http://www.abc27.com/category/13544/strange-news en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WHTM News - AP-National 15 strange-news http://www.abc27.com/story/22402808/brown-hounded-for-calling-manila-gates-of-hell http://www.abc27.com/story/22402808/brown-hounded-for-calling-manila-gates-of-hell?t=2013-05-23T23:18:03Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 23:17:00 EDT Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22411713/fugitive-in-la-attempted-murder-case-held-in-colo http://www.abc27.com/story/22411713/fugitive-in-la-attempted-murder-case-held-in-colo?t=2013-05-23T20:27:55Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 20:27:00 EDT A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22406019/council-members-abstain-from-vote-on-abstaining http://www.abc27.com/story/22406019/council-members-abstain-from-vote-on-abstaining?t=2013-05-23T11:17:34Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:00 EDT Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22402478/for-philadelphia-bicyclist-a-cat-is-his-co-pilot http://www.abc27.com/story/22402478/for-philadelphia-bicyclist-a-cat-is-his-co-pilot?t=2013-05-23T08:07:28Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 08:07:00 EDT For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22402943/crane-accident-cuts-power-to-one-third-of-vietnam http://www.abc27.com/story/22402943/crane-accident-cuts-power-to-one-third-of-vietnam?t=2013-05-23T04:47:42Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 04:47:00 EDT One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22378157/goat-on-the-lam-snarls-njs-pulaski-skyway-traffic http://www.abc27.com/story/22378157/goat-on-the-lam-snarls-njs-pulaski-skyway-traffic?t=2013-05-21T17:16:41Z WHTM Tue, 21 May 2013 17:16:00 EDT A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22306918/thailand-urged-to-explore-edible-insect-market http://www.abc27.com/story/22306918/thailand-urged-to-explore-edible-insect-market?t=2013-05-21T08:25:27Z WHTM Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:00 EDT Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22296011/ferris-wheel-ride-world-record-broken-in-chicago http://www.abc27.com/story/22296011/ferris-wheel-ride-world-record-broken-in-chicago?t=2013-05-20T15:25:02Z WHTM Mon, 20 May 2013 15:25:00 EDT A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park... News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22287441/denmark-favorite-to-win-eurovision-song-contest http://www.abc27.com/story/22287441/denmark-favorite-to-win-eurovision-song-contest?t=2013-05-18T20:33:13Z WHTM Sat, 18 May 2013 20:33:00 EDT Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from... News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22281881/funeral-home-has-bicycle-hearse-for-1-last-ride http://www.abc27.com/story/22281881/funeral-home-has-bicycle-hearse-for-1-last-ride?t=2013-05-17T12:04:48Z WHTM Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:00 EDT An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22280120/birth-of-anteater-has-conn-zoo-staff-puzzled http://www.abc27.com/story/22280120/birth-of-anteater-has-conn-zoo-staff-puzzled?t=2013-05-17T08:51:45Z WHTM Fri, 17 May 2013 08:51:00 EDT An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22277867/alaska-man-runs-onto-frozen-lake-to-avoid-jail http://www.abc27.com/story/22277867/alaska-man-runs-onto-frozen-lake-to-avoid-jail?t=2013-05-17T01:31:29Z WHTM Fri, 17 May 2013 01:31:00 EDT Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22277673/aussie-minister-sorry-he-liked-exposed-teen-pic http://www.abc27.com/story/22277673/aussie-minister-sorry-he-liked-exposed-teen-pic?t=2013-05-17T00:51:27Z WHTM Fri, 17 May 2013 00:51:00 EDT An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22272912/texas-senior-18-bags-800-pound-record-alligator http://www.abc27.com/story/22272912/texas-senior-18-bags-800-pound-record-alligator?t=2013-05-16T14:21:14Z WHTM Thu, 16 May 2013 14:21:00 EDT A Houston-area high school senior has bagged a 14-foot, 800 pound alligator - the heaviest ever certified in Texas - on his first alligator hunt. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22270401/exhibition-of-secretly-shot-photos-upsets-nyers http://www.abc27.com/story/22270401/exhibition-of-secretly-shot-photos-upsets-nyers?t=2013-05-16T10:40:55Z WHTM Thu, 16 May 2013 10:40:00 EDT Residents of a New York luxury apartment building are livid over an exhibition of photos secretly snapped through their apartment windows. