Thankfully, the pink chickens found yesterday on Portland’s waterfront weren’t dyed via in-egg injection. Owner Bruce Whitman says he used beet juice and Kool-Aid to achieve the shade.
Save the bees! The Oregon Legislature is considering House Bill 2589, which would ban a type of pesticides blamed for bee die-offs. But experts warn a blanket ban on neonicotinoid pesticides would prompt farmers to revert to using more toxic chemicals on crops.
Everybody’s favorite stoner, Willie Nelson, is launching his very own brand of weed! Willie’s Reserve will be hitting the shelves in states where weed is legal, according to brand spokesman Michael Bowman.
Searchers in New York are still looking for two men missing since a Thursday explosion leveled two East Village buildings.
Denise Huskins, the 29-year-old woman reported kidnapped from her boyfriend’s California home, has disappeared twice now and isn’t cooperating with investigators. Police are starting to think she faked the whole thing. Her lawyer and a mysterious anonymous tipster swear it really happened. Dun-dun-dun.
Humans litter on other planets, too. Here’s a video of space dust covering scars left by the Curiosity rover’s Mars landing.
Need a summer vacation destination? Ride the “world’s scariest” rollercoasters in North Carolina and Florida, both opening this summer. Watch the stomach-chunring video here.
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales is making several changes to his “Ban the Box” proposal after complaints by business leaders that the process could spark lawsuits.
Investigators searching servers belonging to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton can find no trace of any emails she sent during her time in office, according to her lawyer.
Watch this video for the sweet ’80s clothes, but also for the awesome part where the ragin’ party is busted by mom and dad.
“You won’t be seeing your friends for a while, kiddo.”