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Zimmerman Left His Wife a Shot-Up Target: Report

Shellie said to have considered it a 'subliminal message'

(Newser) - After George Zimmerman was forced to move out of his house last month, his soon-to-be-ex-wife Shellie found something ominous nailed to the wall: A shooting range target sporting 17 bullet holes, according to a report in Radar . A source sent Radar a photo of the target, saying it was the...

Florida Man Wins 2nd Multimillion-Dollar Lottery

Orlando resident hits it at the same 7-Eleven, too

(Newser) - An Orlando man who won a multimillion-dollar jackpot playing the Florida Lotto has done it again. The Florida Lottery says 67-year-old James Bozeman Jr. has claimed a $3 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the drawing held on Aug. 31. Last year, Bozeman claimed a $10 million Florida Lotto jackpot. He...

Fla. Escapees Recaptured While Waiting for Ride

More arrests coming, authorities promise

(Newser) - After the recapture of two murderers who walked free from Florida prisons with forged documents, state officials are doing their best to avoid further embarrassment. Officials say that associates who helped Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker in the ruse are being sought and there will definitely be more arrests, reports...

Guy Kills Self, Accidentally Shoots Neighbor

Cops believe bullet passed through man's head

(Newser) - A Florida man who killed himself during an argument with his girlfriend almost took an unsuspecting neighbor with him, police say. The woman stepped outside her cousin's house to take a phone call and was shot through the leg by what investigators believe was the same bullet that had...

Florida Cops Nab Prisoners Freed By Mistake

Officials trying to figure out what went wrong

(Newser) - Police recaptured two convicted killers who were freed from a Florida prison by phony documents , and authorities shifted attention to finding out who was responsible for the mistaken releases that rocked the state's judicial system. Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker, both 34, were captured last night without incident at...

Woman Asked Us to Help Kill Her Husband: Cops

Then offered an undercover officer $30K and a shotgun to do the deed

(Newser) - Pro tip: When looking for a hit man, don't ask cops to hook you up. A woman in Boynton Beach, Fla., has been arrested after police say she hired an undercover agent posing as a hit man to kill her husband and a friend, the Palm Beach Post reports....

Mall Evacuated After Man Scatters Woman's Ashes

...in a LensCrafters

(Newser) - A Florida shopping mall was evacuated on Tuesday for what very well could be a first: A man threw an unidentified substance into a LensCrafters ... and it later turned out to be some of his dead fiancee's ashes. NBC6 reports that the man was in the process of depositing...

2 Fla. Killers on the Loose Thanks to Forged Papers

Charles Walker was supposed to be serving a life sentence

(Newser) - "Oops" doesn't really cover this one: Florida investigators say two murderers, at least one of whom was serving a life sentence, were wrongly freed from the Franklin Correctional Institution in Carrabelle—and they don't know where the men are. The Orlando Sentinel reports that prison officials were...

2 Girls Arrested After Bullied Girl Kills Herself

Girls charged with felony stalking in Rebecca Sedwick case

(Newser) - Two girls have been arrested in the death of a 12-year-old central Florida girl who authorities say committed suicide after being bulled online for nearly a year, a sheriff said. The girls are 12 and 14, and they have been charged with felony aggravated stalking, Polk County authorities say. Officials...

Florida Cops' Coke Scheme Undone by Newspaper

Sunrise locals upset about criminals police 'brought to our city'

(Newser) - Police in Sunrise, Fla., spent years luring drug buyers into town before arresting them—and making a bundle in the process, according to an investigative report by the South Florida Sun Sentinel . The operation has since been stopped, thanks to the paper's revelations, which ran last week and shed...

As Storm Barrels Toward Gulf Coast, FEMA Recalls Furloughed Workers

Tropical Storm Karen is year's first cyclone

(Newser) - Tropical Storm Karen is barreling toward the US , and that means a return to work for some FEMA employees. The furloughed workers have been called back with the cyclone due to hit the coast between Louisiana and Florida. Thanks to the shutdown, however, some weather satellite images "may not...

