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Sharks Attack 3 People in 24 Hours at Florida Beach

Shark Weekend: 3 People
Are Attacked at One Beach

Aug 5, 2019 3:13 PM CDT

Shark Weekend: 3 People Are Attacked at One Beach

None of the injuries was serious

(Newser) - A Florida beach that has had a series of shark attacks this summer had three more over the weekend. In separate attacks, sharks bit two people Saturday at New Smyrna Beach within 30 minutes. On Sunday, another person in the water was attacked, People reports. None of the injuries was...

Toy Gorillas, Noose Found in TSA-Only Zone

TSA Officers on Leave
Over Noose at Airport

Jul 31, 2019 11:00 AM CDT

TSA Officers on Leave Over Noose at Airport

Racist display was seen in restricted area of Miami International Airport

(Newser) - Two TSA officers are on leave after a racist display featuring toy gorillas and a noose was discovered at Miami International Airport. The display (see it here ) was discovered July 21 in a baggage-screening area not accessible to the public, per CNN . A TSA employee tells the outlet that...

'The Shark Pretty Much Came
Fully Out of the Water'

Jul 29, 2019 1:38 PM CDT

'The Shark Pretty Much Came Fully Out of the Water'

2 attacks over the weekend at Florida beaches

(Newser) - Two people were attacked by sharks at separate Florida beaches over the weekend. In Jacksonville, competitive surfer Franklyn O'Rourke is recovering after a shark bit his arm Saturday afternoon, Action News Jax reports. "The shark pretty much came fully out of the water," O'Rourke's friend,...

Florida Asks
Iguana Hunters
to Chill a Little

Jul 29, 2019 8:55 AM CDT

Florida Asks Iguana Hunters to Chill a Little

It explains that this isn't the 'wild west'

(Newser) - At the start of July, the media picked up on a Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission advisory that explained it "encourages removal of green iguanas from private properties by landowners"—and it's legal to kill them without a permit. Roughly three weeks later, the commission found itself...

The Lifeguards Fled the Beach.
Then the Lightning Struck

Jul 22, 2019 7:21 AM CDT

The Lifeguards Fled the Beach. Then the Lightning Struck

8 hurt, one critically, in Clearwater Beach, Fla.

(Newser) - Authorities say a lightning strike at a Gulf Coast beach in Florida has left eight people hurt, one of them critically. Clearwater Deputy Fire Chief Marvin Pettingill told local media outlets that the lightning strike occurred at Clearwater Beach about 12:45pm Sunday after lifeguards had left their towers because...

Juvenile Inmates Escape
After Faking a Fight

Jul 21, 2019 10:17 AM CDT

Juvenile Inmates Escape After Faking a Fight

Two of the four have been found after fleeing in a stolen car

(Newser) - Four teenagers broke out of a juvenile facility in Florida after staging a fake fight Saturday night in their dorm room. When staff members arrived to quell the fight, the inmates turned on them, per WJAX . The four next fought with employees in a control room and pushed buttons to...

Dem Lied, Said She Was
ER Doc in Pulse Shooting

Jul 21, 2019 8:37 AM CDT

Dem Lied, Said She Was ER Doc in Pulse Shooting

C. Elizabeth McCarthy drops out of Florida House race after it's revealed that she's not even a doctor

(Newser) - C. Elizabeth McCarthy wanted to win a Florida House seat, and she was willing to tell voters a whopper to do so. As the Orlando Sentinel reports, McCarthy said at various campaign events for House District 28 that she was a medical doctor working the Orlando Regional Medical Center ER...

Five Guys Arrested at ... Yep

Jul 19, 2019 4:26 AM CDT

Five Guys Arrested at ... Yep

Fistfight broke out after cup-throwing

(Newser) - Five arrests were made Wednesday after five guys had a beef at a Five Guys restaurant in Florida. "Can you guess how many guys were arrested at this location on Wednesday?" police in Stuart said in a Facebook post , announcing that three juvenile males and two adult males were...

West Palm Beach
'Weaponizes' Music

Jul 17, 2019 10:59 AM CDT

West Palm Beach 'Weaponizes' Music

City plays children's music over speakers to keep homeless from sleeping in pavilion

(Newser) - West Palm Beach doesn't want the homeless loitering or sleeping in its waterfront Lake Pavilion, so it's using an unusual tactic to keep that from happening: music. Specifically, as the Palm Beach Post describes it, "weaponized" music. The children’s songs "Raining Tacos" and "Baby...

Cops: Florida Man Cut Off
Neighbor's Penis With Scissors

Jul 17, 2019 3:29 AM CDT

Cops: Florida Man Cut Off Neighbor's Penis With Scissors

Alex Bonilla allegedly caught neighbor having sex with his wife

(Newser) - A Florida man is accused of exacting a gruesome revenge on a man he allegedly caught having sex with his wife. The Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office says a neighbor told police that Alex Bonilla, 49, broke into his home in Bell, west of Gainesville, on Sunday morning when his...

