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Urn With Grandma Inside Left At Goodwill Store

Amory Gritta — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:00:18 +0000

This is no way to treat your grandmother.

Officials at a Goodwill store in Fenton, Michigan are trying to track down whoever left an urn at the shop. That's weird, but what's even weirder is it came in a box marked "Grandma's Urn."

Student Takes First Steps At Graduation [VIDEO]

Amory Gritta — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:30:52 +0000

Angeline Lavasseur didn't want to break the time-honored tradition of graduates walking to get their diplomas at graduation.

The 18-year-old girl, who has been confined to a wheelchair throughout her childhood after being born with spina bifida, recently walked across the stage to pick up her diploma at Pinckney High School's graduation in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Grand Rapids Responds to Dying City Accusation With Record-Breaking Lip Dub Video

Amory Gritta — Sat, 28 May 2011 18:49:23 +0000

In the battle between Grand Rapids, Michigan and Newsweek, the final blow may have been dealt by Grand Rapids.

After Newsweek called it out by naming it one of America's "dying cities," the good people in town responded with a record-breaking lip dub to the tune of ‘American Pie’ by Don McLean.

Waiter Serves Toddler Alcohol Instead of Apple Juice [VIDEO]

Amory Gritta — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:30:43 +0000

The parents of a 15-month-old baby were a little confused when their child began talking to the walls at a Michigan Applebee’s over the weekend. After further inspection, they discovered their child’s innocent-looking sippy cup had been filled with a margarita instead of the apple juice they ordered. Though most of us wouldn’t mind having [...]

Bomb Sits in Detroit Federal Office for Weeks Unchecked

Amory Gritta — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:00:49 +0000

In late February, a security guard at a U.S. federal office building in Detroit, MI, found a suspicious package. He brought the package into the building, placed it in the lost and found and went on his merry way.

The package sat until March 18, when someone at the office decided to X-ray it to see what was inside. The contents? A bomb that had been there all along, according to ABC News.