cases to see if there were underlying medical conditions that have caused people to fare worse there that the rest of the world.

Health authorities are also trying to remind people of threat of the swine flu. Flu deaths are common around the world and about 36,000 people in the U.S. alone die annually from flu-related causes according to the CDC.

In poorer countries such as Madagascar and Congo, they have outbreaks of seasonal influenza that can infect up to half of their population. Those cases have a mortality rate of one percent of the entire nation Dr. Shindo reminded.

California's Impact

San Jose, California, a Branham High School student has tested positive for the swine flu, which has prompted school officials to close the campus for a week. Health officials confirmed that a 16 year old girl was diagnosed with Santa Clara County's first case of swine flu.

Campbell Union High School District is alerting parents and students through its website on the positive test results and the possibility of the virus being spread. It asks parents to monitor their children for symptoms of the flu.

Lone Star Infected

The Cleburne Independent School District says Cleburne High, Team School and the Phoenix DAEP campus are all closed due to suspected cases of swine flu. It states that it will update their website of the latest developments to keep students, parents, and the public informed.

The Houston Department of Health and Human Services has called for a new briefing on the morning of April 29th, due to confirming its first case of the Swine Flu.

The Dallas Department of Health and Human Services reported Tuesday that Dallas County has 3 confirmed cases and 6 probable case of the Swine Flu. They go onto to says that the illnesses are not severe and the patients on April 28th were recovering well.

Prevention

The Swine Flu has similar symptoms to the common flu so there are several tips to help avoid contracting the virus. Health Officials recommend frequent hand washing, getting plenty of sleep, staying physically active, managing stress, drinking fluids, and eating healthy foods. They also advise people to avoid touching surfaces that may be contaminated with the flu virus.

The CDC recommends the use of oseltamivir or zanamivir for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with these swine influenza viruses. There are also antiviral drugs that are prescription medicines that fight against the flu viruses.

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Texas Flu Cases

California Flu Cases

Flu Help

The official announcement of Matthew Stafford as the highest paid player that has yet to play the game at a professional level is apparently aggravating for former players of the game. Only time will tell if he's like Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf. Dion Sanders made a bold statement during a discussion on Percy Harvin's positive testing of Marijuana. He said, "At least 30% if the league smokes." That means on a team of 52 players at least 15 of them smoke.

Wal-Mart's Cheap Drugs Not Shipped Safe?

Welcome to Cedar City, Utah, where 3 men are singing a strange story about Wal-Mart and drugs. What started as a routine traffic stop for Iron County Sheriffs escalated when they found boxes of prescription medicine inside the car. The driver told police that they were going to be delivered to the Mega Store in Cedar City.

Diego Jimenez, Maricio Jimenez, and Kyle Gutierrez were stopped by Iron County Deputy Wade Lee, who clocked the trio at 96 miles per hour. Lee says that he grew suspicious when he saw a marijuana pipe in the glove box of the car. He then found 2 boxes of prescription narcotics and a stock invoice that shows the retail value for them at over $30,000.

Lee also states that 2 of the men admitted to being illegal aliens. While the driver says that he has been delivering the drugs for a company called "Nevada Courier" for several months. The police go on to say that they have made deliveries in Mesquite, 2 in Saint George, and then the 4th delivery wou ld have been in Cedar City.
Lee says, “I called Wal-Mart and they said yeah they were expecting a delivery and the driver was late.”

ABC 4 contacted Wal-Mart with questions, but got an emailed statements that reads:

"This situation is unacceptable to Wal-Mart. We maintain strict standards for courier companies that transport products for us. As this was a situation involving a contractor, your questions would need to be addressed by the courier company or the police."

Man, Hammer, and Bullet = Darwin Award?

Traveling up to Pleasant Lake, Indiana, where George Fath had moved his mobile home two months ago. The previous owner left a lot of trash and when Fath was cleaning up when he found a .22 caliber bullet in the yard. Fath has three boys and didn't want his kids to get hurt from it, so he attempted to dispose of it.

Fath said, "My hammer was outside so I took the bullet and put it on a rock and smacked it with the hammer. It went off and went into my belly and knocked me on my butt. I wasn't thinking about it. It was the dumbest thing I ever did in my life. I suggest nobody do it."

Fath had his wife call 911, because he was shot in the stomach. Fath told a local news station the bullet went into his stomach and doctors were able to remove it at the hospital.

Yet the police report states that the bullet didn't actually hit Fath. According to the police report, it actually reads, "Fath was not bleeding, and it did not appear that Fath was struck with the bullet. Fath suffered a minor abrasion to the area of his stomach."

Fish Fry Flounder?

Finally in Paris, Tennessee, a man on a four wheeler lost control and crashed into a crowd along a parade route. He injured 13 people, including a 18 month old, but authorities say that the driver suffered a seizure and that was the cause of the accident.

The accident took place at the annual "Worlds Biggest Fish Fry" event. Mike Shankle, the director of Emergency Medical Services said that the man was following a float when he lost control and slammed into the crowd. Shankle went on to say that 19 month old girl was sent to Vanderbilt's children's hospital with serious injuries. Most of the other 13 were treated for minor injuries and released. Shankle has stated that the driver of the four wheeler has had a history of seizures.

