Weird News

Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor

The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored.

Car dealership owner living on roof in effort to collect bike for kids in need

Brandon Reeves is on a mission. He's been living on the roof of his car dealership located on I-74 in Monroe since Monday. His driving force is to collect 1,017 bikes to donate to kids in need for Christmas.

‘Flying car’ touches down in North Carolina

It looks like something out of the future but it’s a reality for one woman.

NC's Dirty Secret: Your office space needs a deep clean

Grab the cleaning wipes! Your job really might be making you sick.

Monkey gets spooked at a Spirit Halloween store

An escaped monkey in a diaper caused a lot of excitement at a Spirit Halloween store in Plano, Texas.

Dictionary.com’s word of the year is '6-7.' But is it even a word and what does it mean?

Parents and teachers cover your ears. Dictionary.com says its word of the year is “6-7.”

Monkey Business: Authorities say 'aggressive' research monkeys escape following crash

Monkeys being transported on a Mississippi highway escaped captivity after the truck carrying them overturned, according to law enforcement.

Your Weather Wise Forecast With Dead Bob!

"Ded Bob" crashes your Weather-Wise forecast

"The one thing scarier than Ded Bob... Atlanta." 💀

California engineer wins pumpkin contest with 2,346-pound gourd

A California engineer and gardening enthusiast has won the top prize at a pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California. Brandon Dawson of Santa Rosa clinched victory Monday at the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay.

Runners participate in Taco Bell 50k ‘ultramarathon’

More than 1,200 people signed up to participate in Taco Bell’s 50k ultramarathon.

Driver of stolen car jumps closing drawbridge

A car thief jumped a drawbridge just to get away from police.

Merriam-Webster adds over 5K words to "Collegiate" dictionary

Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. More than 5,000 new words were added to the Merriam-Webster "Collegiate" dictionary.

Viral video of blindfolded Charlotte chess players brings renewed attention to the game

A sightless Naroditsky beat his competition in a game of Bullet Chess in just 44 seconds. The video posted last month, has been viewed 5.5 million times on Instagram.

WNBA says fan was arrested for throwing sex toy in Atlanta, threatens ejection, ban moving forward

The WNBA said Saturday that the individual who threw a sex toy on the court at an Atlanta Dream game earlier in the week was arrested and that any person throwing objects onto the court will be ejected from the arena and face a minimum one-year ban.