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Supersize me! Restaurant offers 338-pound burger

SOUTHGATE, Mich.

A Detroit-area restaurant has cooked up another giant burger.

The Detroit News reports that Mallie’s Sports Grill & Bar in Southgate made a 338-pound “Absolutely Ridiculous Burger” on Thursday. A crowd of people gathered to salivate over the unveiling of the massive $2,000 menu item.

The 3-foot-high sandwich packs 540,000 calories and takes 22 hours to cook. Manager Jason Jones says it comes with fries and a drink.

Over the years, Mallie’s has drawn attention for cooking up monstrous burgers. In 2008, the restaurant produced a 134-pound burger. Six months later, it made one weighing 164 pounds. In 2009, it built a 186-pound burger, and in January it created one that topped the scales at 319 pounds.

2 jailed in alleged ‘beer run’ car theft in New Castle, Pa.

NEW CASTLE, Pa.

Two western Pennsylvania men are jailed on charges they stole an acquaintance’s car after getting the third man to give them a ride to a beer store.

Online court records do not list attorneys for Gary Joseph of Pittsburgh and Richard Conti of New Castle, both 42, who were arrested last week by police who investigated the alleged theft Oct. 14 in Mahoning Township.

The New Castle News reported Friday that Joseph asked for the ride before the men picked up Conti, Joseph’s cousin, when they saw him walking along the road.

When Joseph asked the alleged victim to stop the car so he could urinate, police say the suspects instead attacked the driver, punching him in the head, and stealing $40 and his car.

Police say Conti told the driver, “You’ve been set up.”

Mo. man tracks down classic car stolen in 1995

SALT LAKE CITY

A Missouri man and his classic car have been reunited 16 years after the vehicle was stolen.

Edward Neeley of Jefferson City, Mo., picked up his red 1969 Chevy Camaro in Salt Lake City last week after tracking it down in Utah last month.

The Deseret News of Salt Lake City reports Neeley contacted Utah authorities after he saw the Camaro listed for sale online.

Investigators say the Utah seller had bought the car four years ago on eBay and also is a victim. The Syracuse man was unaware its vehicle identification number had been switched.

After an investigation, the Utah Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division returned the car to Neeley, who was determined to be the rightful owner.

Neeley had the car shipped back home.

Associated Press