Wal-Mart's drugs from Mexico

Man escapes Darwin Award

13 Injured in Tenn. Fish Fry Accident

Bail Outs A Bust?

Taxpayers are finding out that the government is vulnerable to fraud under the federal bank bailout program. A 250 quarterly report that is sent to congress is designed to eliminate "toxic assets" from finical institutions, but the special inspector concluded that its tilted in favor of private investors and creates, "potential unfairness to the taxpayer."

This report examines the $700 billion T.A.R.P. and was scheduled for release on Tuesday. Inspector General Neil Barofsky used blunt language and offered a series of recommendations to protect the public. He also takes the Treasury to task for not implementing previously given advice and then gives little praise for some of the created safeguards. The report states that the public-private partnership could total $2 trillion.

"The sheer size of the program ... is so large and the leverage being provided to the private equity participants so beneficial, that the taxpayer risk is many times that of the private parties, thereby potentially skewing the economic incentives," the report states.

The report also comes along when lawmakers have been demanding evidence that the government's role is unclogging credit and banks are being held accountable. Even though the injection of government money, bank lending has declined.

"In light of the fact that the American taxpayer has been asked to fund this extraordinary effort to stabilize the financial system, it is not unreasonable that the public be told how those funds have been used by TARP recipients," the report states.

"Over the last two months, we've significantly increased the amount of transparency into the programs, including actively measuring lending & requiring banks under the new capital program to report on how every dollar of government resources goes toward increasing lending to consumers and businesses," Treasury spokesman Andrew Williams said.

He Was The Law

Welcome to Oregon City, Oregon, where a former Clackamas County Sheriff's deputy was arrested on Monday night. Police were called out around 7:30 p.m. on a report of a domestic situation.

A woman called police from a nearby grocery store, after running away from the home. She went on to tell police that she had been injured in a fight with Brandon Claggett and he is "suicidal".

Police got to the home and entered into a standoff at the husbands home. Police were able to get a hold of Claggett on his cell phone, but he wasn't coming out anytime soon. Claggett was actually not at home and he was on his way to pick up his kids in Salem.

Officers convinced Claggett to meet them at the grocery store, where he was quickly arrested. Tuesday, police went to the house with search warrants and recovered evidence and several guns. Claggett was charged with kidnapping, menacing, unlawful use of a weapon, and assault.

Claggett resigned after 14 years on the Clackamas County Sheriff's force. Back in October 2008, he was accused of inappropriately touching a 20 year old woman who was with him on a ride along.

Your Sentence: Silence

Welcome to Pocatello, Idaho, where an eastern Idaho Judge lost his patience with a defendant's behavior. Judge Peter D. McDermott of the 6th District, ordered Nicklas Frasure, 23, mouth to be shut using duct tape.

Frasure is accused of violating his probation by not taking his medication. He was originally convicted of felony theft back in 2008. Frasure was released from a mental hospital back in October of 2008.

Frasure continually interrupted court proceedings with verbal outbursts and unusual behavior. McDermott order bailiffs to silence Frasure, so they could continue with proceedings. The bailiffs found a roll of duct tape, which they tore off a piece and placed it over Frasure's mouth.

Kent Reynolds, Frasure's lawyer had earlier asked the judge for a mental competency evaluation. Judge McDermott said that he would consider the request, but no immediate ruling on the request.

"He's obviously not mentally competent," Kent Reynolds told the judge.

At the end of the hearing, the judge ordered bailiffs to remove the duct tape and went on to further comment on how he hoped Frasure's condition would improve with being under state care.

As Frasure was being led out of the courtroom, he responded to the judge with, "You want to arm wrestle?"

Ninja Steals Fail

A "Ninja" attempted to steal the cash from a Weymouth, MA., dry cleaner on Tuesday. Unfortunately his stealth skills failed, when a convenience store clerk notice the man wearing a ski mask and carrying a sword.

Needless to say the clerk contacted the police, but when the robber noticed the clerk on the phone he pulled off his ski mask. When she confirmed that she was calling the police on him, he took off to a different store.

The ninja attempted to rob Galaxy Cleaners, but ran into another snag when the store clerk couldn't open the cash register. The ninja did have at least 1 skill that was working for him. Local police are still looking for the ninja, who is said to be in his early 20's.

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Bail Out's Fail
He fought the law
Silence is Gold, but Duct Tape is Silver
Ninja Pirates

NATO Versus the Pirates

We start our journey Nairobi, Kenya, where NATO forces rescued 20 fishermen on Saturday. Those pesky pirates launched an attack in the Gulf of Aden, were let go because the NATO forces had no authority to arrest them.

Within the recent weeks the number of pirate attacks has increased four times the amount from back in 2003.They have attacked at least 80 boats this year and now hold 18 ships and their respective crews hostage.

