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Weird

'Hogmageddon' | Texas residents fend off feral hogs with DIY electric fence dubbed 'The Baconator'

Weird

Police looking for electrocuted, possibly 'semi-nude' person who cut a wire, causing explosions

The person's bicycle, charred clothing, a hacksaw and cut wire were found at a transformer after a power outage early Thursday.
Holidays

Macon’s New Year’s Eve to feature implosion of hotel once visited by Elvis - and linked to global scandal

What connects Elvis, Saddam Hussein, and a New Year’s Eve explosion? A Georgia city's bold plan to blow up a landmark holds the answer.
Politics

Trump-branded guitars hit with cease and desist order from Gibson

Gibson says the guitars infringe on the company's "exclusive trademarks", primarily the Les Paul body shape.
Weird

'It's weird' | Deputy responds to report of dead cows in yard, finds out they're not what they seem

This week, a sheriff's office received an interesting call from a resident who saw what looked like a disturbing scene while passing by a property.
Crime

Kentucky woman arrested after mother's dismembered body found cooked inside kitchen

A pot with cooked human body parts was found "still warm to the touch" inside the kitchen, KSP said.
Weird

Animal remnants spread across I-635 shut down three lanes of southbound traffic in North Texas

According to the Balch Springs Police Department, the closure lasted several hours.
Animals

48,000 bees found thriving in Houston garage — here's how they were safely removed

A Houston resident captured the moment 48,000 bees were safely removed from her garage walls.
National

PHOTOS: Creepy dolls and other weird and wacky stuff found washed up on Texas beaches

Jace Tunnell with the Harte Research Institute of TAMU-CC combs Texas beaches as part of his job and shares his weird and wacky finds.
Animals

Colorado's 'mega den' of rattlesnakes growing even bigger

As many as 2,000 rattlesnakes spend the winter at the location on private land, which the researchers are keeping secret to discourage trespassers.
Local News

Wild African cat found after escaping Chester house fire, police say

Chester officials say an African serval that was being kept as a pet escaped during a house fire Wednesday night.
Olympics

Olympic mascot confuses visitors

To some visitors, the triangular Olympic mascot resembles the Eiffel Tower, a tongue or a “poop emoji.”

How to report a power outage in South Carolina

Plumbers warn homeowners as cold wave threatens pipes

Local Forecast

Cold weather advisory for all of Midlands, winter weather advisory for southern areas

South Carolina gains a first-place vote as UCLA, Gamecocks, Notre Dame top women's AP Top 25

South Carolina women's tennis team records a pair of shutout victories as the spring schedule begins

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'Hogmageddon' | Texas residents fend off feral hogs with DIY electric fence dubbed 'The Baconator'

Police looking for electrocuted, possibly 'semi-nude' person who cut a wire, causing explosions

Macon’s New Year’s Eve to feature implosion of hotel once visited by Elvis - and linked to global scandal

Trump-branded guitars hit with cease and desist order from Gibson

'It's weird' | Deputy responds to report of dead cows in yard, finds out they're not what they seem

Kentucky woman arrested after mother's dismembered body found cooked inside kitchen

Animal remnants spread across I-635 shut down three lanes of southbound traffic in North Texas

48,000 bees found thriving in Houston garage — here's how they were safely removed

PHOTOS: Creepy dolls and other weird and wacky stuff found washed up on Texas beaches

Colorado's 'mega den' of rattlesnakes growing even bigger

Wild African cat found after escaping Chester house fire, police say

Olympic mascot confuses visitors

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