Offbeat News

WHEN it is time to travel to that final resting place, you might as well do it in style....Source

U.S. Customs at the Mexico-Texas border ceased 30 pounds of weed from a woman attempting to smuggle it from Mexico into the United States. The 22-year-old concealed the cannabis in framed pictures of Jesus Christ....Source

A Fairfield teen scared a roaming wild predator away from a beloved family pet by grabbing a sword and using it to fend off the animal. Marquel Dawson, 19, was playing fetch with his dog Stunna in their wide-open backyard when the two came face to face with a big creature, possibly a mountain lion. The dog immediately moved to protect his master....Source

A FALSE limbs expert who fitted an artificial left foot to an amputee's right leg was formally struck off the register today after he admitted a string of allegations....Source

MURDER squad detectives in Rome have appealed for help after the discovery of a perfect skeleton made from five different bodies....Source

IT BOASTS some of the most beautiful beaches in Britain, but it could soon be a case of paradise lost on the Isle of Tiree....Source

That is bound to be what a New York City terrier was thinking after a Brooklyn mugger stole a doggie coat right off his back. Donna McPherson said she tied up Lexie, her 10-year-old Westie, outside a Park Slope supermarket "for two minutes" while she bought milk....Source

FOOTBALL fans could soon enjoy a virtually guilt-free Scotch pie after a "healthy" version of the terrace staple was launched today....Source

Two people who allegedly robbed a Scotiabank and fled along the world's largest skating rink probably should have brought skates with them for a speedier getaway....Source

Authorities say a drunken man stole an ambulance from a Wisconsin ski area with the patient and paramedics still inside....Source