This Week in Weird, Sept. 3

Donald Duck charged with DUI and makes the Leno show, police say teen accidentally texted them about drug sale, naked man arrested during fight and more in this week’s edition.

Lured to Hannibal by Mark Twain, bicyclist stranded in town after theft

It's almost like a story out of a, well, a Mark Twain novel. Ty Robinson’s admiration for the author lured him to Hannibal, Mo., but things went sour the night he arrived.

Mother cat 'adopts' baby squirrel

A woman’s efforts to save a baby squirrel left her barn cat nursing the furry little creature along with its newborn kittens. But wildlife experts recommend she immediately rush the squirrel to an expert, although it’s thriving.

Pumpkin serenade: Gardener sings to his plant every day

Arnold Feliciano remembers fondly his days as a strolling troubadour, walking through restaurants singing love songs to couples over food. Now he is skipping the middle man: Feliciano starts his mornings by singing to a pumpkin. And the pumpkin clearly loves it: It is 3 feet tall and growing every day.

This Week in Weird, Aug. 27

Drunken man drives off in police cruiser, an alligator and a bobcat make the news, and more in this week’s edition.

Practical joker's 'shark' creates a scene in Massachusetts

A practical joker apparently took advantage of recent shark sightings in the area. About 50 people were drawn to an area behind Wilbur Liquors on Wednesday night for what was believed to be a shark in Fox Hill Cove, which runs under Wilbur Avenue between Somerset and Swansea, Mass.

Drunken Massachusetts man drives off in police cruiser

Police offered a drunken Somerville, Mass., man a ride home, only to have him drive off with the cruiser on Aug. 17, according to a police report.

Firefighter spots alligator crossing road

Why did the alligator cross the road? Brockton, Mass., firefighter Scott Hurst says he doesn’t know, but he won’t forget seeing the 3-foot, sand-colored reptile, wearing a dark brown collar, hustling across the street at 7 a.m. Sunday.

Bobcat bites Michigan teenager

While looking out at his backyard, David Butler saw what he thought was a cat, but turned out to be a bobcat.

This Week in Weird, Aug. 20

Police arrest man for faking his death and a school official resigns after Facebook post.

Police: Man arrested for faking death to get out of court date

Police arrested a Salem, Mass., man Tuesday who is accused of faking his death to get out of a pending court case.

This Week in Weird, Aug. 13

Burglar gets into bed with couple, dog gets steak for saving owner's life and more in this week's edition.

This Week in Weird, Aug. 6

In this week’s edition, a redneck fishing tournament, a gas station robbed by a machete-wielding man, a radio used as a weapon, and more.

'Rednecks' prepare for fishing tournament

The Redneck Fishing Tournament kicks off in Bath, Ill., on Friday, starting a two-day annual indulgence of vigilante justice against the pesky Asian carp that can cause people to avoid the Illinois River.

Gas station robbed by machete-wielding man, police say

Police in Raynham, Mass., are looking for a sword-wielding robber they say robbed a Hess Gas Station earlier this week.

Police: Man crashes casino floor sweeper

State police arrested a Connecticut man Sunday on charges he drove a small floor sweeper into the rear of a Mohegan Sun maintenance department pickup truck.

This Week in Weird, July 30

A snake on a highway, an argument between brothers turn bad, a man steals from a dead woman and more in this week's edition.

Mysterious sculptures show up on pier

No one knows from whence they came, or at least no one knew Friday. That’s when people started noticing four sculptures, all two-dimensional depictions of people, perched atop pilings on the southwest side of City Pier in Fall River, Mass.

Defecating vandals force officials to close Municipal pool

For the third time this summer, the Carthage Municipal Park Pool was forced to close because of a particularly gross kind of vandalism.

This Week in Weird, July 23

Large man exposes self to woman, criminal tries to hide TV in his pants and more in this week’s edition.


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