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Proof that true stories are weirder than made-up stories.

Hey, How's It Goin'?:

Welcome to News of the Weird, the weekly syndicated newspaper column (founded 1988) that is the most widely-read bizarre-news feature in the United States--indeed, the gold standard of weird-news reporting, appearing in more than 250 newspapers in the U.S. and Canada.

For some readers, News of the Weird is merely a light diversion from the heavier news of the week. However, for others, it's much more: A weekly chronicle of the continuing decline of civilization. Or a therapeutic personal benchmark for reassuring yourself that it's all those other people (not you) who are the problem. Or, for the few who actually wind up in News of the Weird, a monument to lives interestingly lived.

On this website, you'll find (1) a complete, unexpurgated copy of the current column, as well as the previous 25 columns, (2) background on me and this News of the Weird adventure (FAQ's and Biography), (3) how to submit news you find that my readers need to know, (4) the list of stories that I consider "No Longer Weird," and (5) the cumulative register of accused and convicted murderers with the middle name of Wayne, who have made News of the Weird since 1995.

If you are a member of Google Groups (or are willing to join), you can sign up to receive the weekly News of the Weird column by e- mail. Go to http://groups.google.com and sign up for the group NewsoftheWeird. (The group will have no other messages, except for the weekly column, so don't worry about having your mailbox inundated.)

I've also started an, oh, a Supplemental Communication Tool, at http://NewsoftheWeird.blogspot.com, to reach fans of News of the Weird several times a week with notes on some of the stories (including errors); news and comments about the, er, "weird news community"; tips on wild stories that I probably won't be able to use in the column; previews of the best stories I've seen in the previous week; etc. Remember, it's a Supplemental Communication Tool. (If I called it a b**g, most of you are too sensible even to look at it.) (Really: My SCT contains not nearly enough fatuous opinions to qualify as a b**g.) Chuck Shepherd

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