As hunting season approaches, several states are cracking down to prevent the spread of “zombie” deer and elk.
Officials in Nevada have been testing carcasses of deer and elk to monitor Chronic Wasting Disease, a highly contagious nervous system disease that affects cervids — meaning elk, deer, moose and reindeer —the Las Vegas Sun reported.
source: https://people.com/pets/states-fight-spread-of-zombie-deer/
If you think you picked the biggest pumpkin at the patch, think again. A Connecticut man just set a local record for the heaviest pumpkin at the Topsfield Fair in New England.
The winner of the All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off is 2,294.5 pounds.
To put that in perspective, one of the lightest cars on the market, the Mitsubishi Mirage,only weighs 2,018 pounds. Seeing a Mirage rolling down the highway is a lot less alarming than watching a 2,294.5-pound pumpkin roll by, of course.
source: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/us/small-car-heavy-pumpkin-record-trnd/index.html
The robbery seemed like it had gone down without a hitch, police said. The alleged thief, Heath Bumpous, had managed to steal thousands of dollars, drive off in broad daylight and pay the venue where his wedding was set to take place the next day. All he needed to do was buy the ring.
Then, the 36-year-old got a text from his fiancee.
“Did you just rob a bank?” she asked on Friday,according to the local sheriff in Trinity County, Tex., about 100 miles north of Houston.
source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/08/heath-bumpous-wedding-bank-robbery-texas/