News of the Weird

Inmate's Joke Pokes Vermont Cops

MIDDLESEX, VT (WPTZ) -- A cow's spot shaped in the form of a pig is plastered on about 30 Vermont State Troopers' cars. The cow itself is part of the Vermont State Police emblem, a scene complete with mountains and a pasture. 

Firefighter finds stolen tools while on call

VACAVILLE, CA (KCRA) -- A Vacaville, California firefighter didn't expect to find his tools and equipment stolen from his home last week while on the job. Louis Jones said he and several firefighters responded to a home on a medical call. 

Drew Barrymore stars in Big Miracle

Catwoman defends herself

LOS ANGELES, CA. (NBC) -- Tourists and Los Angeles natives alike were treated to a show starring Catwoman Thursday afternoon. This time the performance was outside of the Kodak Theatre, where a fight broke out between the characters common on Hollywood Boulevard sidewalks. 

WWII vet shoots burglar

LOS ANGELES (NBC) -- "It's loaded but it won't do nuthin' cause it's got the safety on," Jack Goodwin said as he handled the 9mm handgun he says he hadn't fired in two decades.

Muslim woman says she was turned away from Florida gas station

BOCA RATON, Fla. (NBC) -- A Florida Muslim woman claims she was discriminated against at a Boca Raton gas station because of her religious attire.

Mainers claim to find $3B WWII shipwreck

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A treasure hunter said he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion.

Virtual offices have virtue

LOS ANGELES (NBC) -- Chris Sugai doesn't care when his employees get their work done. In fact, he doesn't care if they come to the office at all.

Brazilian Blowout product maker fined

MIAMI (NBC) -- In November, Brazilian Blowout sent a reply to the FDA stating only a trace amount of naturally occurring formaldehyde was released by their products.

Spring has sprung for retailers

(KXAS) - Winter doesn't officially end until March 19, but it's already spring in stores.

Cast & Crew talk "Smash"

(NBCUDIRECT) - "Smash" premieres next Monday, February 6 at 10/9c on NBC.

Sneak Peak: "The Voice"

(NBCNC) - "The Voice" made itself heard last season on NBC.

Now, the show is about to return for its second season, this Sunday after the Super Bowl.

Vet still alive despite VA declaring him dead 4 times

PALM BAY, Florida (WESH) - Despite rumors to the contrary, Army veteran Jerry Miller is still very much alive.

"I'm alive. I'm very alive," Miller says.

Pizza feud turns violent in New York

NORTH TONAWANDA, New York (WGRZ) - A New York man is facing charges after police say he was caught on tape damaging a pizza sign with his Jeep.

Soldier returns for daughter's birthday

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSL) - A little girl got a very special birthday gift Monday morning.

Her father, who had previously been deployed in Afghanistan, showed up during reading time in her kindergarten classroom at Utah's Whittier Elementary.

Caught on Tape: Deputy jumps into lake to save people in sinking car

DALLAS, Texas (KXAS) - The city of Dallas, Texas is making changes to the boat ramp on Lake Ray Hubbard where two college students plunged into the lake.

Snowy owls draw visitors to small Montana town

POLSON, Montana (KECI) - Snowy Owls have migrated from the Arctic to winter in parts of Montana's Mission Valley.

Baby born in Iowa weighs 13.75 pounds

DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) - When they entered the birthing unit at Des Moines, Iowa's Mercy Medical Center on Thursday, the Stewardson family was expecting a baby.

Recycled home pushes limits of green architecture

BERKELY, California (KNTV) - Roofs salvaged from 104 junked cars make up the aluminum siding of one Berkeley, California two-bedroom home.

Big sales on big screens before big game

(NBCNC) - Big screen TV sales were so good over the holidays last month, that the traditional sales around the Super Bowl may not be so super this year.

"The Help" wins big at SAG awards

(NBCNC) - Award season rolled on in Los Angeles last night.

Hollywood's acting community honored its own with the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Sneak Peak: "Smash"

(NBCNC) - If you think NBC is anxious for you to watch "Smash", that goes double for the show's stars.

Neeson's `The Grey' tops box office with $20M

NEW YORK (AP) -- "The Grey" topped the weekend box office with $20 million.

Dancers create ballet video in highly unusual setting: The Everglades

EVERGLADES NAT'L. PARK, Fla. (NBC) -- Amid barking orders of "rolling," "take 14," and "action," a small crowd of film crew members, national park rangers and photographers are watching the graceful dancing of an attractive young woman and a handsome young man, locked in a slowly undulating embrace, barely clothed.

Mother accused of setting up fight between her daughter and another teen

ORLANDO, Fla. (NBC) -- Police in Orlando, Florida have arrested a mother seeing video of a fight between her daughter and another teen.

More than 70 cats found living with man inside tiny camper

AUBURN, Wash. (NBC) -- More than 70 cats living in a small camper in Auburn, Washington were seized Thursday evening by animal authorities.

School bans Uggs to halt smuggling

POTTSTOWN, Pa. (NBC) -- Officials at Pennsylvania's Pottstown Middle School may have really stepped in it.

Husband and wife married 73 years die within hours of each other

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NBC) -- A Kentucky couple married for more than 70 years were together until the end. Presley and Ethel Bradshaw died on Monday, just hours apart.

Study: More women buying consumer electronics

(NBC) -- Traditionally, high-tech has been considered a man's world: gadgets and gizmos, big screens and broadband. But the times, just like technology, are a changin'.

Zynga looking for partner to someday offer legal online gambling

(NBC) -- Tens of millions of people gamble every day on the internet.