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22269439/wash-state-woman-spots-stolen-car-in-drive-thru http://www.abc27.com/story/22269439/wash-state-woman-spots-stolen-car-in-drive-thru?t=2013-05-16T09:30:51Z WHTM Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:00 EDT A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later - in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22266236/coin-tossing-breaks-tie-in-philippine-mayoral-race http://www.abc27.com/story/22266236/coin-tossing-breaks-tie-in-philippine-mayoral-race?t=2013-05-16T01:10:35Z WHTM Thu, 16 May 2013 01:10:00 EDT What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22264157/deer-smashes-pa-bus-windshield-takes-short-ride http://www.abc27.com/story/22264157/deer-smashes-pa-bus-windshield-takes-short-ride?t=2013-05-15T18:50:22Z WHTM Wed, 15 May 2013 18:50:00 EDT A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22257974/students-in-ghana-aim-to-launch-mini-satellite http://www.abc27.com/story/22257974/students-in-ghana-aim-to-launch-mini-satellite?t=2013-05-15T16:30:57Z WHTM Wed, 15 May 2013 16:30:00 EDT Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow balloon. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22260040/tiny-camera-in-illinois-offers-bugs-eye-view http://www.abc27.com/story/22260040/tiny-camera-in-illinois-offers-bugs-eye-view?t=2013-05-15T17:39:13Z WHTM Wed, 15 May 2013 13:40:00 EDT A tiny new camera developed at an Illinois university is giving researchers a bug's eye view. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22256190/conn-chef-planning-to-feast-on-cicadas http://www.abc27.com/story/22256190/conn-chef-planning-to-feast-on-cicadas?t=2013-05-15T11:30:03Z WHTM Wed, 15 May 2013 11:30:00 EDT Connecticut chef Bun Lai is already known for his Mexican grasshopper dish and his fried rice with meal worms and crickets. But he might soon also be recognized as the cicada chef. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22256329/nh-city-sues-parking-meter-robin-hood-group http://www.abc27.com/story/22256329/nh-city-sues-parking-meter-robin-hood-group?t=2013-05-15T09:09:55Z WHTM Wed, 15 May 2013 09:09:00 EDT The city of Keene, N.H., has sued a group that feeds change into parking meters that are about to expire, saying members are harassing enforcement officers. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22251430/stinky-corpse-flower-blooms-again-at-ohio-state http://www.abc27.com/story/22251430/stinky-corpse-flower-blooms-again-at-ohio-state?t=2013-05-14T18:49:25Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 18:49:00 EDT A large rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its awful smell has bloomed again at an Ohio State University greenhouse, and there's more excitement because another corpse flower there is expected to open... News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22191159/kenya-co-turns-old-sandals-into-colorful-objects http://www.abc27.com/story/22191159/kenya-co-turns-old-sandals-into-colorful-objects?t=2013-05-23T06:00:05Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 13:49:00 EDT In a story May 8 about artisans in Kenya who turn old sandals into art objects, The Associated Press included two paragraphs that closely paralleled the wording of an earlier story on the subject by the Voice of America.... News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22246629/fighting-eagles-crash-land-on-minn-airport-runway http://www.abc27.com/story/22246629/fighting-eagles-crash-land-on-minn-airport-runway?t=2013-05-14T11:29:15Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 11:29:00 EDT Two bald eagles locked together by their talons in a midair battle survived a crash landing onto a runway at a northeastern Minnesota airport. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22243456/man-charged-in-overnight-feast-at-ky-supermarket http://www.abc27.com/story/22243456/man-charged-in-overnight-feast-at-ky-supermarket?t=2013-05-14T07:28:57Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 07:28:00 EDT Authorities in Kentucky have charged a man who officers say had an overnight feast in a closed supermarket outside Louisville. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22243455/wisconsin-boy-gets-handwritten-response-from-biden http://www.abc27.com/story/22243455/wisconsin-boy-gets-handwritten-response-from-biden?t=2013-05-14T07:28:57Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 07:28:00 EDT It might not be unusual for schoolchildren to write to the president or vice president. But one Wisconsin boy got an unexpectedly personal response. