http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged Northwest en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 02:17:32 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/wind-farms-in-pacific-northwest-paid-to-not-produce/ Wind farms in the Pacific Northwest -- built with government subsidies and maintained with tax credits for every megawatt produced -- are now getting paid to shut down as the federal agency charged with managing the region's electricity grid says there's an oversupply of renewable power at certain times of the year. The problem arose during the late spring and early summer last year. Rapid snow melt filled the Columbia River Basin. The water rushed through the 31 dams run by the B... ]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:44:24 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/wind-farms-in-pacific-northwest-paid-to-not-produce/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/snake-found-eating-snake-in-home/ Firefighters called to remove a snake from an Arizona home said what appeared to be a shedding snake was actually a large reptile eating a smaller one. The Station 32 firefighters of the Northwest Fire District in Tucson said they handle snake calls up to five times a day during this time of year, but the call at Mary Jane Overall's home turned out to be unique, KVOA-TV, Tucson, reported Wednesday. ]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:53:30 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/snake-found-eating-snake-in-home/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/man-who-put-semen-in-bottle-must-pay-27000-us-news-weird-news-msnbc-com/ A Fullerton man who was convicted of twice secretly depositing his semen in a co-worker's water bottle was ordered to pay more than $27,000 in restitution Monday. Superior Court Judge Walter Schwarm, who earlier sentenced Michael Kevin Lallana, 32, to 180 days in jail for two misdemeanor battery convictions, said Lallana needs to reimburse his victim for therapy and loss of wages after she left her employment following the incidents. The judge also told Lallan... ]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:27:34 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/man-who-put-semen-in-bottle-must-pay-27000-us-news-weird-news-msnbc-com/