The release displays the difficulties of stopping the piracy scourge off the Horn of Africa. There were 2 attacks that were reported on Saturday. The first was in the morning, where pirates hijacked a Belgian-flagged ship and piloted the ship slowly towards Somalia. The second attack came later on Saturday evening, when pirates fired upon a Marshall Island flagged tanker. The Handytankers Magic, was able to get away from the pirates using, "Speed and Maneuver."

A Dutch frigate from the NATO force trailed the pirates to a Yemeni ship that the pirates were using as a home base. This ship would allow the pirates to extend their range of attacks. Still, the Dutch commandos were to free 20 fishermen and recover 7 automatic weapons and 1 rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

Roger Middleton, a piracy expert at a London based Chatham House said, "NATO sees its main role as deterring and disrupting pirate activity" — not prosecuting brigands. Pirates plucked from the sea by foreign militaries are being tried abroad. French soldiers take pirates who have attacked French citizens to Paris; pirates who have attacked other nations are hauled to Kenya, such as the 11 seized Wednesday when the French navy found them stalking a Lebanese-owned ship. India took 24 suspects to Yemen, since half were from there. The Dutch took five suspects to Rotterdam, where they probably will be tried next month under a 17th-century law against "sea robbery."

"When you weigh up the benefits — the huge money they can make — against the risks, the benefits are still worth it," Middleton said. "Piracy has definitely pushed Somalia up the agenda to a place where it probably should have been 12 or 15 years ago. People are beginning to see the consequences of letting the country get into such a mess."

Naked Kentucky Man Wielding Toilet Seat

Our next stop is Tucson, Arizona, where police say that Gary A. Decker,50, died several hours after officers had to use a Taser stun gun to subdue him. Decker, a resident of Kansas was staying in a downtown Tucson hotel, where police were called early Thursday morning because the staff heard loud banging and music coming from the room.

Sgt. Mark Robinson said that they had to use a pass key to get inside the room after Decker refused to open the door. Once inside they found the room ransacked, furniture broken, and Decker naked wielding the toilet seat he ripped off the toilet. They attempted to tase Decker, but it had no apparent affect. They eventually wrestled the man to the ground and placed him under arrest. Decker was originally in Tucson working as a temporary furniture liquidator.

Dramatic Rescue...For 7 Cows

Going across the pond to Burnham, England, 20 firefighters had complications attempting to save seven cows from a muddy English estuary. The rescue involved twenty firefighters and two hovercrafts on April 19th.

Investigators say that they believe the animals stampeded in the River Parrett in Somerset. The stampede may have been caused by possible gun fire. By the time the firefighters arrived, some of the cows were buried up to their neck in mud.

Firefighters used ropes and tractors drag the animals to dry ground. A Burnham Area Rescue Boat spokesman said the hovercraft were there to provided safety for the firefighters and helped herd the cows out of the river.

"The cattle were returned to their very grateful owner," the spokesman said. "Throughout the rescue the RSPCA were in attendance, and, as far as we know, the cattle were none the worse for their ordeal. We used ropes, mud mats, tractors and other equipment to help free the trapped animals."

Extreme Extermination

We close out today at the University of Victoria, were for many years they have been battling a losing battle against feral rabbits. The rabbit issue has gotten so out of hand that it is now spreading off campus.

No one at the university is aware of when the first rabbit appeared, but now they estimate there are over 1500 calling the school home. Now the university is getting demands from nearby neighbors, pressuring the school to cull the animals.

"The Rodenator," according to its U.S. Manufacture says, "it delivers a precisely measured mixture of propane and oxygen into the tunnel or burrow of invasive pests. This mixture is then detonated by the operator, causing an instantaneous underground shock wave of concussive force that eliminates the pests and in some (species specific) cases collapses some of the existing tunnel structure thus preventing immediate reinfestation."

This option is causing heated debates and not surprisingly, animal rights advocates are upset about the university considering this device. The university says that it plans to try non-lethal approaches first.

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NATO saves Fisherman

Toilet Seat Wielding Naked Man

7 Cows Saved

Bunnycide

Friday starts out with bad news for the makers of the Lidocaine topical spray. Turns out the spray was intended to help slow down orgasms, but it has one really bad side effect. The spray ends up giving a rash on the men's penis and women get a burning sensation inside the vagina. They should turn the spray from a sex aide to a sex prevention tool.

She Can't Run From Her DUI

A young couple was out for a night of drinking, thought that they could drive home and outsmart the police. A 22 year old Auckland woman was arrested for making a false complaint and attempting to drive with excess breath alcohol.

According to North Shore commander inspector Les Paterson said that the couple told them they were going to walk to a taxi stand after being told by police not to drive home. Instead they dialed 111 and reported a false incident of masked men with guns robbing a service station. The pair denied making the call, so the police communication center redialed the number that called the 111. The phone that the woman was holding started to ring, much to her embarrassment.

"They had the brief pleasure of watching a bunch of police cars whiz past, they then jumped in their car intending to drive off in the opposite direction but a police officer took a detour on a 'hunch' and located them."

