Police clear brush, trash, other debris at home of CA kidnap suspects; find bone fragmentsSeptember 16th, 2009 Bone fragment found at home of CA kidnap suspectsANTIOCH, Calif. — Police said Wednesday they found a bone fragment on the property of a Northern California couple charged with kidnapping a little girl and hiding her in their backyard for 18 years.
When the moment is right: Kansas couple's trash bin tryst takes troubling turnSeptember 15th, 2009 Kansas couple's trash bin tryst takes wrong turnWICHITA, Kan. — A tender moment in a trash bin went all wrong for a couple who found themselves being held up at pocket knifepoint.
Family lawyer says body of driver in NY wrong-way crash that killed 8 will be exhumedSeptember 1st, 2009 Lawyer: Driver in NY wrong-way crash to be exhumedWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A lawyer says the body of a woman who killed herself and seven other people by driving a minivan the wrong way on a New York parkway and crashing into an SUV will be exhumed for testing in an attempt to counter findings that she was drunk.
Indiana Community Bancorp slashes quarterly dividend from 12 cents per share to 1 centAugust 26th, 2009 Indiana Community Bancorp slashes dividendCOLUMBUS, Ind. — Indiana Community Bancorp said Wednesday it will cut its quarterly dividend to 1 cent per share from the previous 12 cents per share in a move to retain capital.
Body found in suitcase in trash bin in Orange County identified as LA swimsuit modelAugust 19th, 2009 Body in suitcase identified as swimsuit modelBUENA PARK, Calif. — A body that was found stuffed in a suitcase and thrown in an Orange County trash bin has been identified as that of a 28-year-old former swimsuit model who disappeared over the weekend.
Worker finds human foot among recyclable waste in sorting plant at western NY landfillAugust 5th, 2009 Human foot found in western NY recycling plantSENECA, N.Y. — Officials in western New York are trying to figure out how a bare human foot got mixed in with recyclable trash on a conveyor belt at a landfill.
Animal control officers want to know how 2 leopard sharks got into S. California trash canAugust 4th, 2009 2 leopard sharks found dead in trash canNORWALK, Calif. — Animal control officials are trying to find out how two dead 4-foot-long leopard sharks ended up in a trash can in Norwalk, a Los Angeles suburb.
Police say man sleeping in dumpster sustains minor injuries after being picked up with trashJuly 27th, 2009 Man sleeping in dumpster gets picked up with trashTAMPA, Fla. — Authorities said a man, who had been sleeping in a Dumpster, sustained minor injuries after he was picked up by a garbage truck along with the trash.
Ohio toddler, baby found crying in trash can; mom told cops boyfriend took them after fightJuly 27th, 2009 Missing toddler, baby found crying in OH trash canDAYTON, Ohio — Police in Dayton, Ohio say a 2-year-old girl and 8-month-old boy have been found crying inside a large trash bin, about 13 hours after their mother reported them missing. She told police her boyfriend fled with them after a fight.
Dad, son face about $20K in fines after officials remove about 42 tons of trash from propertyJuly 6th, 2009 Authorities remove 42 tons of trash from propertyMASTIC BEACH, N.Y. — A father and son are facing almost $20,000 in fees and fines after New York authorities said they removed about 42 tons of trash from their property.
Va. woman gets trapped in trash bin, falls asleep, emerges unscathed after ride to dumpJuly 3rd, 2009 Va. woman rides to landfill in trash binWINCHESTER, Va. — Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped.
New San Francisco rule: sort compostable stuff out of your trash _ or elseJune 23rd, 2009 San Franciscans now must sort compost from trashSAN FRANCISCO — Sorting glass and other recyclables out of household trash will no longer be enough in San Francisco. Anything that can be composted also has to be separated.
Indiana authorities find human ashes at funeral home where 4 bodies were discoveredMay 30th, 2009 Remains of 5th person found at Ind. funeral homeGARY, Ind.
Pa. newspaper apologizes, feds investigate after classified ad calls for Obama's assassinationMay 29th, 2009 Pa. newspaper ad calls for Obama assassinationWARREN, Pa. — A northwestern Pennsylvania newspaper is apologizing for running a classified advertisement calling for the assassination of President Barack Obama.
Body of quadriplegic Michigan girl was in black trash bag with moth balls on top to mask smellApril 23rd, 2009 Quadriplegic girl was in trash bag with moth ballsFLINT, Mich. — A prosecutor says the body of a quadriplegic girl found at a storage facility in Michigan was stuffed in a black trash bag inside a plastic bin, with moth balls to mask the smell.