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Offbeat (New) Suspected drunk driver chased down by police Bug

By Associated Press Published: Feb 13, 2012 at 9:16 AM PST

A Volkswagen beetle owned by the Carter County Sheriff's Department became an improvised pursuit vehicle - at about 20 mph. The beetle won.

Offbeat Carnival goes to the dogs with Rio pet parade (Photo Gallery)

By JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press Published: Feb 12, 2012 at 6:39 PM PST

Most pre-Carnival street parties in Brazil are all about samba, but the moves on display at Sunday's Blocao parade were focused more on wagging and strategic sniffing than on fancy footwork.

Offbeat Photos: Pretty pooches on parade (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: Feb 11, 2012 at 10:01 AM PST

Local & Regional Class ring man lost during high school turns up 50 years later (Video)

By Anita Kissee KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 7:15 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 9:57 PM PST

The ring ended up in a creek in Winlock back in 1962 and incredibly, someone found it and then took the time to track him down.

Offbeat Did you know that 2-10-12 is a palindrome day?

By Shannon L. Cheesman, KATU.com Producer/Reporter Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 6:12 PM PST

Our local math expert who has a serious passion for numbers and dates is at it again - this time pointing out that Feb. 10, 2012 is a palindrome day.

Local & Regional Man asleep in back of truck wakes to a moving nightmare (Video)

By KATU.com Staff Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 1:40 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 2:07 PM PST

Jeffery Young’s odyssey Thursday morning crossed two counties and went 24 miles before it ended with him fleeing from an armed suspect on a dark stretch of road.

Offbeat Pa. couple: We captured a purple squirrel (Video)

By Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 9:29 AM PST

Jersey Shore resident Percy Emert says he and his wife, Connie, caught the purple squirrel Sunday in a trap with peanuts. He says even the insides of its ears were purple.

Offbeat Hundreds ask Vermont to keep prank pig on police decal

By Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 8:47 AM PST

Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers? There's now a movement under way to keep it there.

Offbeat Uggie, `War Horse' among Pawscar award winners

By Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 8:15 PM PST

The Oscars aren't until Feb. 26, but winners of the Pawscars are already celebrating.

Offbeat Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later

By Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 2:57 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 10:59 AM PST

A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.

Offbeat Man wins race up Empire State Building for seventh time (Photo Gallery)

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 8:29 AM PST

Stuttgart resident Thomas Dold completed the Empire State Building Run-Up on Wednesday in 10 minutes and 28 seconds.

Offbeat Ex-Calif. mayor admits stealing mixer to make pizza

By Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 4:27 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 9, 2012 at 11:35 AM PST

The former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has pleaded guilty to stealing a commercial food mixer from the local school district so he could make dough for his home pizza oven.

Offbeat Mom gives birth to 15 pound baby

By Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 6:48 AM PST

A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.

Offbeat Critic awarded for year's most scathing book review

By Associated Press Published: Feb 7, 2012 at 12:55 PM PST

A critic who accused a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of scattering literary allusions like "tin cans tied to a tricycle" has won a prize for the year's most lacerating book review.

Offbeat Baseball team take bids on Kardashian-Humphries signed ball

By Associated Press Published: Feb 7, 2012 at 11:26 AM PST

The team announced Tuesday it will auction off a baseball autographed by reality starlet Kim Kardashian and her ex-husband Kris Humphries

Offbeat Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press Published: Feb 6, 2012 at 10:54 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 6, 2012 at 11:15 AM PST

Forget a pampering makeover to help heal your broken heart this Valentine's Day. Go for a "digital breakover" instead, using a growing number of tech tools to save you from yourself or to sob on a safe shoulder in the ether.

Offbeat Simpson dolls join Barbie on Iran ban list

By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press Published: Feb 6, 2012 at 8:27 AM PST

An Iranian government-affiliated agency has banned dolls of the Simpsons cartoon characters, who join Barbie and others on a toy blacklist, an independent newspaper reported on Monday.

Offbeat Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement

By Associated Press Published: Feb 5, 2012 at 11:39 AM PST

Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University's "Occupy Everywhere" class.

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