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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Despite being labeled a “devotee of Bigfoot erotica,” a candidate won a closely watched congressional race in Virginia. Denver Riggleman won handily over Democrat Leslie Cockburn (COE’-birn) in Tuesday’s race for the 5th District. During the

BERLIN (AP) — The portable toilets kept on disappearing — and now a German company knows why. Two men in Germany have been convicted of stealing more than 100 portable toilets. The dpa news agency reported that Duesseldorf district court delivered its verdict Tuesday, giving a 40-year-old man

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — Charges are pending against a 23-year-old woman who police say got into a police car and tried to drive away in northeast North Dakota. KFGO radio reports that police responded to a fight early Sunday in Devils Lake, a city about 160 miles northwest of Fargo. When one

LAKE GROVE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York family says they’ve found human bones beneath their basement, and they believe the remains are those of their patriarch who disappeared half a century ago. Steven Carroll, 61, and his brother Michael Carroll, 57, said their family had tried just about

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Police investigators on Monday were trying to determine whether a decaying human head found in an Oakland backyard belongs to a recently discovered headless corpse. People visiting an Oakland apartment complex last week found the head in the grassless yard with a couple

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There was a sigh of relief after police recovered a giant inflatable colon that is used to teach about the dangers of colon cancer. Police in Kansas City, Missouri, announced on Twitter Tuesday that a tip led officers to locate the “pilfered intestine” inside

CLEVELAND (AP) — A passenger says a Greyhound bus driver on a trip to New York City got lost in Cleveland and drove in circles for several hours before returning to the city’s terminal. WOIO-TV reports Arin Choo says he and other passengers began asking the driver questions Tuesday night

HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island town is changing its name to “Hauntington” for Halloween at the urging of a 7-year-old resident. Newsday reports second grader Angelica Dee Cunningham was all smiles when she learned Huntington was making the one-day switch Wednesday. The town

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A man who returned his mom’s very overdue library book is paying her fine — even though he didn’t have to. The Shreveport Times reports Shreveport resident Robert Stroud came across a copy of “Spoon River Anthology” by Edgar Lee Masters in his

MADISON, Ala. (AP) — A new Alabama minor league baseball team’s name is taking off like a rocket after making a big stink. Meet the Madison-based Rocket City Trash Pandas. Al.com reports the team held an event Saturday to unveil their new logo and start merchandise sales. They will begin