Posted by John McGlothlen on July 23, 2009 |
0 Comments ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say more than 4,500 people received preventive shots following a hepatitis A outbreak that crossed the state line from Illinois into Iowa.
Rock Island County Health Department spokeswoman Theresa Foes says about 200 people came in for shots Wednesday. And a vaccine clinic at Rock Island High School drew more [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on July 9, 2009 |
0 Comments MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Big Boy is back home at Hal Lansky’s house in Memphis.
The smiling, hamburger-bearing plastic figure was stolen from Lansky’s back yard over the weekend.
It was found by University of Alabama student James Francis and a friend as they drove along a street early Sunday.
The two recognized it, not as the restaurant [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on June 5, 2009 |
0 Comments NY man arrested buying drugs with slaughtered pig
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - It was a different sort of drug trade.
Syracuse police say a 45-year-old man offered a slaughtered pig as partial payment for a bag of crack cocaine.
They say two men were spotted doing the deal on a street corner just before 8 p.m. Thursday.
Angelo Colon [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on June 5, 2009 |
0 Comments Russia bans pork from Iowa plants
Russia has banned pork imported from Tyson Foods plants at Waterloo and Columbus Junction in Iowa. The Russian meat plant oversight group Rosselkhoznadzor said E. coli bacteria was found in some meat from the plants. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on June 3, 2009 |
0 Comments Coupon Queen Cashes in on Savings (KCRG)
During her visit to Cedar Rapids, she bought $108 worth of groceries. Coupons and special offers brought that total down to just $7.35 or a 95% savings. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on June 3, 2009 |
0 Comments Food junk: After Oregon crash, snacks get pitched
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - When Little Debbie went topsy-turvy, 2,000 cases of snack food went to waste. Was that necessary?
A truck with the country girl logo on its side crashed Monday on Oregon 217 near Portland.
It was carrying the namesake cakes and other treats. All remained boxed and [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on June 1, 2009 |
0 Comments PRAGUE (AP) - Egg-throwing protesters have made a mess of the Czech Republic’s European election campaign.
It all started two weeks ago when Lukas Botka, a 26-year-old activist, shelled Jiri Paroubek, chairman of the left-wing Social Democrats, at a rally in the town of Kolin.
More than 43,000 people then joined a Facebook campaign titled “Eggs for [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 27, 2009 |
0 Comments Des Moines customer gets ugly over KFC coupon
The customer called the victim a derogatory and profane name and spat on her arm, police said. The large, middle-aged woman then drove away. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 16, 2009 |
0 Comments Server Fired After Accidentally Serving Alcohol to Six-Year-Old Kid
“The parents…complained…that the strawberry daiquiri given to their child had alcohol in it. The child took about three swallows from the drink before the error was discovered,” …
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Posted by John McGlothlen on May 14, 2009 |
0 Comments HOPWOOD, Pa. (AP) - State police are trying to contact customers of a western Pennsylvania restaurant where police believe a waitress was giving herself bigger tips using the customers’ credit cards.
State police in Uniontown are not identifying the waitress at Pasta Lorenzo in South Union Township because they say their investigation isn’t over.
The restaurant’s owner [...]
