Fishermen land massive 650-pound shark
Strange News Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
A leisurely day of sport fishing ended with an exhilarating struggle Sunday when a group of fishermen landed a massive thresher shark off the coast of Florida.
Police: Florida teen killed parents with hammer, hosted house party
Strange News Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
A Florida teen bludgeoned his parents to death with a hammer, stashed their bodies in a bedroom, then hosted dozens of people for a house party, police said
Florida woman sues her bank for reporting her as dead
Strange News Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Wrenella Pierre is not dead, she insists. Her bank, however, disagrees. In November, Chase Bank USA sent her family a letter of condolence
Judge arrested for taking pics in men’s room
Strange News Thursday, July 7th, 2011
A female traffic court judge is free on $700 bail after being arrested for following a man into the courthouse bathroom and taking pictures of him at a urinal
Historic dust storm sweeps Arizona, turns day to night
Strange News Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Phoenix brushed itself off and returned to normal after a “historic dust storm” swept over the area, blinding residents, knocking out power and delaying flights
TSA defends removing adult’s diaper for pat down
Strange News Monday, June 27th, 2011
The TSA has come under criticism for requiring a 95-year-old woman to remove her adult diaper during a pat down in a northwest Florida airport
Man robs bank for $1 to get medical care in jail
Strange News Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
A 59-year-old man has been jailed on charges of larceny after allegedly robbing an RBC Bank for $1 so he could get health care in prison
One for the ages: 80-year-old McKeon hired as Florida Marlins’ interim manager
Strange News Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Jack McKeon was home in North Carolina watching his granddaughter’s softball game when the phone rang with a job offer
Pork Barrel BBQ debuts worlds’ first barbecue-scented fragrance
Strange News Friday, June 17th, 2011
Pork Barrel BBQ has debuted of Que, an “Eau de Barbecue” and the world’s first bottled fragrance blend of barbeque aromas. There’s a sauce, too – for cooking
12-Foot, 650-pound alligator caught, killed in Florida
Strange News Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Locals near Julington Creek, Florida captured and killed a 12-foot, 650-pound alligator on Sunday