A cancer patient was brought to tears when she was thrown out of a courtroom Friday for refusing to remove her hat. District Court judge Holly Hollenbeck told Bev Williams, 43, to remove the knitted beanie she was wearing, or exit his court in the Benton County Justice Center.

Authorities arrested a man for driving with a dummy disguised as a man in order to drive in the carpool lane. The unnamed driver had placed the dummy at the backseat, and was pulled over by state patrol when the mannequin slumped forward and could not be seen by authorities.

Denver is the most "lustful" city in America judging by the number of contraceptives sold in the city compared with its population size. According to a ranking made by Forbes Magazine and research firm ACNielsen, Denver is followed by San Antonio, Texas and Portland, Oregon, both tied for second place. The other states in the list are Seattle; Salt Lake City; Washington, D. C. ; Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati; Baltimore; and Buffalo.

Idaho power officials have blamed a cat for a blackout on Monday afternoon that affected more than 12,000 homes and businesses in Nampa City. The blackout lasted more than two hours, and officials say it was started when feeder lines blew up after a cat touched a live circuit inside a power substation. The cat was electrocuted to death.

Thirty-six years after he jumped out of a 727 clutching a bag full of cash, the mystery of D. B. Cooper is getting another look at by the FBI. The FBI has posted some new details in this cold case and are, once again, asking the public for help. On Nov. 24, 1971, a non-descript man calling himself Dan Cooper approached the counter of Northwest Orient Airlines in Portland, Oregon. He used cash to buy a one-way ticket on Flight #305, bound for Seattle, Washington.