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August 4, 2007
A giant panda at the San Diego Zoo is a proud new mama. After 2 1/2 hours in labor, Bai Yun gave birth to her fourth cub. Officials found out she was pregnant July 18 after they detected a heartbeat and saw the fetus on an ultrasound. The panda's sex is unknown and the head of the zoo's panda program says all they've seen so far is the tail.
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August 3, 2007
Commuters on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia had no choice but to reach for their camera phones when an injured hawk caused traffic jam for on Thursday morning. The 8-week-old female red-tail hawk, which was found with a broken wing on the highway, required a rescue effort that contributed to delays of about 15 minutes. According to AP reports, a team from Pennsylvania Game Commission rescued the bird at about 9:30 am and took it to the Webbed Foot Wildlife Clinic. The bird will be treated or euthanized, depending on the severity of its injury.
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July 28, 2007
A trustee and choir member of a New Jersey church has been charged with stealing from the collection plate. William J. Briunno, 71, is accused of stealing $28,000 from over 11 years. Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church officials became suspicious of Briunno when a camera in the church's in-house video surveillance system caught him putting the money in his pocket.
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June 18, 2007
Topics image, light, camera, people, ghost, santa, tree, car, lawyers, sun, video and police
A strange "ghostly" image captured by a surveillance camera at the First Judicial District courthouse downtown Santa Fe has left many people dumbstruck and confused over the source of the image. The sheriff's deputies, lawyers, clerks and judges are speculating the image to be that of a ghost while many others are of an opinion that it could be a reflection from a passing car or possibly a piece of fluff from a cottonwood tree.
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June 15, 2007
Topics school, camera, running, man, teenager, clothes, hands, window, naked, security, student, fire, police and schools
A teenager, whom school authorities think to be a former student, ran naked through a school and set off a fire extinguisher. The school authorities were saved from any panic as no students were present in the school at that time. According to police reports, the surveillance camera shows footage of the man breaking a window to enter the school. He also tampered with surveillance cameras and left his fingerprints there.
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