About $3 million in gold stolen from California courthouse

Approximately $3 million in historic gold nuggets were stolen from a display at the Siskiyou County Courthouse in Yreka, Calif., early this morning. All the gold found in the display was found in Siskiyou County, where thousands of gold-seeking forty-niners settled in the 1800s to make their fortunes.

Family calls 911 after getting lost in corn maze

An evening stroll through a corn maze in Danvers, Mass., took a confusing turn Monday for a family that became disoriented in the rows of corn and called 911 to ask for help.

Harold Camping breaks his silence: Judgment day is Oct. 21

Continuing a somewhat hostile line of questions, another reporter asked what advice Family Radio had for those who gave their life savings to promote the Apocalypse. Family Radio is not in the business of giving out financial advice, Camping responded.

Religion News: Believers warn the Rapture is Saturday

Weekly Religion News with items on the day of Rapture, May 21, “Have a Little Faith: A True Story” by Mitch Albom and more.

Matthew Casey: Family Radio says the Rapture is here, again

According to evangelical Christian leader Harold Camping, the world will come to an end this Saturday. Camping, the 89-year-old leader of Family Radio Worldwide, predicts that the second coming of Jesus Christ will occur on May 21.

The other Kate Middleton

Kate Middleton from Reading, England, is the fiancee of Prince William, third in line to the British throne. Kate Middleton from Maynard, Mass., sells bicycles and knows more than most about spinning. She was in line, too, but that was to get her Facebook account turned back on after it was shut down because Facebook thought she was trying to capitalize on the English Kate.

Joplin carhop robbed at knifepoint; suspects' car gets stuck in snow

On Feb. 9, 2011, at approximately 5 p.m. officers with the Joplin Police Department were dispatched to the Sonic Drive-In located at 720 South Maiden Lane for an armed robbery that had just occurred.

Missouri sculptor gets creative with all that snow

Jeffrey Jones has sculpted a giant bust of a god-like character, complete with massive curly beard and staff, in the front yard of his home. So just what exactly is this snow creature? According to Jones, it is simply his personification of snow. And tomorrow it may be something else. “The snow is a gift, and we might as well use it,” Jones said.

Mom, daughter share experience of Oprah's Australian Adventure

Oprah was filled with surprises each day, and nobody knew what was going to happen from one stop to the next. One day, it turned out they got to attend a U2 concert with Jay-Z as the opening act.

Paranormal Science Lab's tours boost Kendrick Place finances, visibility

They may be looking for the unearthly, but a group of ghost hunters are serving a completely practical purpose for a historic Carthage home.

Colorado ewe gives birth to conjoined lambs, but twins don't survive

In the more than 100,000 C-sections Janie Petramala has performed on her lamb farm south of Swink, Colo., this is the first time she has encountered conjoined lambs.

UPDATED WITH PHOTOS: Dog causes pileup on I-44

A dog was miraculously saved from harm, but caused injuries to others, when it caused a pileup on I-44 at about 2:15 p.m. Thursday.

Man takes Christmas tree, ignores kids' pleas

The evidence was obvious — the broken lines hung from the car. Morrison screamed at the man not to take her tree, but to no avail. With her children mortified that someone stole their Christmas and crying in the car, Morrison returned to where she had bought the tree.

This Week in Weird, Dec. 10

A roundup of weird news of the past week as reported by GateHouse newspapers.

This Week in Weird, Dec. 3

Odd news as reported by GateHouse newspapers.

This Week in Weird, Nov. 26

A roundup of weird news as reported by GateHouse newspapers.

Kevin Frisch: 'The Three Stooges’ Pie-in-the-Facials'

There are a number of ways to beautify yourself by shmeering your face with Thanksgiving leftovers. Who’d have thought the Three Stooges were not only comedy pioneers but pie-throwing practitioners of post-holiday beautification?

This Week in Weird, Nov. 19

The best strange news of the week as reported by GateHouse newspapers.

Kathryn Rem: Fortune taco makes debut

Go to a Mexican restaurant. Receive a fortune taco. Whaaat? The 30-calorie sweets are available in cherry, lemon, lime and strawberry flavors, and they taste like fruit-flavored fortune cookies.

This Week in Weird, Nov. 5

In this week’s edition, a street-sweeper getaway doesn't work out, a teen is in trouble for throwing hot chocolate at people and more.


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