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Offbeat (New) Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later

By Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 2:57 PM PST

A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.

Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Oregon (New) Photos: Pie-in-the-Face Fundraiser (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 3:00 PM PST

Offbeat Man wins race up Empire State Building for seventh time (Photo Gallery)

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 8:29 AM PST

Stuttgart resident Thomas Dold completed the Empire State Building Run-Up on Wednesday in 10 minutes and 28 seconds.

Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Oregon Thief takes off in truck with owner asleep in back

By KOMO Staff Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 8:41 AM PST

Olympia police are looking for an armed man who stole a pickup truck while the owner was sleeping in the back of the vehicle.

Offbeat Ex-Calif. mayor admits stealing mixer to make pizza

By Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 4:27 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 9, 2012 at 11:35 AM PST

The former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has pleaded guilty to stealing a commercial food mixer from the local school district so he could make dough for his home pizza oven.

Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Oregon 'Mel's Hole' shrouded in mystery (Video)

By Denise Whitaker Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 9:20 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 8, 2012 at 10:27 PM PST

From Bigfoot to the disappearance of D.B. Cooper, the Pacific Northwest is full of mysteries. Another mystery burred deep in the hills of eastern Washington keeps resurfacing.

Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Oregon Police find otter's owner

By KVAL News and KATU.com Staff Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 11:21 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 8, 2012 at 1:44 PM PST

Police recovered a bronze sea otter sculpture during a burglary investigation and have found its owner.

Offbeat Mom gives birth to 15 pound baby

By Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 6:48 AM PST

A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.

National & World Florida waterfront condos create own weather

By Scott Sistek Published: Feb 7, 2012 at 8:00 PM PST

How would you like to live in a place that not only has a stunning view of the Gulf of Mexico, but creates its own weather?

Offbeat Critic awarded for year's most scathing book review

By Associated Press Published: Feb 7, 2012 at 12:55 PM PST

A critic who accused a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of scattering literary allusions like "tin cans tied to a tricycle" has won a prize for the year's most lacerating book review.

Offbeat Baseball team take bids on Kardashian-Humphries signed ball

By Associated Press Published: Feb 7, 2012 at 11:26 AM PST

The team announced Tuesday it will auction off a baseball autographed by reality starlet Kim Kardashian and her ex-husband Kris Humphries

Offbeat Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press Published: Feb 6, 2012 at 10:54 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 6, 2012 at 11:15 AM PST

Forget a pampering makeover to help heal your broken heart this Valentine's Day. Go for a "digital breakover" instead, using a growing number of tech tools to save you from yourself or to sob on a safe shoulder in the ether.

Offbeat Simpson dolls join Barbie on Iran ban list

By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press Published: Feb 6, 2012 at 8:27 AM PST

An Iranian government-affiliated agency has banned dolls of the Simpsons cartoon characters, who join Barbie and others on a toy blacklist, an independent newspaper reported on Monday.

Offbeat Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement

By Associated Press Published: Feb 5, 2012 at 11:39 AM PST

Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University's "Occupy Everywhere" class.

Offbeat Day before Super Bowl, web page proclaims Giants winners

By Associated Press Published: Feb 4, 2012 at 6:51 PM PST

Some 24 hours before the Super Bowl, this showed up on the web: "The Giants are Super Bowl CHAMPIONS," complete with an image of the Lombardi Trophy.

Offbeat Wrong-number call helps woman having stroke

By Associated Press Published: Feb 4, 2012 at 10:05 AM PST

A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away.

Offbeat Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Wing Bowl (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: Feb 3, 2012 at 9:20 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 3, 2012 at 3:53 PM PST

Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.

Offbeat Sheep-herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit (Video)

By LOUISE NORDSTROM Associated Press Published: Feb 3, 2012 at 9:16 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 3, 2012 at 3:52 PM PST

Champis the bunny doesn't only hop - he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job.

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