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First the Addam’s Family invited fans into their spooky abode, and now Stephen King? Horror-lovers rejoice.

The master of horror will soon be parting his iconic bat-adorned fence for fans and writers alike after Bangor City Council officially approved a request to rezone his red Maine mansion as a non-profit.

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Stephen King, 72, and his wife Tabitha, 70, also an author, put in a request with the city to turn their beloved home – which has inspired many of Stephen’s famous tales, including “It” — into a museum and writers’ retreat, Rolling Stone reported.

The home, which the Kings no longer live in, will hold Stephen’s past work, which is currently held at the University of Maine, where he graduated from in 1970. A guest house next door, which the Kings purchased in 2004, will serve as a residence for up to five writers at a time, People reports.

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“The King Family has been wonderful to the City of Bangor over time and have donated literally millions of dollars to various causes in the community,” City Councilor Ben Sprague told Rolling Stone. “Preserving his legacy here in Bangor is important for this community.”

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It has not yet been shared when the museum or retreat will open.

Identity theft is not a joke, baby.

An 8-month-old boy from North Carolina is already a top contender for this year’s best Halloween costume after his mother dressed him up as Dwight Schrute from “The Office.”

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The boy’s mom, Jillian Sheffield, originally shared a photograph of her son Jackwell dressed as Dwight — complete with glasses, a shirt and tie, and his hair parted right down the middle — earlier this week on her Instagram page.

She also went the extra mile to decorate his surroundings with a desk lamp and an acrostic like the one Dwight composed in a deleted scene from the show.

“All you need is love. False. The four basic human necessities are air, water, food, and shelter,” she captioned the photo, quoting the character.

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The idea was a hit on social media, with Sheffield’s post earning over 1,000 likes in just days. But that’s nothing compared to the nearly half-million likes it earned later in the week after Barstool Sports shared the picture on its Instagram page.

“How can a simple photo like this make my entire day?” one follower asked.

“This is amazing,” another chimed in.

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Sheffield wasn’t immediately available to confirm whether Jackwell will be dressing as Dwight on Oct. 31, but she did tell a Los Angeles Fox affiliate that she and her husband frequently play dress-up with Jackwell, as evidenced by another recent costume he was sporting on Sheffield’s Instagram.

But whether Jackwell dresses as Dwight or not, there will likely be plenty of tiny Schrutes running around this year: The comments on Barstool Sports’s post indicated that dozens of parents were banking the idea for Halloween, or at least next Halloween. Others were simply trying to convince their friends to dress their babies as tiny Dunder Mifflin assistant regional managers.

Sorry — assistant to the regional manager.

Alexandria Hein contributed to this report.

What the bride wants, the bride gets.

It can be stressful to ensure that a wedding speech will hit all the right notes, so one thoughtful bridesmaid in Ohio gave the bride what her heart truly desired during the big toast — a bouquet full of chicken nuggets.

Jenna Spetz said that her cousin Blair Hardy has long been obsessed with Tyson’s dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets, inspiring the maid of honor to contact Tyson Foods ahead of her cousin’s big day to coordinate a little wedding day surprise, Insider reports. The idea seemed destined to be, too, seeing as Hardy’s now-husband’s name is Adam Tyson, and the union would mark the woman officially joining the Tyson family.

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“When I was thinking about my speech, I was trying to come up with something I could surprise Blair with. Nuggets immediately came to mind,” Spetz told the outlet. “I wasn’t sure at what medium though or how I would even pull something like that off.

“I really didn’t expect my inquiry to go any further than an auto-reply from customer service,” she added.

To her amazement, Tyson’s public relations team immediately replied, excited about the idea of collaborating for the Toledo wedding reception.

“[Tyson] went above and beyond my expectations to the point of sending a NUGGET. BOUQUET. I never even thought of that!” Spetz said. “They also had dino-nuggets catered locally and presented them to ALL of the wedding guests so I could do a nugget toast at the end of my speech.”

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When the October wedding day finally arrived, the creative maid of honor was able to hide the nugget reveal from her cousin. As evidenced in photos since shared to social media, Hardy was equal parts shocked and thrilled to be presented with a nugget bouquet during Spetz’ speech.

“Blair’s reaction was priceless! She was grinning from ear to ear and giggling,” her proud cousin gushed.

“Blair, of course, ate the dino-nuggets from the toast immediately!” she went on. “I actually think it was pretty ironic that the wedding party and guests had ‘chicken or beef’ as their dinners and Blair paid extra to have nuggets and fries.”