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22240809/calif-man-who-said-he-fled-zombies-pleads-guilty http://www.abc27.com/story/22240809/calif-man-who-said-he-fled-zombies-pleads-guilty?t=2013-05-13T22:58:44Z WHTM Mon, 13 May 2013 22:58:00 EDT A Tennessee man who stole a big-rig truck in California, caused several accidents and told investigators he was fleeing zombies when he did it has pleaded guilty to several felonies. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22240604/ohio-state-awaits-bloom-of-stinky-corpse-flower http://www.abc27.com/story/22240604/ohio-state-awaits-bloom-of-stinky-corpse-flower?t=2013-05-13T22:18:38Z WHTM Mon, 13 May 2013 22:18:00 EDT Researchers at an Ohio State University greenhouse are awaiting a rare second bloom by a rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its unpleasant odor. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22240455/nypd-officer-tries-to-help-cat-in-tree-gets-stuck http://www.abc27.com/story/22240455/nypd-officer-tries-to-help-cat-in-tree-gets-stuck?t=2013-05-13T21:48:39Z WHTM Mon, 13 May 2013 21:48:00 EDT Authorities say a New York police officer who went after a cat stuck in a tree got caught himself and needed a little help getting back down to the ground. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22234585/un-eat-more-insects-good-for-you-good-for-world http://www.abc27.com/story/22234585/un-eat-more-insects-good-for-you-good-for-world?t=2013-05-13T11:18:11Z WHTM Mon, 13 May 2013 11:18:00 EDT The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22229385/ice-from-minn-lake-pushed-ashore-to-doorsteps http://www.abc27.com/story/22229385/ice-from-minn-lake-pushed-ashore-to-doorsteps?t=2013-05-12T17:47:21Z WHTM Sun, 12 May 2013 17:47:00 EDT Strong winds have pushed huge ice sheets ashore at a northern Minnesota lake and right up to people's doorsteps. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22227361/richard-branson-swaps-suit-for-skirt-to-honor-bet http://www.abc27.com/story/22227361/richard-branson-swaps-suit-for-skirt-to-honor-bet?t=2013-05-12T05:16:55Z WHTM Sun, 12 May 2013 05:16:00 EDT British business magnate Richard Branson has lost his latest job because of orange juice. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22218803/calif-woman-hit-cop-to-go-to-jail-to-quit-smoking http://www.abc27.com/story/22218803/calif-woman-hit-cop-to-go-to-jail-to-quit-smoking?t=2013-05-10T17:55:35Z WHTM Fri, 10 May 2013 17:55:00 EDT Think you've heard of every way possible to quit smoking? Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop and go to jail, where smoking isn't allowed. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22217339/durango-colo-area-couple-gives-up-catwalk-fight http://www.abc27.com/story/22217339/durango-colo-area-couple-gives-up-catwalk-fight?t=2013-05-10T11:45:26Z WHTM Fri, 10 May 2013 11:45:00 EDT A Durango area couple is giving up their fight to keep a 13-foot escape route for their cats outside their Colorado apartment. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22214740/celebrity-panda-at-center-of-thai-china-deal http://www.abc27.com/story/22214740/celebrity-panda-at-center-of-thai-china-deal?t=2013-05-10T06:35:04Z WHTM Fri, 10 May 2013 06:35:00 EDT Thailand's celebrity baby panda Lin Ping is almost 4 years old now. It's time to move to China, find a mate and have cubs. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22211754/ore-smokejumpers-skydive-into-illegal-pot-garden http://www.abc27.com/story/22211754/ore-smokejumpers-skydive-into-illegal-pot-garden?t=2013-05-09T19:24:38Z WHTM Thu, 9 May 2013 19:24:00 EDT A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22205189/mass-panel-no-profanity-on-rappers-headstone http://www.abc27.com/story/22205189/mass-panel-no-profanity-on-rappers-headstone?t=2013-05-09T11:24:20Z WHTM Thu, 9 May 2013 11:24:00 EDT Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on headstones. