Archive for the ‘Human Interest’ Category

Ron Rea, 68, owns Tobacco World stores in Western Pennsylvania and purchased the winning Lotto ticket from one of his own locations. Ron says he spends about $20 a day of tickets with higher odds. He say the winnings will help he and his 38-year-old wife with their retirement funds. Source

A young Italian man sought the help of a psychiatrist after suffering an asthma attack while viewing his ex-girlfriend’s profile on Facebook.   His difficulty breathing became intense when he discovered that his former flame had recently friended several men on the site.  On his physician’s advice, the young man decided against logging into Facebook [...]

Ryan and Lorie Davenport, a couple in St. Petersburg, Florida, have set set up a tent at a Best Buy store. The two have made preparation to camp out for an entire week to get deals. They plan to look at large-screen TVs, and perhaps something from the Mac line. The Davenports strategy is to [...]

92-year-old Bill Wewer competed in the 20th annual Senior Olympics held in Southern California. Wewer was the oldest compteitor and single entrant in the 85-and-older push up category. Wewer managed to completely 59 push-ups in 2 minutes. Wewer was quoted saying, “It’s not about the honors for me as much as the self-discipline,” he said. [...]

45-year-old Patty Bigbee and her boyfriend were under investigation for a month for attempting to sell Bigbee’s grandson illegally. An undercover law enforcement agent posed as a buyer to confirm claims. The agent met with Bigbee and negotiated the price from $75,000 to $30,000 before arresting her. She and her boyfriend have been charged with [...]