Teacher Earns a DUI

Welcome to Newburyport, MA, where a driving instructor was intoxicated while giving someone a driving lesson. The instructor will get to stay out of jail, but gets to lose his license for a year. He was also put on probation for the next 18 months.

Daniel Winsky, 53, of Salem was convicted Thursday of operating under the influence, while he was in the passenger seat of the car giving a lesson to a student. He was not behind the wheel of the vehicle during the December 2007 incident, but was in control of the brakes of the specially designed vehicle.

Police pulled over Winsky, after a convience store clerk called the police. The clerk apperantly smelled alcohol on his breathe and watched him climb into the auto schools car.

Oops: 2 Dead by Gun Shots at Anti-Gun Rally

We travel across the pond to London, England. Shakah Anderson, 28, is accused of shooting 2 men during an anti-gun rally at the Tudor Rose night club. The murders happened back in December 2002 and one of the victims Mohamed Korneh had been for a shooting in the same area early. The other victim was Selorn Gbesenete, 21, was attending Unarmed 2, an event dedicated to stopping gun crime among young black people.

Anderson, Korneh, and Anderson's accomplice were all carrying firearms according to the police. Anderson had been shot earlier in 2002 and Wayne Freckleton (Anderson's alleged accomplice) was killed in a shooting after the anti-gun rally. Anderson, of course denies the murders.

Hot Tub Filter Doesn't Removed Naked Man

Tony Punelli of Des Moines, IA, found a surprise in his hot tub early Friday morning. Police were called to remove a naked and unresponsive man from his hot tub just after 7 a.m. in Southeast Thornton.

Police extracted Ryan Hutton, 24, from Indianola from the jacuzzi. They confirmed that the man w

as intoxicated, but doing fine. Hutton told police that he had been drinking in West Des Moines and had no idea how he got into the hot tub, but thought he was in a known location. Hutton was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing.

"Pretty hard way to wake up - some stranger in your hot tub. I don't know how he got in here. It's pretty hard to get over that fence without a ladder. I thought I was dreaming, but I'm happy the man didn't drown", said Punelli.

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Bomb Threat fail

Teachers Report Card...DUI

Murder at Anti-Gun Rally

Naked Hot Tub

One Sick Mama

The FBI has filed a criminal complaint against Alejandra Arriaza,39, of Miami. She is facing federal kidnapping charges along side her boyfriend Angel Ponce, 37, and his nephew Joel Boza, 29.

Arriaza is accused of staging her own kidnapping, abducting her son, and standing by as an accomplice held a blow torch to her son's leg to convince the father the ransom demand was serious.

New details have been released about the charges and details on what exactly happened. Arriaza's plan was to get money that her ex-husband had received after selling a business, of which he stored some of the money at his home.

The complaint goes on to state that Ponce bought a pair of cell phones and Boza placed one in the back seat of the ex-husbands car. Of course they called the cell phone to demand money, but the ex-husband had called authorities who had recorded the conversations.

According to the complain, Boza had the idea to use the blow torch on the son to get get information on how much money the ex-husband had and they to use it to get him to cooperate with them He would place the blow torch close to the phone so the ex could hear it and then move it close enough to the boy to burn his leg hairs.

Once investigators tracked down the location of the trailer they were using, police arrested Ponce. He quickly revealed that Arriaza was in on the abduction. Boza was arrested last and confessed to the whole plan.

All three are facing possible life sentences if they are convicted of the kidnapping charges. The three amigos will be arraigned on April 27th.

She's Hot for Minors

Wendy White, 22, has been charged with 2 felonies for allegedly having sex with a 15 year old boy in May. The first charge is for forcible sodomy (which is a first degree felony) and the second is unlawful sexual activity with a minor (a 3rd degree felony).

Police Sgt. Manny Escoto interviewed the alleged victim, who states that he had taken some medication on May 21st that made him drowsy and he went to bed. The boy woke to White having sex with him.

“He woke up and told Wendy to get out of his room,” Escoto said.

“Wendy was crying and sobbing a lot when she was talking to me,” Escoto wrote in his statement, noting that when he first contacted White she asked if she was going to be arrested. “Wendy’s demeanor was that of a person who did something wrong and was trying to hide it.”

White told police during the initial interview that she had been drinking and entered the room to talk to the boy. She then went to tell investigators that the boy asked her to have sex with him and she briefly consented.

White was arrested and booked into the county jail. She posted a $10,000 bail and was released. She faces 5 years to life in prison if convicted of the forcible sodomy charge and 0 to 5 years on the charge of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. She makes her initial court appearance on July 14th in the 8th District Court.

He Just Loves the Kids, Just A Bit Too Much

Seattle Children's Theatre was informed that one of their employees was arrested on charges of child pornography.Homeland Security presented the company with a search warrant and conducted a search on the facility.

Jim Jewell said that the person arrested "pretty much worked in a room with a computer." He also stressed that the person was part of the administrative employee, not a teacher or director.

The US Attorney's office has since filed charges against William Hoke, who is the Children's Theatre IT director. He was arrested at his house and the charges are a result of a two year global child pornography investigation.

