Donut capers stymie police in Oregon
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Police in a Portland suburb have a sticky situation on their hands: for more than a month, mysterious vandals have been smearing pastries on cars, depositing donuts in lawns and leaving cakes strewn about the streets.
Tennessee man arrested for threatening to kill Obama, others
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – A Tennessee man who threatened to kill President Barack Obama and other politicians in expletive-laced voicemails will appear in court this week, officials said on Tuesday.
Last victim of fatal Washington mudslide believed found
(Reuters) – The last victim of a massive mudslide that buried much of a community in the Cascade foothills of Washington state in March and killed 43 people is believed to have been found, county authorities said on Tuesday.
Parched Texas town turns to sewage water to keep city flush with water
DALLAS (Reuters) – When the going got tough due one of with worst droughts in a century, the parched Texas city of Wichita Falls got going with its program to recycle sewage water for drinking.
Detroit workers, retirees give bankruptcy plan a boost
(Reuters) – Detroit will head into the critical phase of its historic bankruptcy case next month with the backing of an overwhelming majority of its active and retired workers and with opposition from a small, hard-core group of hold-out creditors.
Manhunt on for armed bandits in $181,000 heist at Atlantic City casino
AVON-BY-THE-SEA N.J. (Reuters) – A manhunt was underway on Tuesday for masked bandits who reportedly stole roughly $181,000 in an armed robbery at Caesar’s Atlantic City casino in New Jersey, police said.
Race for North Dakota’s agriculture commissioner is all about oil
TOWNER North Dakota (Reuters) – North Dakota’s biggest oil producers have picked a side and put money into an obscure election for the state’s agriculture commissioner, hoping to ward off a rising Democratic challenger who could limit development of ne…
Father posts photo of sexually abused son online in donation plea
(Reuters) – A Florida father who severely beat an 18-year-old man he said he caught sexually assaulting his son posted the child’s photo on a fundraising website to solicit donations for the boy’s recovery, police said on Tuesday.
Wawona Packing recalls fruit over listeria concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wawona Packing Co is recalling fresh Sweet 2 Eat brand peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots because of potential contamination by listeria contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
Three injured when home explodes north of Houston
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Three people were critically burned when a house exploded near a city north of Houston on Tuesday, with the blast felt for miles, officials said.
