One woman has not had a good day: Facing domestic violence charges, Kentucky's Melissa Harvick attacks a judge, making a worthy attempt at assault while already in court over alleged abuse charges. It's not often a defendant adds two more legal charges--in court--to the current list of allegations but Harvick's upped the ante by adding contempt of court and terroristic threats. Read more
"Home Alone" may have been made famous by Macaulay Culkin but the scenario's been'recreated in Suffolk, Virginia--with a bit of a twist. A 7-year-old phones police to report a missing dog. A house visit may prove how the pup went missing. There's 19 snakes at the house with no parents. Read more
Apparently it's not the "growing city with a hometown feel" that Midway, Georgia, advertises as its city slogan: Three kids trying to raise money to visit a local water park are busted--the girls' lemonade stand shut down, forced to close by the Midway city's police chief. This is serious: The Chief cites health concerns. Where did that lemonade come from? Read more
Unwanted visitors can spook you and be annoying--especially ones you don't know. One New Jersey couple isn't as fond of Google Maps since campers, boaters and outdoor-oriented people are turning up on their doorstep. Or, their driveway. People want to know where the damn entrance is to Round Valley State Park. Google's kind of leading drivers astray. Read more
Her identity's been kept a secret but the celebrity has been revealed: The "Windy City" has been keeping work top-secret, unveiling on July 15, its new 26-foot tall statue--a larger-than-life Marilyn Monroe. The Chicago statue receives great applause, from most. Some are upset. But upset doesn't have to do with size -- it has to do with a particular undergarment. Read more
Casey Anthony's not even out of jail yet--she won't be released until July 16. The accused murderer may have gotten off with a jury trial acquittal in court but her meeting with the outside world may be very different. Anthony is right if she fears for her life: Someone wants a bullet through her forehead -- and someone else has already tried to run 'her' off the road. Read more
She's 61 and just had a baby in February--her daughter's. And that baby would actually be the new mother's own grandson. It's a birth that's made possibly by in vitro fertilization and sets a Chicago, Illinois, record for the oldest woman to give birth in the "Windy City". Read more
He's Paco the chihuahua: He's a rescue dog and he's fearless--singlehandedly fighting off and chasing store robbers who were waving a shotgun at Altadena, California, store owner Eric Knight. With barks and bites of a dog ten times his size, 10-lb Paco chased thieves down a street before returning to check on 'his' store owner. Read more
It sucks for people to think you're a murderer--and apparently it also sucks if people think you look like one: One Oklahoma woman is pissed over the Casey Anthony verdict and she's allegedly taken that anger out on a store clerk who looks like the Florida mom acquitted. The clerk's also got a daughter named Caylee--and her car was flipped twice in a crash. Read more