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State soccer preview: With fractured and sprained wrists, Tumwater's Connor Sigmon has posted 10 goals in five playoff games 05/25

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SF official says Ouija board comment was joke

A San Francisco supervisor who said he consulted a Ouija board before a vote now says he was joking - and the only spirit he was summoning was the spirit of humor.
Wis. theft victim uploads video of suspected thief

A Wisconsin man whose camcorder was briefly stolen has found a way to get back at the suspected thief: He uploaded to YouTube a video that the suspect took with the camera, a clip in which the man reveals his name, shows his face and admits he stole the camera.
City official consults Ouija board before vote

A San Francisco supervisor says he consulted a Ouija board before city leaders voted on whether to recommend naming a Navy ship after slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk.
6-year-olds wander from Pa. school to museum

Pittsburgh Public Schools officials are investigating an impromptu field trip of sorts that occurred when two 6-year-old students wandered away from their school and walked to the city's Children's Museum a few blocks away.
Iowa man with zebra, parrot in truck gets DUI

An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving.
Silicon Valley tech exec accused of Lego thefts

A Silicon Valley software executive put fake bar codes on Lego sets at various Target stores, bought the toys at a steep discount, then sold them online for thousands of dollars, authorities said.
Ore. workers awarded $332K in onsite toilet fight

Two workers who claimed they were forced to urinate in a bucket have been awarded $332,000 after a jury found they were fired for complaining to Oregon regulators about the lack of an onsite toilet.
Ohio family's stolen swine statue is returned

A life-size swine statue is back at home after disappearing in the city once dubbed "Porkopolis."
Mafia-style end for Australia's flawed Obama mugs

Australian officials wanted to get rid of some commemorative mugs that misspelled President Barack Obama's name. And boy, did they ever.
Tons of pot found floating off Southern Calif.

Authorities say three and a half tons of marijuana have been found floating in the ocean off Southern California.
Ohio pair get engaged after running half-marathon

An Akron couple is celebrating after their half-marathon ended up being a sort of race to the altar.
Cocker spaniel rescued from 30-foot fall into well

Deputy sheriffs and rescue personnel in South Carolina have reunited a 4-year-old cocker spaniel with her family after she fell down a 30-foot well.
Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote

A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door. The dog's distressed owner has made amends: Ann Doyle can put a campaign sign on his property.
Probation for builder of Calif.'s Phonehenge West

The man who built an eccentric Mojave Desert compound known as Phonehenge West was placed on five years' probation on Friday and ordered to serve 63 days community service, five of them at the county morgue.
Man wears briefs on head during Idaho burglary

Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe.