Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Skateboarder apologizes for naked rant REDONDO BEACH, Calif., June 4 (UPI) -- Professional skateboarder Jereme Rogers has apologized for a naked rooftop rant at his Redondo Beach, Calif., home, officials said. Advertisement Jereme Rogers, 24, allegedly went on his roof naked early Monday, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The newspaper said he preached from his rooftop before Redondo Beach Police Lt. Jim Acquarelli climbed onto the roof and talked him down. Rogers apologized Wednesday, saying he had eaten some psychedelic mushrooms that caused him to "bug out." Rogers was hospitalized for observation and then released. Police said he may face charges, the newspaper reported. Students collect 1 million pennies SAN ANTONIO, June 4 (UPI) -- A group of fifth-graders at a middle school in San Antonio, Texas, have raised more than 1 million pennies to help abused and neglected children. KSAT-TV in San Antonio reported the students at Navarro Intermediate School raised more than $10,000 in pennies. The money was donated to the Guadalupe County Children's Advocacy Center. Advertisement "It feels good to be able to help kids who have been abused," fifth-grader Kellan Berry said. "To help them out so they can get clothes." The children's advocacy center provides a homelike environment to abused children. The center's Paul Marsh praised the students' act of kindness. "I think it's a true example of the love of mankind," Marsh said. "Not only to the advocacy center, but to society as a whole." Scared bear crashed into woman's home KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 4 (UPI) -- Police in Knoxville, Tenn., said they were searching for a black bear that burst into a woman's home after it was apparently spooked by a neighborhood dog. The Knoxville Police Department said Tom and Becky Mash called 911 at about 10:20 p.m. Wednesday to report their encounter with the bear while walking their dog, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported Thursday. The couple said the bear appeared to have been frightened by their dog's barking and crashed into a woman's home through a glass door. "As we topped the hill, I saw the bear rise up and all of a sudden the dog started barking. ... That bear goes through the glass door of this woman's house," said Tom Mash. "That lady started screaming bloody murder. Wouldn't you?" Advertisement Mash said the bear chased the woman around her living room before fleeing through the back door of the home. He said the woman was frightened but not injured. Police said they were searching the neighborhood, which contains several wooded areas, for the animal. Lost ring found after 42 years VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., June 4 (UPI) -- A Virginia man who lost his wedding ring while washing his car 42 years ago says his son found it in the family's backyard. Paul Sawyer, 63, of Virginia Beach, said his wife, Ruth Ann, 61, refused to believe he had accidentally lost the ring when he noticed it missing after washing his car in 1966, the year after the couple's wedding, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday. "You threw it away," he quoted her as saying. "You just didn't want the girls you used to hang with to know you were married." Sawyer said his wife was finally proven wrong late last month when their oldest son, Paul Jr., found the ring caked in dirt several inches deep in the soil of their backyard. Sawyer said he cried when he saw the ring. "The prettiest thing I've ever seen," Sawyer said. "After all this time, I finally have it back." Advertisement Sawyer said his son's discovery finally resolved his 42-year-old argument with Ruth Ann. "I finally proved her wrong. I really didn't throw it away," he said.
