Weird BUT true

The Oregon Department of Transportation is using humorous electronic highway signs to deter distracted driving as part of the its Messages from Mom campaign.

Admonitions include: “Drop the phone. Because I said so, that’s why,” and “Put the phone away. I’m going to count to 3.”

An Arkansas man wants to give away a 13,064square-foot mansion.

But the property has some slight quirks: It’s in need of about $500,000 in renovations — and a crazy televangelist once kept his deceased wife in there for months, believing she’d rise from the dead.

Owner Mike Morrell said he hopes a church can take the house — best known as the former home of disgraced preacher Tony Alamo — and use it for charitable purposes.

A California high-school instructor should have taught kids that crime doesn’t pay.

Benicia police arrested teacher Riana Lane, 23, and a 17-year-old student for stealing marijuana, snacks and other items from cars, officials said.

Lane admitted to possessing pot on campus, and the student has ’fessed up to stealing and placing the illgotten goods in Lane’s car.

When an Easter-egg hunt becomes full-contact sport, it’s time to pull the plug.

The Norco Fire Company of North Coventry Township, Pa., said it has canceled this year’s Easter-egg hunt for children because of “unruly” parents in past years.

“We know that the majority of our community is not the problem, but we can’t risk injury to children because certain individuals can’t control themselves,” it said in a statement.

Maybe not kids’ best friend?

Insurance claims for dog bites jumped 18 percent in 2016, the Insurance Information Institute says.

Children accounted for more than half of the injuries. David K. Li,Wires