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22413098/hurricane-center-beware-of-the-storm-surge http://www.abc27.com/story/22413098/hurricane-center-beware-of-the-storm-surge?t=2013-05-24T08:58:15Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 08:58:00 EDT During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer... News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22413461/i-5-bridge-collapse-survivor-you-hold-on http://www.abc27.com/story/22413461/i-5-bridge-collapse-survivor-you-hold-on?t=2013-05-24T08:38:16Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 08:38:00 EDT The Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit River was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22413100/boy-scouts-approve-plan-to-accept-openly-gay-boys http://www.abc27.com/story/22413100/boy-scouts-approve-plan-to-accept-openly-gay-boys?t=2013-05-24T08:08:15Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:00 EDT After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's... News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22413719/brewers-team-up-on-beer-to-help-military-families http://www.abc27.com/story/22413719/brewers-team-up-on-beer-to-help-military-families?t=2013-05-24T08:08:13Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:00 EDT Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime - baseball bats. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22413117/safe-room-mandates-remain-rare-in-tornado-states http://www.abc27.com/story/22413117/safe-room-mandates-remain-rare-in-tornado-states?t=2013-05-24T07:38:17Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 07:38:00 EDT After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery - for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath... News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22413743/kid-rock-rolling-stones-on-scalping-summer-tours http://www.abc27.com/story/22413743/kid-rock-rolling-stones-on-scalping-summer-tours?t=2013-05-24T06:08:17Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:00 EDT Kid Rock is a scalper. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22413721/brewers-team-up-on-beer-to-help-military-families http://www.abc27.com/story/22413721/brewers-team-up-on-beer-to-help-military-families?t=2013-05-24T05:58:20Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 05:58:00 EDT Craft breweries from around the country are teaming up to raise money for military families by selling a beer aged on baseball bats. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22413542/57-magnitude-quake-widely-felt-across-n-calif http://www.abc27.com/story/22413542/57-magnitude-quake-widely-felt-across-n-calif?t=2013-05-24T05:58:14Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 05:58:00 EDT An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22413472/jury-in-arias-case-gives-up-after-no-consensus http://www.abc27.com/story/22413472/jury-in-arias-case-gives-up-after-no-consensus?t=2013-05-24T04:58:34Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 04:58:00 EDT As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the... News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22413265/plastic-ocean-debris-the-target-of-new-calif-bill http://www.abc27.com/story/22413265/plastic-ocean-debris-the-target-of-new-calif-bill?t=2013-05-24T04:18:37Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 04:18:00 EDT It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage. News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22412003/dauphin-co-man-shares-secrets-to-turning-life-around http://www.abc27.com/story/22412003/dauphin-co-man-shares-secrets-to-turning-life-around?t=2013-05-24T05:20:02Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 05:20:00 EDT Hank Anderson is a prime example that once a criminal, not always a criminal. He did some hard time, and then turned his life around. Dauphin County News Al Gnoza News http://www.abc27.com/story/22409657/police-woman-who-reported-lancaster-abduction-locked-self-in-trunk http://www.abc27.com/story/22409657/police-woman-who-reported-lancaster-abduction-locked-self-in-trunk?t=2013-05-23T18:20:50Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:00 EDT Lancaster City Police say the woman who reported she was abducted in Lancaster on Tuesday morning lied. Sari Heidenreich News http://www.abc27.com/story/22401492/penndot-it-will-take-months-to-repair-interchange http://www.abc27.com/story/22401492/penndot-it-will-take-months-to-repair-interchange?t=2013-05-23T08:52:56Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:00 EDT The road to repair the damage left by a May 9 tanker fire along Interstate 81 near Harrisburg will be a long one. Harrisburg News Dauphin County News Dan Carrigan News http://www.abc27.com/story/22412530/hundreds-protest-strip-club-proposal-decision-postponed http://www.abc27.com/story/22412530/hundreds-protest-strip-club-proposal-decision-postponed?t=2013-05-24T04:51:32Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 04:51:00 EDT Hundreds in Chanceford Township attended a vigil protesting a business venture that would bring a gentleman's