1 Dead,
40 Rescued
From Rip
Currents

Jul 15, 2019 1:28 PM CDT

1 Dead, 40 Rescued From Rip Currents

Panama City Beach has double red flags flying

(Newser) - One person is dead and dozens of others had to be rescued Sunday in Panama City Beach, Florida, because of strong rip currents. Double red flag warnings were in place on the beach, and in a Facebook post Sunday, Panama City Beach Fire Rescue pleaded with beachgoers not to ignore...

Doomsday Preppers Arrested
After 2 Women Flee to Police

Jul 15, 2019 8:59 AM CDT

Doomsday Preppers Arrested After 2 Women Flee to Police

Pair accuse Mirko and Regina Ceska of physical and sexual abuse

(Newser) - Two residents of Florida now face a different kind of doomsday than the one they imagined. Mirko Ceska, 58, and his wife, Regina, 55, face charges including sexual battery and abuse after two women fled their home in Wakulla County and went to police, reports NBC News . The women, whose...

$38K Offered in
Dolphin Killing

Jul 12, 2019 7:02 AM CDT

$38K Offered in Dolphin Killing

Adult male was speared in head off Florida's Gulf Coast

(Newser) - NOAA is on the case of a dolphin murder. A dead bottlenose dolphin found on a Florida Gulf Coast beach at the end of May had been impaled "with a spear-like object" near its right eye, with the wound "extending almost 6 inches toward the top and back...

Mom Arrested After Daughter
Licks Tongue Depressor

Jul 12, 2019 6:34 AM CDT

Mom Arrested After Daughter Licks Tongue Depressor

She took video of girl putting it back in canister

(Newser) - A Florida mom says she was "just being silly" with her kids after waiting a long time at a Jacksonville medical center. Authorities say she committed a felony that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. Cori Ward, 30, was arrested on a charge of tampering with a consumer...

Improper Lane Change Cost
NFL Player His Arm, Career

Jul 12, 2019 6:31 AM CDT

Improper Lane Change Cost NFL Player His Arm, Career

Still, Kendrick Norton of Miami Dolphins is grateful to be alive after July 4 crash in Miami

(Newser) - A young Miami Dolphins player lost his left arm after a July 4 car accident in Miami—and now police are laying blame for the crash on him. Citing a Florida Highway Patrol accident file seen by ESPN , USA Today reports that 22-year-old defensive tackle Kendrick Norton received a citation...

He Saved His Daughter,
but Couldn't Save Himself

Jul 11, 2019 11:26 AM CDT

He Saved His Daughter, but Couldn't Save Himself

Thomas Zakrewski, caught in rip current, drowns off Florida beach

(Newser) - A leisurely stroll at the beach quickly turned into a nightmare for a Georgia woman, who watched Tuesday as her husband slipped beneath the waves. Six to eight relatives from Georgia were walking along a curved sandbar on the shore of Florida's North Captiva Island around 5:30pm when...

Ex-Police Officer Arrested
for 'Disheartening' Crimes

Jul 11, 2019 9:25 AM CDT

Ex-Police Officer Arrested for 'Disheartening' Crimes

Zachary Wester, former Fla. sheriff's deputy, accused of planting drugs in drivers' cars

(Newser) - For nearly a year, an ex-Florida sheriff's deputy suspected of planting meth and other drugs on drivers has been under the eye of investigators. On Wednesday he was arrested based on their findings. The Tallahassee Democrat reports 26-year-old Zachary Wester, formerly of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, faces...

Former Florida Prosecutor:
Acosta's Account Is 'Wrong'

Jul 11, 2019 6:33 AM CDT

Former Florida Prosecutor: Acosta's Account Is 'Wrong'

Barry Krischer pushes back on Acosta's version of what happened with Jeffrey Epstein

(Newser) - A former Florida state attorney says Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta's account of the plea deal he offered to billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is "completely wrong." Barry Krischer, who was the state attorney for Palm Beach County from 1993 until 2009, says Acosta is trying to "...

Student Debt Is the Worst
in These 10 States

Jul 10, 2019 5:47 PM CDT

Student Debt Is the Worst in These 10 States

Going to school in South Dakota could leave you with a big tab by graduation

(Newser) - One of the "hot-button" issues in the upcoming presidential election is how students will pay for their education, WalletHub notes—and to put things in geographical context, it's analyzed the numbers to see which states have the most and least student debt. The site looked at a dozen...

After Calling Holocaust a Matter
of Belief, Principal Is Removed

Jul 8, 2019 5:57 PM CDT

After Calling Holocaust a Matter of Belief, Principal Is Removed

Florida principal is being reassigned to a district job

(Newser) - A Florida high school principal is being reassigned for telling a student's mother that " not everyone believes the Holocaust happened ." The Palm Beach County school district said Monday that Spanish River High School Principal William Latson will be reassigned to a district job, the AP reports. The...

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