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Kennewick police plopped a 30-year-old man in jail just hours after he was released Wednesday after he allegedly stole a car.

It all started with Zeddie Little, who remained ridiculously photogenic while running a marathon. Since then we've met the ridiculously photogenic surgery girl, the ridiculously photogenic jui jitsu guy and a host of others who have maintained their photo-ready best in less than ideal circumstance.

Leah Gibbs was so impressed with Adam Minton’s Facebook profile that she agreed to go on a date with the man she knew just through the social networking site. The 23-year-old Australian woman probably realized this wasn’t going to be a traditional date when Minton kicked it off by asking her to drive him to a betting parlor and then wait in the car while he presumably made a wager.

It began with a conjugal visit, and ended with a bold attempt at a prison break. Nineteen-year-old Maria del Mar Arjona used the privacy of the conjugal visit room in a Mexican prison to stuff her common law husband Juan Ramirez Tijerina — who is serving a 20-year sentence for a 2007 conviction for illegal weapons possession — in a suitcase.

The high price of gas seems to have gotten to Karleena Kempf. Police in Galesburg, Illinois arrested the 35-year-old woman Saturday on charges of stealing gas from the same service station on eight different occasions between May 19 and June 10.

Former senator John Edwards was indicted by a grand jury in North Carolina Friday morning on federal campaign finance charges for allegedly trying to cover up an affair while running for president in 2008. Edwards was indicted in six counts, including conspiracy, four counts of illegal campaign contributions and one count of false statements. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Louisville resident Boris Simic was so angry at his dad for sexually neglecting his mom that he actually walked onto Kentucky's heavily trafficked I-264 in the pouring rain. Simic's mission: to find his father (who lives 10 miles away) and kick his you-know-what...