Archive for the ‘Why I Love Local News’ Category
Why I Love Local News: Background Check? Remember Your Reefer!
“Lawson was going into the jail to pick up her criminal background check for a new job, and deputies found the dope when her purse was searched.”
Full story (WALB-TV of Albany, Ga.)
Why I Love Local News: Size-D Implants Saved Woman’s Life
She survived a gunshot to the chest, but the bullet left a scar and deflated the implant.
Full story (KNBC-TV of Los Angeles)
Why I Love Local News: Mom Finds Snake Head in Frozen Green Beans
“When I saw it was a snake’s head I just threw it down and called my kids and said I got a snake head in the green beans, everybody said ‘Oh lord, you got a snake head in the green beans’,” Jamison said.
h/t to Dave Barry
Full story (KRIV-TV of Houston)
Why I Love Local News: Man’s Dog Turns Him In to Police
A German man on the run from police was given away by his own dog, which revealed its master’s hiding place by wagging its tail while standing next to the small cupboard he was cowering in, authorities said on Monday.
Full story (The Telegraph)
Worst or Best Obit Ever?
I’ve confirmed through archives (see photo) that this really did run in the Vallejo Times-Herald, although the original is no longer online.
“Dolores had no hobbies, made no contribution to society and rarely shared a kind word or deed in her life. I speak for the majority of her family when I say her presence will not be missed by many, very few tears will be shed and there will be no lamenting over her passing.”
Why I Love Local News: Man Offered to Pave Driveway for Sex (Three Names Dept.)
“Investigators said 24-year-old Billie Bobbie Harrison, of Winston-Salem, and another man drove up to the woman’s Chesnee home to solicit work on Tuesday.”
Full story (WXII-TV)
Why I Love Local News: Police Arrest Woman Covered in Jell-O, Drunk
“The officer had to conduct sobriety tests while the woman was still seated in the vehicle because he determined she was without other clothes and would not be safe outdoors in the 20-degree weather.” (h/t to Dave Barry and Jeff Renner)
Full story (Milan, Minn., News Leader)
Why I Love Local News: Cat Causes Fire; Dog Saves the Family
“A family’s Golden Retriever is being called a canine hero, while the family’s cat should probably be sent to the ‘dog house.'”
Full story (WPTV-TV of West Palm Beach, Fla.)
