Lightning Blows Up Florida Woman’s Toilet
A Florida woman had the feces scared out of her this week when lightning caused her toilet to explode. During a thunderstorm, a bolt of...
Headline News: Man Holds Elf Hostage
The headline in the Naples Daily News was irresistible: Man barracades elf in home with baby. No, I wasn’t drawn to the story because my...
Florida Man Bites Off Fingertips to Avoid Arrest
A fugitive from Tampa faced a dilemma as he sat in the backseat of a police cruiser in Tallmadge, Ohio, a suburb of Akron. Kirk...
Smoking Can Kill You — And Your Car
E-cigarettes are supposed to be the safer alternative to smoking. None of those nasty tars and carcinogenic poisons that will turn your lungs into coal...
Rescue Crew Saves Man’s Life, Then His Grass
HUDSON, FL – This is a story of heroes and villains. First, the heroes. They’re the members of the Pasco County Fire Rescue Station here...
Monkey Business: Wild Rhesus Macaques Roaming Central Florida
Hundreds of rhesus macaque monkeys are roaming central Florida and there have been several reports of them pestering people. Recently, Brian Pritchard of Ocala photographed a troop...
Leaping Lizards: These Little Guys Are Hurricane-Proof
NAPLES, FL–We’ve all heard the expression “get a grip,” but there’s a critter common to South Florida and the Caribbean that literally knows how to...
You Ate What?
It was supposed to be a party to celebrate the arrival of a new baby. The ice cream was flavored with chocolate, caramel, and pecan...
When Pigs Fly
Well, it looks like pigs really can fly. That’s what Travis Adair of Deerfield Beach, Florida discovered this week when a 15-pound bag of frozen...