KOMO - News - Offbeat http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat RSS Feed for KOMO - News - Offbeat en-us Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:11:58 GMT Texas UPS driver goes 1 million miles, no crashes http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/27912559.html A routine package delivery turned into a milestone for a UPS driver in East Texas. Brent Boyd on Thursday surpassed 1 million miles on his UPS delivery van, the same vehicle he's driven for 22 years with the company. Black bear busts secret Utah pot farm http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/27912394.html One Utah community is cheering a special bear - but don't call him Smokey. Investigators say a large black bear raided a clandestine marijuana growing operation so often that it chased the grower away. N.J. cops kick in door over bird's cries for help http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/27912259.html Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds. Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house. Man sues prosecutor to get his leg back http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/27859199.html After being shot five times, a western Nebraska man had to go to court to get his prosthetic leg back from prosecutors. The Box Butte County Attorney's office gave Val McCabe's leg back Wednesday after a judge ordered it returned. Alleged thief leaves giveaway clue - his signature http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/27859069.html Police didn't have much trouble finding a man accused of using a stolen credit card - he signed his own name on one of the receipts. Deputy clocks VW Beetle at 115 mph http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/27809674.html The deputy found the VW crashed on an offramp a few minutes later and saw the suspected driver running through a nearby parking lot. Cat survives 70-mile trip under owner's truck http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/27809614.html Gil Smith recently drove from his Gilbert home 70 miles away for a business meeting in Kearny. When he got out of the truck, he heard a cat in distress and realized it was his. Buy $169K Michigan dollhouse, get real home 'free' http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/27792499.html Like many homeowners around the country, Gerry and Cindy Mann have struggled to sell their house during the past year. So they decided to use a more creative sales approach: Buy a miniature replica of the home for $169,000 and get the real thing thrown in for free. NYC man charged with selling stolen bras on Web http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/27787749.html A New York man has been charged with selling $80,000 worth of stolen Victoria's Secret bras online. Prosecutors say 41-year-old George Tutaya was arraigned Tuesday on charges of possessing stolen property. Particle physics rap is a hit http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/27764034.html Who says science doesn't turn people on? Kate McAlpine is a rising star on YouTube for her rap performance - about high-energy particle physics.