Fightin' Whites team gets new brew
The Fightin' Whites now have their own brew. The Smiling Moose Brew Pub and Grill decided to start selling a micro beer named after the intramural basketball team at University of Northern Colorado, and grill manager Ed Tucker said the beer and the team are getting some added attention.
( Associated Press, 10/11/2002 01:56 PM PDT)

Hero wrestler saves the day in South Philly
HE WAS wearing much less than a cape and red tights, but this South Philly native still showed he was a real-life hero. In a series of events that could have been lifted straight out of a movie script, a likable professional wrestler from South Philadelphia, clad only in his boxer shorts, recently chased down a mugger on skates who had snatched the purse of a neighbor.
( By MARK ANGELES, Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/10/2002 09:58 AM PDT)

Innocent man freed, re-imprisoned for bad behavior
Four days after a court released him from prison for a rape he did not commit, Albert Kent Johnson returned to custody Tuesday because of bad behavior in the penitentiaries where he spent the past 10 years.
( By KARL FISCHER, Contra Costa Times, 10/10/2002 09:40 AM PDT)

Coroner accused of keeping brains after autopsies
The Hamilton County coroner says it sometimes is necessary to keep brains removed during autopsies in order to complete tests to determine cause of death.
( By JOHN NOLAN, Associated Press, 10/10/2002 09:32 AM PDT)

'God' rejected, man becomes 'I Am who I Am'
A man who wanted to change his name to God chose a new name when a judge turned down his request.
( The Associated Press, 10/09/2002 11:17 AM PDT)

Police: Burglar got away -- on a lawn mower
It's hardly the fastest thing on the road, but police say a red riding lawn mower was an effective getaway vehicle for a burglar.
( The Associated Press, 10/09/2002 11:05 AM PDT)

Pastor wants to convene church in bar
The Rev. Brent Hanson is fighting to get his congregation into what may seem an unlikely Sunday-morning destination - a bar.
( The Associated Press, 10/08/2002 11:05 AM PDT)

Court says giant rat can stay
The city wanted the 30-foot-tall inflatable rat to go. Likewise the three coffins. But a deal brokered with a magistrate between Stow and union-organized protesters will allow the rodent and caskets to stay.
( By CRAIG WEBB, Akron Beacon Journal, 10/07/2002 03:07 PM PDT)

Exterminators rescue bug-weary block
Held hostage for two years by a cockroach army that numbered in the thousands, long-suffering residents of a Philadelphia neighborhood cheered exterminators yesterday as they emerged victorious from the roaches' breeding ground.
( By DAN GERINGER, Philadelphia Daily News, 10/07/2002 02:52 PM PDT)

A scholarship for football fans only
A University of Kansas professor is asking the school to adopt stricter rules for awarding scholarships after 25 students received $1,000 scholarships for attending a Sept. 14 football game.
( Associated Press, 10/07/2002 02:46 PM PDT)