Hoke has been linked to a private server that was used to pass child pornography around to others through a password protected bulletin board system. Hoke joined the server in November of 2005 and made 260 posts. The server was seized and another server was setup. The second server was seized in September of 2008, which Hoke had posted 60 times between April and September of 08. When tracing the ip's, they traced bake to Hoke's address and work.

A Free Middle East Introduced to Western Scam Artists

Singer sewing machines are flying off the shelves in Saudi Arabia. Saudi police say that they have been investigating a hoax that has people rushing to buy the old fashioned model singer products.

The hoax states that the older versions of Singer products contain traces of red mercury (a substance that may not exist). Some believe that trace amounts could sell for millions of dollars according to the Saudi Gazette.

Rumors started spreading by word of mouth, then of course online. Some joke that the trace amounts could be used to find treasure, ward off evil spirits or even make nuclear bombs.

People have broken into tailor shops stealing the machines and some people have been seen holding cellular phones up to the machines, trying to detect the red mercury.

A ministry spokesman said,"We have to find out who started this hoax. People hope to make profit, this is no different to cases of citizens who put their money in untrustworthy schemes."

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Mommy Dearest?

Minor wakes up to sex

IT director loves children

Singer Scam

He's the Firestarter, Twisted Firestarter

Let's meet Mark Panko, 48, of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was charged with domestic violence and aggravated arson, due to the fact he shoved his wife and set their home on fire Thursday night.

Firefighters are saying that he lost his cool, because his wife and 4 year old son left him. The fire destroyed the couples house and put the firefighters life at risk. Firefighters believed that Panko was still inside the house and conduced several searches, until they were 100% certain that he was not inside the home.

"One possible theory based on their domestic history is that his setting the fire was revenge," Springfield Township Fire Chief Rob Leininger said

Panko was arrested in 2003 and was accused of grabbing and pushing his wife around when she told him that she wanted a divorce. A grand jury declined to deliver any charges against him.

Darwinist Heeds the Fall

A 39 year old Polish man tumbled to his death on Sunday in Seaton, Devon. The man was posing for a photographer, as if he was saved from falling off the cliff by a tuft of grass.

The Coastguard was called into the scene for rescue efforts, only to have paramedics declare the mad dead at the scene.

Maddy Davey, Portland Coast Guard watch manager, said: "The 39-year-old Polish man was posing for a photograph whilst holding on to a tuft of grass at the top of the cliffs. The grass gave way and he was seen by some tourists on the scene to fall down the sheer face of the cliffs and land in bushes at the bottom. It was the middle of the day. All the tourists were there, people along the cliff path, who witnessed it."

She Wants Your Teens...Sex

Now introducing Jacquelynn Faye Fielding, 29, from Marysville, California. She is facing up to 4 years in prison, after being convicted for having sex with a 14 year old Redding, California boy. She was also convicted of annoying or molesting a child and furnishing alcohol to a minor, which are both misdemeanor charges.

Fielding met the boy at a go-kart racing event in Red Bluff and Chico, California. They then developed a friendship using Myspace to communicate. According to Deputy District Attorney Michael Hemker, many of the communications between the 2 revolved around sex.

Hemker also went on to say that after months of conversations, they came up with a plan to meet at a friends house where the family was away for Christmas. This is where she provided alcohol and had sex with the young man. The prosecution was able to copies of the sexual conversations from MySpace, which helped to secure the convictions.

Bizarre Love Triangle

We end our little adventure in Chandler, Arizona. Students of El Dorado High School received terrible news that one of their fellow students was fatally stabbed last week.

Samuel Valdivia, 18, was purportedly stabbed due to being in a love triangle involving one of his teachers. Students of El Dorado spent Monday morning writing down what they would miss about Valdivia.

The man accused with stabbing Valdivia, is Sixto Balbuena, 20, from Tempe, Az. The incident occurred early Friday morning in the house rented by El Dorado High School teacher Tamara Hoffman, 48.

Hoffman has been romantically involved with the former student Balbueno and Valdivia, according to Chandler Police. She has since been suspended by the high school, pending an investigation.

El Dorado High School Principal Ramona Gonzales said, “He was a very well-liked young man, It's a big loss for us. (Staff and students) are very saddened and devastated.”

Links

Wicked Firestarter

Darwin Nominee

She Likes them Young

Bizarre Love Triangle Stabbing

Possible Darwin Award Winner

Welcome to the Lovely Northern Territory of Australia. Early yesterday morning, a 20 year old man and a friend had been drinking when they decided to swim across crocodile infested waters to get more alcohol.

Northern Territory police have found his remains near the Daly River Community, about 150 Kilometers south of Darwin. Police had set up an exclusion zone on the river as part of their search for the young man.

The Daly Superintendent Jamie Chalker said, "It's apparent that family members have seen the head of a crocodile making its way towards the man who's now missing, plus the other person he was crossing the river with. As we now know, one made it and one didn't."

She Eight and Already Wed

We go back to Saudi Arabia. Back in Feb. I posted an article about a father in Saudi Arabia that traded his 8 year old daughter to pay off his outstanding debts. Click here for the original article.

