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CRAZY Things Are Illegal In Virginia.. Like Oral Sex

Richmond Times-Dispatch | A. Barton Hinkle | Posted 04.05.2013 | DC
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Only one or two centuries late, Virginia lawmakers have decided it is none of their business if unmarried couples share a roof. So the legislators are...

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Hank The Cat Has Some Thoughts About The Trillion Dollar Coin

Posted 01.14.2013 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Hank the Cat, the feisty Virginia feline who retired from politics in November after losing an unusual bid for a U.S. Senate seat, has b...

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Don't Use Drones To Spy On Virginia Hunters, Says Lawmaker

Richmond Times-Dispatch | Jim Nolan | Posted 03.15.2013 | DC
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Virginians don't like anything to come between them and their hunting. And if Sen. Frank M. Ruff Jr., R-Mecklenburg, has his way, you'll be able to ad...

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Emu On The Run Joins Jogger

AP | Posted 12.14.2012 | DC
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- A man in Virginia Beach picked up an unusual jogging partner when an emu began following him. Animal shelter supervisor Wayne ...

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LOOK: Obama-Inspired Dress Ready For Inauguration Return

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.11.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Instead of wearing her love for President Obama on her sleeve, Lola Lombard wears it on her skirt -- right around the right hip. The ...

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UPDATED: Tied-Up Goat Mystery Is Solved

Posted 11.29.2012 | DC
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- This goat keeps getting gotten. Staten Island has its wayward zebras and ponies. Northern Virginia and Maryland have stolen goat ...

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PHOTOS: These Special Turkeys Like Carly Simon Music

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 11.21.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Gobbler and Cobbler will be spared. The most famous turkeys of 2012 are spending a few days in the lap of luxury at the W Hotel near the...

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Pardoned Turkeys Often Have 'Short Retirements'

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.20.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, President Obama is scheduled to pardon one of two 19-week-old, Virginia-raised, 40-pound male turkeys, otherwise known as ...

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Famous Cat Senate Candidate Retires From Politics

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.25.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Hank the Cat once urged Virginians to "vote the humans out" -- and vote the cat into the U.S. Senate. Hank's message got through. A ...

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Virginian Tries, Fails, To Shoot Squirrel

News & Messenger, Manassas, Va. | David Pierce | Posted 12.27.2012 | DC
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BUCKHALL, Va. -- A Buckhall-area man faces gun charges after police said he shot toward another man while trying to peg squirrels Thursday. The 34-ye...

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FOWL WEATHER: Raw Chicken Rains From Clear Sky

Posted 10.11.2012 | Weird News
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It's a bird! It's a plane! NO IT'S A BIRD! In a fowl turn of events, chicken rained down on a teen taking a horseback riding lesson in Virginia on ...

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Long-Haired Croatian 'Healer' Will Stare At You For $8

Posted 10.05.2012 | DC
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Braco stares. He gazes. Silently. He gets paid $8 to do it for some 10 minutes at a time in hotel meeting rooms. Friday, Saturda...

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Reston Zoo Head Found Guilty In Wallaby Death

Patch | Posted 09.29.2012 | DC
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Reston Zoo Director Meghan Mogensen - accused of inhumanely euthanizing an injured wallaby - was found guilty by a Fairfax County General District jud...

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Nurse's Aide Nets Prison Time For Stealing Wedding Bands From Nursing Home Patients

AP | Posted 09.25.2012 | Crime
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ROANOKE, Va. -- A nurses' assistant at a state nursing home for veterans in Virginia has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling rings that...

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Rabid Beaver Chases Children

Posted 09.12.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Some friendly advice: Stay away from Northern Virginia's beavers. It's hard to beat The Washington Post's description of the latest i...

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'It Knocked Me Over And Started Chewing On My Leg'

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 09.07.2012 | DC
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Ever have an incident that really gnaws at you? Lillian Peterson can relate. The 83-year-old real estate agent in Falls Church, Va., can't forget t...

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This Man Has A Simple Request: 'No More Hookers!'

Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 08.29.2012 | Weird News
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Virginia may be for lovers but Corbin Prydwen doesn't think that includes prostitutes -- at least not in front of his home in Roanoke, Va. Prydwen ...

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Rabid Beaver Attacks Sisters

Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 07.18.2012 | Weird News
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A summertime swim in Virginia's Lake Anna was supposed to be part of a fun afternoon for sisters Annabella and Alyssa Radnovich. But a beaver attack l...

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DOWN THE DRAIN: Thieves Fail In Pointless Bathroom Robbery

Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 07.17.2012 | Weird News
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To the casual obsever, a courthouse seems like the worst place to rob and a toilet seat seems the silliest thing to steal. Yet, two thieves in Kris...

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WATCH: Former Wrestler Says There's Gold In Your Outhouse

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 03.21.2012 | Weird News
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If you have an outhouse, there's a former pro wrestler who'd love to rummage through it. He's "Heavy Metal" Ric Savage, and between 1991 and 1997 h...

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Schools Can Take Pink Slime Off Menu

WAVY-TV | Posted 03.21.2012 | Weird News
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NORFOLK, Va. - Local school cafeterias are getting a choice when it comes to the meat filler known as pink slime. ...

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Skeletal Santa Hanging On Crucifix Sparks Controversy

Posted 12.06.2011 | Weird News
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'Tis the season for a Christmas decoration scandal. A Virginia town is grappling with a controversy pitting free speech advocates against Christma...

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Dogwalker Not Guilty In Pooper Scooper Trial

AP | Posted 12.26.2011 | Weird News
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FAIRFAX, Va. (Associated Press / The Huffington Post) -- A jury in northern Virginia has found a woman not guilty of violating a pooper scooper law in...

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Police: Drunken Sailor Defecated In Police Car

Posted 11.06.2011 | Crime
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Officials in Norfolk, Va., probably want to know when Michael Calabrese is going stop leaving little messes behind. Just hours after meeting with c...

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WATCH: Virginia Teen To Justin Bieber: 'Be My Prom Date'

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 09.26.2011 | Weird News
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One Less Lonely Prom - that's the title of a website by Cady Eimer, a teenager from a small town in Virginia, who is hoping to catch the attention of ...

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