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Tyson Foods’ president and CEO Noel White also wished the newlywed well in a personalized letter, gifting the new Mrs. Tyson a free year’s worth of Tyson Fun Nuggets and some playful marriage advice, as per Delish.

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“Always begin and end each day with kisses and nugs. Remind each other how dino-mite you are together. Double-dipping will only bring you closer. Never go to bed angry (unless he ate the last nugget),” White wrote.

“Wishing you many years of marital bliss, from one Tyson family to another.”

Ford’s new friend apparently dropped a major spoiler about the upcoming electric “Mustang-inspired” SUV.

In a companion press release to Ford’s announcement on Thursday that it had teamed up with Electrify America to offer free access to its charging network to owners of the vehicle, Electrify America included one detail that Ford hasn’t, The Drive reports. In Electrify America’s announcement, it notes that the vehicle “has a targeted EPA-estimated range of 300 miles with an extended battery and rear-wheel drive.”

So far, Ford has only said that it is targeting a 300-mile range for the sporty model, not which wheels are driven, or if it will be offered with multiple battery sizes. The automaker has not commented on the slip, but Electrify America has since deleted the reference from its website. High-performance cars like the actual Ford Mustang typically feature rear-biased drivetrains to give them sportier dynamics.

“Extended battery pack” suggests that a standard version with less range and a lower price will be in the mix, similar to Tesla’s lineup of electric vehicles. As an SUV, it’s also likely that it will come in an all-wheel-drive version. Ford hasn’t said as much, but the video it released of a prototype electric vehicle shows it being tested on a snow-covered track.

Full details could come as early as November, when the electric SUV is expected to officially debut.

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One NASCAR team is getting help from another after its racecar hauler crashed in North Carolina this week.

A Kaulig Racing rig was on its way to Kansas for this weekend’s Xfinity Series race when its driver suffered a medical incident and it crashed through a guardrail on I-40 and rolled down an embankment, tearing the trailer apart and wrecking the #10 car inside.

The truck’s driver and co-driver were injured and brought to a hospital for treatment, but the team said they were both released on Thursday and are now recovering at home.

Like many small NASCAR teams, Kaulig Racing has a technical partnership with one of the major players–in this case, Richard Childress Racing. RCR offered its assistance getting a new car ready to send to Kansas for Ross Chastain, who was announced just this week as Kaulig’s new full-time Xfinity driver.

According to Kaulig Racing, the crew worked through the night to prepare the Chevrolet Camaro to make the 1,000-mile trip to Kansas Speedway in time for practice on Friday.

The team plans to field it alongside its #11 car driven by Justin Haley, which was not involved in the incident.

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Officials in Pennsylvania are trying to track down a poacher who shot and abandoned a white-tailed deer in Fulton County earlier this week.

The eight-point deer was found on Wednesday morning in Harrisonville, within Taylor Township, the Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed Thursday in a Facebook post. The deer had been shot through the skull with a “small caliber firearm,” and a photo released by the game commission shows that all four of its legs had been bound together.

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“This is so sad and it makes me angry,” one commenter wrote under the game commission’s Facebook post. “What kind of person could do something like this?”

“Hopefully the person responsible for this disgusting killing will be caught and properly punished,” another said.

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Amid its investigation, the Pennsylvania Game Commission urged anyone with information to contact its Southcentral Region dispatch center at 814-643-1831, or its Operation Game Thief hotline at 1-888-PGC-8001.

Big-game hunting seasons in Pennsylvania vary between the state’s regions and wildlife management units. The statewide season for bowhunting extends from Oct. 5 through Nov. 16, while the statewide seasons for muzzleloaders and special firearms won’t open until Oct. 19 and Oct. 24, respectively.

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Penalties for the poaching of big game in Pennsylvania range from fines to the suspension of hunting licenses and even imprisonment for repeat offenders. A representative for the Pennsylvania Game Commission was not immediately available to confirm what penalties the deer poacher would face if caught.

Aston Martin is putting plenty of firepower into its first SUV.

The DBX, set to debut in December, is powered by a 542 hp twin-turbocharged V8 that promises race track performance coupled with off-road capability and a long list of accessories to accommodate a variety of recreational activities.

One of them is a gun cabinet, which can be paired with a custom shooting stick. Images of the option have not been released, but competitor Land Rover has previously offered a special edition Range Rover equipped with a Holland & Holland box.

