From The Only In America Department:

Thanks to Steve Czaban of Fox Sports Radio for the heads up on these three:


Tiger kills teen during photo shoot at animal sanctuary

MOUND VALLEY, Kan. (AP) — A Siberian tiger attacked and killed a teenage girl who was posing for photos at a family-run animal sanctuary Thursday in southeast Kansas, authorities said.

The Labette County Sheriff's office identified the victim as Haley R. Hilderbrand, 17, of Altamont. A statement from the office said Hilderbrand was at the Lost Creek Animal Sanctuary posing for photos with the 7-year-old tiger, which was being restrained by its handler, when the animal turned and attacked her.

Officers and handlers killed the animal. Emergency personnel were not able to revive Hilderbrand.

Doug Billingsly and his family opened the 80-acre sanctuary in 1994. According to the sanctuary's Web site, its animals include lions, leopards, tigers and bears. The site says the sanctuary has an affiliated Animal Entertainment Productions, which trains animals for stage performances, movies, television shows and magic shows.

Billingsly didn't immediately return a phone call for comment.



Ex-Power Ranger accused of murdering wealthy couple

A former child actor and his wife have been ordered to stand trial for the murder of a wealthy California couple who, prosecutors say, were tied to the anchor of their yacht and thrown overboard, never to be seen again.

Yesterday Skylar Deleon, 26, who once starred in the Power Rangers TV series, and his wife, Jennifer Henderson Deleon, 24, were ordered to stand trial for the murders, which baffled police for months as they searched for the missing couple. Also implicated were a gang member and a prison guard who are accused of helping to carry out a conspiracy to steal the 17-metre luxury yacht.


2 fired over 'Bitch Dog' bill

CHICAGO -- Two Comcast customer service employees were fired for changing an Elgin woman's name to "Bitch Dog" on her August bill after she repeatedly complained about poor service, company officials announced Wednesday.

"We are appalled by this treatment of our customer and want to extend our sincerest apologies" to LaChania Govan, the company said in a statement. "This is not the way Comcast does business. We have identified those responsible for altering Ms. Govan's bill, and they have been dismissed as a result of this incident."

Govan noted that the apology and firings came only after her story was published in the Tribune and gained widespread media attention, but she also said she appreciated the company's actions.