Today a Saudi Arabian judge has refused to overturn a ruling that allowed the arranged marriage between the 8 year old girl and her soon to be 47 year old husband.

Judge Sheikh Habib Habib, ruled for the second time in Onaiza that the girl's marriage to the older man was legal and binding. He did state that the child wife would be able to file for divorce, once she reached puberty.

Hair Today, Nipple-less Tomorrow

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center had started to make public a list of patient-protection measures to ensure safety, due to a botched plastic surgery last year. These corrective actions are in response to a Department of Public Health investigation report.

The report indicated that the hospital failed Michael Hick, 40, last summer. Dr. Loren J Borud, was impaired and operated in Hicks and then sent him home without proper care. Hicks went in for a chest reduction and liposuction which has left him with scarring, pain, mental anguish, and caused him to lose his left nipple.

At the time of the surgery, hospital administration was aware that Borud had twice undergone substance-abuse treatment. Borud has since been fired and Hicks has agreed to a settlement.

“We recognize that our previous process did not result in timely reporting up the internal chain of command, and are confident the corrective actions we have taken will prevent that from happening again and greatly improve our entire process going forward,” Patricia Folcarelli, director of patient safety, said in a statement.

Hicks' case was the subject of an expose in the Sunday Herald. Hicks' lawyer said that he believes that the Herald's inquiries helped prompt the DPH's about face.

World Record Get a Tree

Lets met Otok Ben-Hvar, 71, decided that he was going to set a world record for the longest time spent in a phone booth. He climbed inside a 1940's era phone booth with wheels attached to it. He equipped the phone booth with everything he needs to live inside of it. He even went as far as having an old college buddy fashion it with a makeshift air-conditioning unit.

Ben-Hvar thinks that winning a World record will have 2 effects. The first would be for coursework at Pasco-Hernando Community College. The second is to get America's First National Tree planted on the White House lawn. He wants to see a silver leafed Maple tree planted in the front lawn.

"Every American can identify with that tree," he says. "That's why it belongs there."

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Crocodile Darwin Nominee

She's Married only 8

Telephone Booth Living, Plant a tree

Its all fun till you loose a nipple

With Easter right around the corner, a Missouri church leader decided that to get more people in the pews, he would use a cage-fighting theme. The preacher states that the people disconnected from their faith (especially young men), would relate to the physical strain of the fighters. Then to compare that to the strain of Jesus on the cross.

Pastor Thomas Sykes said, “Jesus took every blow and he wound up being the victor. In the MMA world there is an expression, don't tap out and Jesus didn't.”

She's Got Legs & She Doesn't Know How To Use Them.

We start in Des Moines, Iowa where a woman was charged with driving while intoxicated, speeding, assault on a police officer and interference with official acts.

Sara Ann Fazio, 27, was stopped on Thursday shortly before 2 a.m. by Officer Eric Hartman. She was uncooperative and spit on the windows of the squad car on the way to the station. Then while in the holding area of the station, Fazio started removing her clothing.

Office Hartman described the incident in his report, "About midway through the implied consent advisory, this officer experienced a first after nine years on the department. The driver began stripping off all of her clothes while I read the implied consent advisory -- one clothing piece at a time. Eventually, she got down to a point where she was completely naked and walking up and down the holding area."

Fazio's listed place of employment is The Lumberyard, which is a local strip club.

Microwavable Crack Saves Hours

Lets meet Javaris Kirk, 28, allegedly admitted to making crack cocaine in a microwave. The arrest affidavit shows that he is being charged with six felony charges. Kirk is a convicted felon with no job and was in possession of a firearm with its serial number scratched off.

St. Lucie County Sheriff Detectives found traces of cocaine in glass bowls and 5.5 Ecstasy tablets in his bathroom. They also found a small amount of Marijuana and some hydrocodone pills.

The six charges that Kirk faces are manufacturing cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession of MDMA, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm with altered serial number and possession of a controlled substance.

One Sick Puppy

Russell Lewis Oakes, 42, is facing 84 charges in England. Oakes would pose as a Vet and a doctor, assault his patients, and even castrated a pony. While posing as a doctor, Oakes would carry out a blood test and would issue false certificate of results.

Oakes is scheduled to appear in court on July 7th, Oakes will face allegations on fraud, sexual assault, and bodily harm dating back from 2005. Oakes has made an alleged £11,246.35 while posing as a vet and doctor, even though he has had no official training in either field.

Police Egging Local Hookers

Moving onto Gainesville, Florida, where 3 police officers received written warnings for going to the high crime areas while off duty harassing people.

Two officers testified that the purpose of going through the Porter's Neighborhood, was to "harass the prostitutes and drug dealers." They also say that heavy drinking and eggs were involved one time.

The officers involved were Brett Robison, Roy Long, and Joshua Hinson. Officer Kevin Smith is currently working for the University of Florida Police department. According to the court record, each stated that he actions were "stupid" and "Improper."

