After 300 years, the Witch of Pungo is no longer a witch. Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine gave an informal pardon on Monday to Grace Sherwood, who became Virginia's only person convicted as a witch tried by water.

A New York City woman is organizing a 30th birthday party on July 7, 2006, at which she will take off a dress she has worn every day for the past year. Dancer, choreographer and party planner Alex Martin first put on a homemade brown dress on July 7, 2005. At the launch of her project, she wrote in her blog she would "through snowballs in it (wearing additional clothing layers in cold weather for health & safety), garden in it, rehearse in it, travel in it, dance in it, cook in it, prune my pear trees in it, drink wine in it, sing my baby to sleep in it. "

The worst thing to do after biting a police officer in order to avoid arrest is having to realize that you left your dentures at home. Gustav Ernegger, 70, did just that. The retired German man tried to get away from police after having stolen a t-shirt in a clothing shop by giving an officer a bite on the arm but only left a wet mark from his gums instead.

In an attempt to justify why he did not see the fact that the girl's identification stated that she was under 21, a small store clerk stated that he was distracted by the girl's scanty attire. Instead of denying her the purchase of alcohol, he gave her the six pack that she wanted. And for that, the store owner received a $1,320 fine and the clerk had to pay $750.

A Canadian bank robber stripped off his clothes in public after robbing a bank in an effort to escape the police. The man disrobed in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, but then was unable to get taxi driver to give him a ride, says Reuters.