February 2016 - Joe Toplyn

A 10-year-old brought a gun to school for protection during a drug deal. School officials were upset, but did say the student is buying drugs at a high school level.

Writer: Chris Zalis

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Joe Toplyn 4 hours ago

Two women were arrested at a Bangkok airport after 109 live animals were found in their two suitcases. On the bright side, airline officials said the animals had more room in the suitcases than they would have had in economy class.

Joe Toplyn 2 days ago

An Idaho man broke a Guinness World Record by walking 3.4 miles while balancing a guitar on his chin. But this is weird--then Guinness gave him an expensive new guitar, with no strings attached.

Joe Toplyn 3 days ago

A team of domino artists in Michigan broke a Guinness World Record by building a wall out of more than 50,000 dominoes. The team said the best way to keep a big wall of dominoes from falling apart is to keep the Supreme Court away from it.

Joe Toplyn 3 days ago

At a pageant in California, a Chinese crested-chihuahua mix was crowned the World's Ugliest Dog. The judges said the dog is so ugly that when other dogs come up to him they don't know which end to sniff.

Joe Toplyn 5 days ago

Because of a fire risk, over 400,000 patio umbrellas sold at Costco have been recalled. The good news is, Costco says that's only one package of umbrellas.

Joe Toplyn 6 days ago

Yesterday Toyota announced that it's recalling its first mainstream electric car because the wheels can fall off. Company officials say that on the plus side, if the car has no wheels and can't move, it'll stay charged forever.