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Police: Naked cowgirl drove drunk

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Texas police said they arrested an 18-year-old woman who led them on a chase while wearing nothing but a pair of cowboy boots.

Corpus Christi police said officers responding to a call about a suspicious person around 3:10 a.m. Sunday spotted Taylor Burnham, 18, standing next to a Jeep Wrangler wearing nothing but her boots, The Smoking Gun Web site reported Tuesday.

Burnham jumped into the driver's seat of the vehicle and led police on a slow-speed chase into a neighboring subdivision, where she drove onto a sidewalk before coming to a stop.

Burnham, who appeared to be intoxicated, was charged with misdemeanor drunk driving as well as felony evading arrest in a vehicle.

Police said they do not know why Burnham, who was released Monday after posting $3,500 bond, was driving in the nude.

Wis. woman named nation's top bagger

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin grocery bagger took home the $10,000 grand prize at the National Grocers Association's 26th Best Bagger Championship in Las Vegas.

Stephanie Teteak, 30, who has worked at grocery stores for more than 13 years and is currently employed at Larry's Piggly Wiggly in Kaukauna, Wis., was named the top bagger among the 24 competitors Monday, the Las Vegas Sun reported Tuesday.

Teteak and her competitors were judged in categories including speed, accuracy and weight distribution.

"Bagging is the most important job in the store," Teteak said. "No bag of mine goes out there, that isn't perfect."

Teteak said she will likely spend her winnings on paying off her bills.

Suspect gets stuck in mud

BOURNE, Mass., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Police in Massachusetts said a suspect was treated for hypothermia after he became stuck in the mud while fleeing from officers.

Bourne police said Robert Mason, 54, who has multiple outstanding warrants for charges including resisting arrest and uttering false prescriptions, fled on foot when he was spotted by a police officer Sunday and became stuck in the mud while trying to cross Lilly Pond, the Cape Cod (Mass.) Times reported Tuesday.

Mason was arrested and taken to Falmouth Hospital to receive treatment for hypothermia.

Bush's socks get 'more outrageous'

HOUSTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Staff members at former U.S. President George H.W. Bush's Houston office said the ex-official's socks have "gotten more outrageous" in recent months.

Jean Becker, Bush's long-time chief of staff, said the 41st president has long been a fan of socks with bright colors and unusual designs, but recently he has been wearing them nearly all the time, including at functions such as last year's commencement ceremonies at Dartmouth College, and giving them out as gifts, the Houston Chronicle reported Tuesday.

"It's his trinket now," Becker said. "This is his signature gift. He's sort of becoming famous for his socks."

"He used to wear them on special occasions and not very often," Becker said. "But he has lately gotten more outrageous. Now he goes out of his way."

Becker said the "sock thing" has escalated in recent months, which saw the 87-year-old former president diagnosed with lower body parkinsonism and occasionally confined to a wheelchair.

Bush said he has long been a "colored socks fan," but his love of the garments "is not a big thing" in his life.

"I suspect some people think this old boy is a little strange," Bush said.