Links

Jesus Doesn't Tap Out

Shake Your Money Maker

Protect and Serve Egg Fastballs

Make Crack in just seconds

This is no ordinary Vet

By now most people have heard of the American Girl who saved a 16 year old British boys life, due to messages sent via Facebook.The young hero actually talked to her mother about what was going on and they called the White House and the British Embassy. If the reporting of plane crashes and earthquakes aren't a good enough reason, this seals the fact that social media's impact peoples lives greatly.

The British Have It Best

Brewers that "represent the best of British Beers," have called for a National Beer Day. Over 200 MP's have backed the campaigned labeled, "Save the great British Pub."

Bob Russel called for a motion on the government to adopt a five point plan to save the British pub. He states that the traditional pubs are being out priced by supermarkets, without the restrictions required by licensees of pubs.

Russel states that five pubs are day are closing down in the UK everyday. Beer sales are at their lowest level for nearly 40 years. He even said that the planned tax increases, "will place traditional public houses at even greater risk of closing down".

Leaving On A Jet Plane

The Wisconsin state capital building in Madison was forced to evacuate as a precaution, due to a stolen plane flying through that section of the state.

Federal and Military officials said that the stolen plane was Cessna 172, was taken at the Thunder Bay Airport, Ontario. It was forced to land after being trailed by 2 fighter jets. The plane landed on a section of U.S. highway 60. The pilot fled on foot after landing the Cessna, but was taken into custody after a short time.

The pilot refused communication with authorities through the entire flight. The pilot was a student at the Confederated College Flight School at Thunder Bay International Airport. The plane was stolen around 2:30 p.m. from the school.

"We don't know what the motive is. I wouldn't want to speculate on that. We are treating this with the utmost seriousness," said Mike Kucharek, spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado, while the flight was still under way.

The Curves of the World

Welcome to East High school located in Denver, Colorado. A geography class accidentally got a lesson in the geography of the human body.

A substitute teacher was looking to find a movie the class was supposed to be watching on Thursday, but found a pornographic film instead.

"A substitute teacher was having difficulty opening a computer presentation that was supposed to be shown to the class. While opening what was thought to be the correct file, a pornographic movie started to show on the screen of the computer. The movie was on the computer screen for just a few seconds," Principal John Youngquist said in a letter sent to all parents.

The advanced placement class had a total of 23 students and a mix of freshmen and sophomores. Luckily, only 6 students saw the film, because the teacher had yet to turn on the overhead projector.

The Denver Public School District is investigating the incident. They are not sure what action will be taken after the review and wasn't sure if the regular teacher was back to work on Friday.

Teens Unleashing the Phoenix from Axe Body Sprays

Staying in the great state of Colorado, we turn to Lakewood. Apparently, firefighters are disturbed by a rising trend of homemade flamethrowers.

"We've had a dozen young people charged with various arson crimes in the last month and all involved Axe Body Spray," said Cindy Matthews of West Metro Fire.

The fire department has started asking parents and teachers to caution youngsters and ignore the 200+ videos on Youtube, showing the mini-flamethrowers being ignited.

"Nearly a dozen young people are facing a range of charges after using the popular teenage cologne to set things on fire, including themselves," stated a news release from the fire department.

Axe has put out a video warning users to "use Axe responsibly." They are hoping their video can detour kids from causing another incident like back in 2007. Two kids were playing with the body spray flamethrower, and one suffered 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burns on his body and face.

Links:
I'm in a Plane
To teach you sex

The Phoenix Unleashed

Two teachers at Palma Sola Elementary have been removed from the classroom. A child was repeatedly getting up from their seat, so the teacher decided that the easiest way to resolve the situation was to duct tape the youngster to their chair. According to a Manatee County Sheriff's report, the child says that the teacher used three pieces of duct tape to restrain him to the chair and then put him in the front of the classroom. A district official and state attorney's office state that they are still investigating the incident. The school district leader says that they can not release any further information on the case.

A Grenade For My Baby

The Erie County courthouse got a scare on Thursday afternoon. The county court employees and public were kept outside for over 2 hours because a Buffalo woman attempted to smuggle in a fake grenade.

A state court employee noticed the grenade when he spotted the outline on the x-ray machine. It took members of the Erie County Sheriff's Bomb Squad over three hours to determine that it was a fake.

Squad commander Dan Walczak said, "We performed diagnostic tests to rule out whether it was an explosive device, and determined it was an imitation grenade that would be used as a handle for a gear shifter in a vehicle.”

The woman identified as Tauyara Mapps, 24, was charged with first degree placement of a false bomb or hazardous substance in a public place. She was taken to a holding cell in Erie County and was expected to be arraigned on Friday April 3rd.

I Know Your Are only 13, but its Baby Time

Shana Brown, 32, of Uniontown, PA., was charged with drugging and giving her 13 year old daughter alcohol, so that her boyfriend could get the girl pregnant. Brown, is no longer able to have children (thankfully), but want to have a baby with her current boyfriend Duane Calloway. Calloway, 40, and Brown decided that drugging the girl was a good way to go, so he could have sex with the daughter without her knowledge.