club to town. York County News Alexandria Hoff News http://www.abc27.com/story/22408559/court-papers-couple-stabbed-each-other-in-american-idol http://www.abc27.com/story/22408559/court-papers-couple-stabbed-each-other-in-american-idol?t=2013-05-23T15:20:57Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 15:20:00 EDT A York County couple was arrested on assault charges after police said they stabbed each other during a night of heavy drinking and a heated argument over who should win 'American Idol.' York County News York News Pennsylvania News Myles Snyder News http://www.abc27.com/story/22412267/lancaster-city-man-just-wants-his-wheelchair-back http://www.abc27.com/story/22412267/lancaster-city-man-just-wants-his-wheelchair-back?t=2013-05-24T05:15:54Z WHTM Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:00 EDT Why would someone steal a motorized wheelchair? Thursday night, 38 year old Markuis David Smith was still asking himself that very question. Lancaster County News Dan Carrigan News http://www.abc27.com/story/22408023/2-accused-of-raping-teen-at-ephrata-motel http://www.abc27.com/story/22408023/2-accused-of-raping-teen-at-ephrata-motel?t=2013-05-23T14:27:24Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 14:27:00 EDT Ephrata police said they charged two men with the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in a borough motel. Lancaster County News Lancaster News Myles Snyder News http://www.abc27.com/story/22203235/i-81-closed-at-22322-for-massive-tanker-fire http://www.abc27.com/story/22203235/i-81-closed-at-22322-for-massive-tanker-fire?t=2013-05-09T12:16:11Z WHTM Thu, 9 May 2013 10:50:00 EDT Interstate 81 is closed in both directions at the 22/322 overpass near Harrisburg, and many other roadways around the city are congested due to a massive fire involving a diesel tanker. Ali Lanyon News http://www.abc27.com/story/22413599/3-hurt-in-apparent-explosion-at-pa-steel-plant http://www.abc27.com/story/22413599/3-hurt-in-apparent-explosion-at-pa-steel-plant?t=2013-05-24T05:20:41Z APPA Fri, 24 May 2013 05:20:00 EDT An apparent explosion at a steel plant in eastern Pennsylvania has left three people injured. News - AP-State http://www.abc27.com/story/22408864/wheelchair-stolen-from-lancaster-man http://www.abc27.com/story/22408864/wheelchair-stolen-from-lancaster-man?t=2013-05-23T15:47:38Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 15:47:00 EDT Police are looking for the thief who stole a wheelchair from a 38-year-old Lancaster man. Lancaster County News Lancaster News Myles Snyder News http://www.abc27.com/story/22402537/vote-on-gay-scouts-comes-at-emotional-moment http://www.abc27.com/story/22402537/vote-on-gay-scouts-comes-at-emotional-moment?t=2013-05-23T21:00:51Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:00 EDT The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and... News - AP-National http://www.abc27.com/story/22410588/17-year-cicadas-return-to-central-pennsylvania http://www.abc27.com/story/22410588/17-year-cicadas-return-to-central-pennsylvania?t=2013-05-23T18:02:57Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 18:02:00 EDT The 17-year cicadas are back. News http://www.abc27.com/story/22410491/york-co-residents-hold-prayer-vigil-to-protest-proposed-strip-club http://www.abc27.com/story/22410491/york-co-residents-hold-prayer-vigil-to-protest-proposed-strip-club?t=2013-05-23T17:54:52Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 17:54:00 EDT Chanceford Township residents held a prayer vigil Thursday evening to propose the opening of strip club in the township.The township zoning board will meet tonight to take a final vote on the proposed Sari Heidenreich News http://www.abc27.com/story/22406047/commissioners-urge-veterans-to-beware-of-scams http://www.abc27.com/story/22406047/commissioners-urge-veterans-to-beware-of-scams?t=2013-05-23T17:43:57Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 17:30:00 EDT State and county officials are warning Pennsylvania's veterans of scam artists who may try to target their benefits and charge for services that are provided for free. Pennsylvania News Myles Snyder Mark Hall News http://www.abc27.com/story/22409246/battle-of-gettysburg-stamps-go-on-sale http://www.abc27.com/story/22409246/battle-of-gettysburg-stamps-go-on-sale?t=2013-05-23T16:20:17Z WHTM Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:00 EDT The U.S. Postal Service has begun selling Forever Stamps commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg News Adams County News Myles Snyder News