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Woman stops intruder with medieval combat skills, sword

INDIANAPOLIS

An Indiana woman says her training in medieval combat helped her corner a home intruder.

The Indianapolis Star reports 43-year-old Karen Dolley of Indianapolis threw punches until she had the man cornered during the Thursday night break-in. She then kept him subdued with a Japanese sword she keeps near her bed.

Dolley says she learned to fight as a teenager in the Society for Creative Anachronism, a group that re-creates skills of the Middle Ages. She also skates with roller- derby team Naptown Roller Girls.

Police responding to Dolley’s 911 call arrested 30-year-old Jacob Wessel of Greenwood, charging him with residential entry. Police say he forced open the home’s back door. Police reports say he was taken to a hospital because he was high on an unidentified substance.

Denali name change trickles down to fast-food burger

SOLDOTNA, Alaska

The name change of North America’s tallest mountain is rippling down to a fast-food chain.

The extra-large size McKinley Mac available at Alaska McDonald’s restaurants now will be marketed as the Denali Mac.

The change comes after President Barack Obama in August renamed Mount McKinley to its traditional Athabascan name of Denali ahead of his three-day visit to the state.

A local McDonald’s owner, Scott Cunningham, tells Soldotna, Alaska, radio station KSRM that new promotional materials are being created for the Denali Mac, which has two quarter-pounders between the buns instead of regular hamburgers.

Changing the name of the mountain has left many McKinley-monikered businesses in Alaska contemplating name changes after the president’s surprise announcement.

Caterpillar that’s new to Pa. can cause skin rashes

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.

The bad news is that a Canadian caterpillar now found in Pennsylvania can cause a nasty rash. The good news is that most cases can be treated at home with lotion and ice, though it’ll cause several hours of discomfort.

WJAC-TV says there have been many recently reported cases in State College and elsewhere in central Pennsylvania.

The white hickory tussock moth caterpillar is to blame.

The caterpillar’s fuzzy black spines contain venom used to ward off predators. But it also can irritate human skin.

State College resident Bryant Martin says he and his 5-year-old son learned that the hard way. The boy was letting the caterpillar crawl on his hand last week and developed a rash minutes later.

MedExpress Dr. Joseph Betz says the rash is only temporary.

Associated Press