For animal lovers, the DBX can also be had with a Dog pack that includes a partition, a bed, a bumper guard to protect it from scratches and a portable dog washer, while a leather-upholstered child seat is available.

There’s also a Snow pack that comes with a ski rack, ski bag and boot warmer, and an Event pack with chairs, a picnic basket, hamper and umbrella storage – it is a British automaker, after all.

Aston Martin promises the DBX will be able to corner and brake like its sports cars and hit a top speed in excess of 180 mph. Prices have not been announced, but are expected to start in the neighborhood of $200,000.

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A 2-year-old Ohio boy with cerebral palsy is charming people with his uplifting Halloween costume.

For his first-ever trick-or-treating attire, toddler Brantley Morse is dressing as Carl from the Pixar movie “Up,” complete with bow tie and balloons.

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Brantley’s mother said she wanted to incorporate his medical equipment in the costume (his walker resembles the cane Carl used in the movie) to “show the world that Brantley is making the absolute best out of his disabilities,” the Akron Children’s Hospital wrote on Facebook.

Brantley was born prematurely at 24 weeks at 1 pound, 11 ounces and spent the first six months at the NICU at Akron Children’s Hospital.

He has been fighting cerebral palsy, stage 3 kidney disease, chronic lung disease and gastroparesis.

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Brantley tried out his costume at a fall festival last weekend and “is looking forward to celebrating Halloween this year,” the children’s hospital wrote.

This beer isn’t just scary levels of alcoholic, it’s actually illegal in several states.

Samuel Adams is bringing its Utopias beer back just in time for Halloween, but not everyone will be able to find the brew. Due to the drink’s high level of alcohol, it’s actually illegal in 15 states.

Utopias is described as a “barrel-aged extreme beer” and has a multiyear-long brewing process, Forbes reports. The 2019 brew is a blend of Sam Adams’ earlier extreme beers, which have reportedly been aged in wooden bourbon casks.

According to Forbes, Sam Adams’ only brewed 77 wooden casks of Utopias, which the outlet describes as having “distinct vanilla notes and subtle nutty and elegant dark fruit aromas.” The beer also claims to have an ABV (alcohol by volume) of 28 percent, significantly higher than the average beer (which is usually lower than 10 percent).

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A spokesperson for Samuel Adams confirmed to Fox News that due to its high level of alcohol, this already hard-to-find beer is illegal in 15 states. This includes Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia.

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Of course, this isn’t the first beer to face legal limitations.

In mid-August, a Utah based brewery lost an appeal against a ruling that banned its polygamy-themed beer in North Carolina. Wasatch Brewery hoped to bring Polygamy Porter to stores in the state, but were unable to convince the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission to allow it.

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Apparently, the state decided that the beer promoted polygamy, which is illegal.

This forecast calls for more carbs and less fat-shaming.

A meteorologist responded to a harsh critic on her Twitter feed, after the viewer was apparently unhappy with the meteorologist’s “stomach bulge” being visible while she was reporting the weather.

Tracy Hinson, a reporter for KSDK News in St. Louis, shared an image of the nasty message she received from a viewer earlier this month.

“Do you ever watch yourself giving the weather report?” the message begins. “Seems that you need a girdle for the stomach overhang which shortens the front of your dresses! Today was not the first time I have noticed this. Maybe you should wear a top that covers the bulge in your stomach.”

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Undeterred, Hinson publicly responded to the viewer, identifying her as Mary.

“Dear Mary,” Hinson began, “Yes I do watch my airchecks. NO I will not be strapping myself into a girdle because you don’t like my belly. I like pasta, bread and cheese too much to obsess over my weight. I like my body and that’s all that really matters.”

She concluded her post with the hashtag “NoMoreFatshaming.”

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Since posting the response, Hinson’s message has received more than 21,000 likes on the social media platform.

Hinson has also received a lot of support from Twitter.

One reply: “Dear Tracy, I don’t know you, nor have I ever seen you on TV. But this tweet has spread beyond your market and I just want you to know that I hope you meant this deep inside and you change nothing. Thank you for this and props to you. I think you are beautiful. Be you.”

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“Mary, it’s really easy to criticize from behind a screen, isn’t it?” another reply read. “Perhaps you should focus on Tracy’s accurate forecast and delightful demeanor. Tracy — you are gorgeous. You eat all of the mac and cheese you want.”