Quirky World...Boy locked in boot to cure fear of dark
Jeffrey and Danielle Lenhart were charged with felony child endangerment and reckless endangerment for locking their son in the car during three trips to the Idlewild amusement park in Lingonier, Pennsylvania, in July 2013, court records showed.
They gave him a flashlight and told him to look for sweets before locking the boot at the park, about 15km from their home in Latrobe, court officials said.
They were accepted into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition programme in a deal approved by Westmoreland County Judge Richard McCormick Jr, according to Danielle Lenhartās lawyer, Deborah Jackson.
āShe recognises the serious nature of what has happened and I donāt think we will see her in court again,ā Jackson said of her client.
The incidents came to light when one of the coupleās children was interviewed by child welfare officials for undisclosed reasons, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
The boy and another sibling, who is four, have been staying with relatives following the charges, but will be returned to the home, court officials said. A younger sibling, aged one, has already been reunited with the parents.
Police say a toddler crashed a Jeep into an Oregon home, then ran back to his home to watch cartoons.
Authorities say the three-year-old boy, who was wearing only a nappy, climbed into the Jeep and knocked it out of gear. Witnesses say it rolled down the street, through an intersection, and into the house, causing minor damage.
KPTV reports an officer found the boy on a couch watching TV, as if nothing had happened.
He said his parents were not home and another relative was sleeping.
Doctor Who villains such as the Daleks, Cybermen, and The Silence are to feature in an arena tour which celebrates the music of the BBC series.
The show ā which includes scores written by composer Murray Gold from the sci-fi programme ā will call at six UK cities and features performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and members of the BBC National Chorus of Wales.
The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular will also include music from the 50th anniversary episode, The Day of the Doctor, which was screened in November of last year.
Footage from the new series will also feature in the live performance.
Authorities say a Connecticut man shot his girlfriendās pet turtle to death.
Sgt Louis Diamanti, Stoningtonās animal control officer, says 31-year-old Steven Richard used a BB gun rifle to shoot the turtle in the head outside a home.
Police had responded after a neighbour reported an argument between Richard and the woman who lives in the house.
They discovered the dead turtle in the yard.
Police say Richard did not explain why he shot the pet. He was released on a promise to appear August 4 in court on a charge of cruelty to animals.
Albert Square bad boy Nick Cotton is returning to EastEnders once again ā just months since viewers saw his funeral.
There has been a question mark over the fate of āNastyā Nick ā who last appeared five years ago ā with viewers not totally convinced by his policeman son Charlieās claim that his dad had died as a result of a heroin overdose.
He is alive and poised to cause further trouble for his mother, Dot Cotton.
Residents of Washington DC have been assured that they can buy alcohol in the US state of New Hampshire, despite a law suggesting otherwise.
The New Hampshire Liquor Commission clarified that Washington residents can buy alcohol in New Hampshire even though state law does not explicitly include them and instead refers to licences from āanother stateā or Canada.
It is unclear how many other laws might unintentionally snub Washington residents, but like the alcohol law, the stateās tobacco law says a licence from āanother stateā can be used to show proof of age, without mentioning Washington or US territories.
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