CHICAGO, Illinois – A conference in Chicago was the site of a new Guinness World Record after a charcuterie board just over 150 feet across was set up. FULL ARTICLE

MALIBU, Calif. - Airbnb has a real-life Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse available for a special once-only event in celebration of the 60th anniversary of America's favorite fashion doll. FULL ARTICLE

SALT LAKE CO., Utah - Rescuers in Utah had to come to the rescue of a 190-pound dog that suffered exhaustion while hiking the Grandeur Peak trail in the Salt Lake City area. FULL ARTICLE

BAUNEI, Italy - Tourists on the island of Sardinia are being warned not to use Google Maps after local officials fielded 144 emergency calls over two years from people who found themselves stranded or lost by bad directions. FULL ARTICLE

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A toy fox terrier that got loose from its Florida home 12 years ago was recently found in Pittsburgh. FULL ARTICLE

MAUI, Hawaii – Guinness World Records have confirmed that the Pokini family of Kula, Maui, have set a new world record for the heaviest avocado. FULL ARTICLE

GATLINBURG - Gatlinburg, Tennessee is putting 4,000 scarecrows on display in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record in time for Halloween. FULL ARTICLE

RIVERSIDE CO., Calif. - A lost dog that disappeared from its California home four years ago was found recently over 400 miles away. FULL ARTICLE

PONT-DU-CASSE, France – Residents in the are of Pont-Du-Casse, France, are being asked to be on the lookout for a wallaby that escaped from its enclosure at a park's zoo. FULL ARTICLE

ST. LOUIS, Missouri - A St. Louis bar, named Open Concept, is trying out an unusual business model where they charge customers by the hour instead of by the drink. FULL ARTICLE