KATU - Weird News

'Mata Hairi,' the hitchhiking cat, headed home to Ore.

A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.

Police chief gives criminals a public scolding on Facebook

If you're up to no good in this pocket of northeast Ohio, especially in a witless way, you're risking not only jail time or a fine but a swifter repercussion with a much larger audience.

Miss Utah latest beauty queen to botch answer on national TV

Miss Utah Marissa Powell is the latest beauty queen to trip on national television, not over her gown, but during the interview segment.

NYC airport barrier protects against turtles, not terrorists

Officials are building a 4,000-foot-long barrier to protect a runway at New York City's Kennedy Airport. But the obstacle isn't for terrorists. It's for turtles.

Company seeking tequila-drinking, Sanskrit-speaking CEO

If you can hold a headstand for at least 10 minutes, communicate in Sanskrit and enjoy downing wheatgrass and tequila shots on Fridays for work-life balance, Lululemon has a job for you.

$82k for SF parking? Chump change. Try $560k for 2 Boston spots

Parking is such a precious commodity in Boston that one woman was willing to pay $560,000 for two off-street spaces near her home.

Man stabs brother over missing mac and cheese

Authorities say two Florida brothers got into a tussle over missing macaroni and cheese that ended with one stabbing the other in the stomach.

Bigfoot hunters think this blimp could find the elusive sasquatch

Bigfoot hunters who want to use a helium-filled airship to comb the woods for sasquatch plan a day-long symposium in Portland later this month.

San Francisco parking spot sells for $82,000

It seems parking spots aren't immune from the recent surge in San Francisco real estate prices.

Man stumbles upon reptile near sewer, offers gator aid

A Philadelphia man has offered a little gator aid — calling animal control authorities to help rescue a juvenile alligator he found near a sewer grate on his street.