Oops
• Australian TV reporter Danika Mason offered an on-air apology on Feb. 19 after her coverage from the Winter Olympics got a little sloppy, CTV News reported. On Feb. 18, Mason reportedly stumbled over several words and wandered off topic (the price of coffee in Italy and iguanas in the United States) before one of her colleagues in the studio blamed the cold climate for her slurring. The next day, Mason said she “totally misjudged a situation. I shouldn’t have had a drink, and especially in these conditions — it’s cold, we’ve got altitude, and not having had dinner probably didn’t help as well. It’s not the standard that I set for myself.” [CTV, 2/19/2026]
• In Sherman, Texas, pediatric dentist Kelly Buck, 36, was arrested on Feb. 16 after someone contacted police about her practicing dentistry and appearing to be intoxicated, WCAX-TV reported. Buck failed a field sobriety test and was charged with a felony. If convicted, she faces up to two years in prison. [WCAX, 2/17/2026]
The Perks of Being a Dogg
NBC Olympics correspondent Snoop Dogg, 54, visited a gastropub called Cronox in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 13, indulging in a cheeseburger, chicken wings, nuggets and fries, the New York Post reported. When it came time to tab out, however, his card was declined. Sofia Valmadre, the restaurant owner’s daughter, said her mother “told him that it was OK [to take the food] without paying,” which Snoop did. But the rapper and Team USA honorary coach paid his debt in spades … or stomps. He gifted the restaurant five tickets to the men’s snowboard halfpipe finals. “Grazie, Snoop!” Valmadre posted on X. [NY Post, 2/18/2026]
The Tech Revolution
Kaiya Reel of East Hollywood, California, ordered food for delivery, KTLA-TV reported on Feb. 22, but the Coco robot device that brought her dinner ran into some problems (literally). Reel said she was inside her home when she heard a commotion outside; “I came out here and found the Coco in my garden. It had got my fence caught up in its wheel … then just drove away with the fence attached to it,” Reel said. “I chased after it and looked like a total crazy person.” The company that runs the Coco robots is going to reimburse Reel for the damage to her garden; apparently, it’s not Coco’s first rodeo with deliveries going amok. One ran into an ambulance, and another knocked over a parked motorcycle. [KTLA, 2/22/2026]
Questionable Judgment
Gregory Saxton, 35, of New Virginia, Iowa, interviewed for a deputy position with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, which included a pre-employment polygraph screening, KCRG-TV reported on Feb. 23. During the screening, Saxton admitted that he had viewed child pornography on the dark web. On Feb. 19, investigators executed a search warrant for Saxton’s phone, and he was arrested at his home and charged with 13 counts of possessing child pornography. [KCRG, 2/23/2026]
Hero
Reuters reported on Feb. 24 that during the first half of a football match in Zeytinburnu, Turkey, a ball kicked high into the air struck a seagull that happened to be flying by, knocking it to the ground. Istanbul Yurdum Spor team captain Gani Catan rushed to the fallen bird and began CPR on its little chest — which worked! The gull began to move, and Catan took it to the medical staff on the sideline for further care. While his team lost the match, Catan had no regrets. “Helping save a life is a good thing,” he said. “This was more important than the championship.” [Reuters, 2/24/2026]
Mystery Unsolved
The Rockingham (North Carolina) County Sheriff’s Department announced on Feb. 20 that it had located a woman who went missing in Virginia on Dec. 9, 2001, Cleveland19-TV reported. Michele Hundley Smith, now 62, kissed her kids goodnight and left her home to do some Christmas shopping around 8:30 p.m. She was not seen again. Detectives said they had “received new information” about her and made contact with her, but Smith requested that her whereabouts remain a secret. Netflix, are you getting this? [Cleveland19, 2/22/2026]
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