From: news.scotsman.com
Date of clip: 2.1.9
Caption: Shoemaker Woes
Thousands of shoes were dumped on a Miami expressway causing significant traffic delays.
The Florida Highway Patrol received the report during rush hour Friday morning, Lt. Pat Santangelo said. A private contractor brought a front-end loader and a dump truck to the half-mile stretch of highway. Workers were able to clear at least one lane after a short time by sweeping all the shoes to shoulder, but delays were expected to last until all the shoes could be removed.
Headline: Burglar scared off by man dressed as Thor
From: news.scotsman.com
Date of clip: 2.1.9
Caption: The Mighty Thor
A builder scared off a house-breaker by running at him dressed as the Norse god Thor.
The terrified intruder leapt from a first floor window to escape Torvald Alexander, who was dressed as the Norse god of thunder in a red cape and silver helmet and breastplate.
Mr Alexander had just returned from a New Year's Eve fancy dress party when he discovered the man in his home in Inverleith, Edinburgh.
He said he acted instinctively to chase the intruder away, and believed his costume may have added impact.
Mr Alexander, 39, said: "We were both startled but then the instant
reaction was that I ran at him and he just jumped straight out of the window.
Headline: Snowboarder survives three nights in -21C
From: news.com.au
Date of clip: 1.1.9
Caption: Miracle
A SNOWBOARDER has been found "frozen stiff" but alive after three days lost on a Canadian mountain.
James William Martin, 21, was discovered in the snow with frostbite on his hands and unable to walk.
"It's wonderful to live another day ... to live another year," he said today. "It's wonderful to make it out alive."
Mr Martin went missing near Mount Seymour, north of Vancouver, and was eventually found when a search party spotted and followed his tracks.
He had survived three days in bone-chilling conditions, with temperatures dropping as low as minus 21 Celsius, without any extreme weather equipment.
Headline: Man Shoots Friend's Car With Paintballs to Deter DUI
From: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 1.1.9
Caption: DUI Paintballed
A man who reportedly told police he was trying to deter a friend from driving drunk by blasting the friend's windshield with paintballs wound up in jail.
"This is a very creative way to prevent someone from drinking and driving, but not legal or safe," said Sgt. Ken Lattin.
Responding Tuesday night to a nearby resident's report of a man shooting paintballs at a car, police found the 41-year-old man, who explained his rationale.
The Tri-City Herald reported the man was arrested and booked into the Benton County jail for investigation of unlawfully discharging a weapon and an unrelated misdemeanor warrant.
Headline: Sneaking Teens Stranded for 3 Days: We Are Idiots
From: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 1.1.9
Caption: They are idiots
Two rescued Australian teenagers say they were idiots for getting lost for three days in rugged bushland after trying to sneak into a Victorian music festival without tickets.
Harry Wild and Ryan Hurley, both 19, had been trying to find a back way into the Falls Music Festival, near Lorne on the Great Ocean Road.
But their plans went awry when the pair lost cell phone reception and ended up getting lost....
"We know we are idiots, we think we are so silly. I just what to thank everyone who was involved in the process."
Headline: Woman Out for Walk Finds Mummified Head in Bag
From: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 1.1.9
Caption: No sense losing your head over it.
A human head was found in a bag by a British woman out for a morning walk Wednesday.
The gruesome discovery was made in the Newhaven area of Edinburgh.
Lothian and Borders Police have launched an investigation.
It is thought the head may be several years old and it is not known how long it had been there.
Police said the head "appeared to be mummified."
It was found on a public footpath at Hawthornvale. The woman who found it raised the alarm at 1030 a.m.