Uniontown Police Detective Donald Gmitter said, "There’s some sick people on this case." Gmitter went on to state that Brown was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and Calloway faces several counts of attempted rape. The young lady told police that she rejected her mother's proposal to allow Calloway to impregnate her and then marry her back in December. Calloway had attempted to rape her three time in the following months to come.

When police searched the Brown residence, they found an empty bottle of rum, Tylenol PM, and a pill crusher.

The Creepy Tanning Booth in the Shed

Lets meet David Brown, 48, the son of Oak Hill Vice mayor Mary Lee Cook. He faces 3 counts of video voyeurism and was arrested in the small city in Southeast Volusia County. Two of the three charges are a felony, due to the fact that they involve a minors under the age of 16.

According to the affidavit of arrest, it was his own mother that called the police. Cook told police, "had gotten information" on her son video taping minors undressing and using his tanning bed. She also went onto explain that the original reason for the camera was to record thefts from a refrigerator. The tanning bed was in a shed that was behind the house. The camera was in a cardboard box with the lens sticking out and was pointed directly at the bed.

The girls had been using the bed for approximately four months, but about 2 weeks ago Brown put a lock on the door, so the girls would have to call ahead to use the tanning bed. Brown told police officers that the camera was placed in the shed, because he thought the girls were stealing from the refrigerator. He even went further to say that the girls turned the camera to face the tanning bed, but police say the refrigerator was empty.

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Grenade for my man
Mother is name for love
Creepy tanning bed

So this Week has been wonderful so far. All the major sites (minus Digg) have done something for April Fools Day. Youtube decided that it would celebrate by flipping everything upside down. Google created a fake auto-complete program for Gmail. Even Reddit got into the action by making their website look just like Digg. Maybe the best site was done by Switzerland, who decided that they would play off the Australia's Dream Job.

Now onto today's stories. Luckily, I get to share some stories that aren't Florida bound. It was difficult, but Florida really tried to squeeze in again with a few attempts. As always the links to the full story are at the bottom.

Calling Shotgun on the Wheelchair

Welcome to the Good Samaritan Christensen Village located in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. This retirement facility is where a wheelchair using woman is believed to have shot a facility manager Ken Perrier, who was attempting to evict the woman in her 40's who ended up being shot by local police. Both Perrier and the unidentified woman were airlifted to the local hospital on Tuesday night and are listed to be in serious condition.

"It appears that a 40-year old-resident, a woman, had shot one of the employees that was at her door," Corporal Peter Thiessen told reporters at the scene late Tuesday night. "There were four employees that were at the door that were in the process of evicting her. She ends up shooting one of them, departing, going out the front door on foot with a long-barreled weapon."

After shooting Perrier, the woman attempted to commandeer a vehicle and that's when the officers arrived on the scene. Officers told her not to get into the vehicle, but police shot her after she failed to respond to commands. "There were indications she may have been in possession of a second weapon," Cpl. Thiessen said.Police did recover a handgun and a shotgun from the scene.

An Army of One

Lets meet Christopher Chavez, 19, in Boone County. This new Army recruit was just a few short hours away from reporting for boot camp, but ended up in handcuffs instead. A drunken crime spree was the way he wanted to start his new army career.

Chavez was staying at a Airport Holiday Inn in Erlanger with some fellow recruits as they prepared for flying out for basic training. Chavez purportedly got in a fight with some other people on the 5th floor of the Hotel around 2 am. Chavez decided that it would be a good idea to grab a fire extinguisher off the wall, which in turn set off the fire alarm.

He then took the fire extinguisher with him to a Mobile Gas Station with the idea to get some more alcohol. Unfortunately, the Mobile was closed he decided that he would break in to get some beer. Police arrived on the scene, where Chavez was unsuccessful at breaking into the Mobile station. He went on to spit and curse at police officers as they attempted to handcuff the wannabe soldier. Police placed a spit mask on the retarded army of one, after they placed the cuffs on him.

Chavez was charged with alcohol intoxication and criminal mischief and was placed in the Boone County Jail.

Law Director Doesn't follow the Law

Law Director Mark Provenza resigned on Tuesday after being sent back to jail for violating his probation. Now the city of Lorain is searching for a replacement to fill the vacant position. Provenza had just been released from serving 90 days for DUI, when he was to get his blood monitoring ankle bracelet. Prior to getting the new leg accessory, Provenza admitted that he had been drinking beer.

Mayor Tony Krasienko says that Provenza stepped down after city officials went to speak to him. He went onto state that if Provenza didn't resign, that they would have no choice, but to pursue actions to get him removed.

In 2004, Provenza spent 5 days in the Bay Village jail for DUI. He was also convicted of DUI for hitting a fire hydrant in Lakewood. He also pleaded down a Parma Heights DUI to reckless operation. Then not to be out done, he pleaded no contest last year to DUI charges in Lakewood again. This time he rammed his wife's minivan into the front porch of a home on Bunts Road.

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Shotgun Grannie – British Columbia

Soldiers spree before basic - boone county

Law Director no Judge Dread