Louisiana, Florida Under Hurricane Watch

Tropical Storm Karen forms in Gulf of Mexico

(Newser) - Tropical Storm Karen has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, and the National Hurricane Center says it has a "near 100%" chance of turning into a hurricane or cyclone in the next two days, CNN reports. A hurricane watch is in effect from Grand Isle, La., to Indian Pass,...

Man Arrested in Fla. Airport Bomb Scare

Police disarm 'destructive' device

(Newser) - A 39-year-old Jacksonville man is in custody in connection with the bomb scare that closed Jacksonville International Airport for five hours, jail records show. Zeljko Causevic has been charged with manufacturing, selling, or delivering a mail hoax bomb, and making a false report about a bomb, the Florida Times-Union reports....

Packages Force Evacuation of Jacksonville Airport

Few details available, but local media say two suspicious devices found

(Newser) - The Jacksonville International Airport has been evacuated because of "police activity" regarding suspicious packages. The airport posted the information on its official Twitter feed this evening, but offered no other details. Airport officials also tweeted that passengers on inbound flights currently on the ground were being bused to offsite...

Teacher Finds Human Fetus in Classroom Cabinet
Teacher Finds Human Fetus in Classroom Cabinet
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 29, 2013 7:01 PM CDT

Teacher Finds Human Fetus in Classroom Cabinet

May have been used as a teaching tool for years

(Newser) - A teacher at Florida's Cape Coral High School returned to his classroom at the beginning of the school year and was greeted with a not-so-pleasant surprise: Inside one of the cabinets was a mason jar wrapped in a paper bag ... and inside the jar was a human fetus, WFTX...

As Economy Improves, More Americans Pack Up and Move

Increasingly older people, many headed to Florida, new Census data finds

(Newser) - In search of greener pastures? You're not alone: More than 7 million Americans moved state last year, the highest number in four year. But it isn't just young folks seeking out new horizons, reports the Wall Street Journal , middle-aged and older Americans are increasingly the ones relocating long-distances....

&#39;Hiccup Girl&#39; Guilty of Murder
 'Hiccup Girl' Guilty of Murder 
Sep 21, 2013 5:24 AM CDT

'Hiccup Girl' Guilty of Murder

Jennifer Mee gets life sentence, without parole

(Newser) - A Florida woman who became famous for her uncontrollable hiccupping was found guilty of first-degree murder last night and will serve life in prison without parole. A Pinellas County jury deliberated for four hours before delivering the verdict against 22-year-old Jennifer Mee , who wept in the Clearwater courtroom as it...

Cops: Man Tried Exorcism on Girlfriend, 80

She's OK, and her 54-year-old beau faces assault charges

(Newser) - A 54-year-old man in, of course, Florida is accused of trying to perform an exorcism on his 80-year-old girlfriend, reports the Tampa Bay Times . Police say David Edward Benes held down his live-in sweetie of three years while trying to "exorcise her and get the devil out of her....

Optical Illusion to Slow Down Florida Drivers

Closer road lines may get drivers to brake in pilot program

(Newser) - If you can't get drivers to slow down on their own, why not trick them into it? That's the idea behind a pilot program in Florida that will give drivers the illusion they're driving faster than they are. How exactly? With road "hash marks" painted gradually...

Listen to Shellie Zimmerman&#39;s 911 Call
 Zimmerman's Wife 
 Not Pressing Charges 
UPDATED
Sep 9, 2013 5:17 PM CDT

Zimmerman's Wife Not Pressing Charges

Despite telling cops he threatened her with gun

(Newser) - Despite calling 911 and saying her soon-to-be-ex-husband George Zimmerman was threatening her with a gun today, Shellie Zimmerman has decided not to press charges. Police in Lake Mary, Florida, say she and her father—the owner of the house where the incident took place—have signed paperwork declining to press...

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