Tag: bizarre

A Haitian immigrant is the only casualty after trying to kill his ex-girlfriend at her Fort Pierce apartment in spectacular fashion.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- When the Coast Guard found Lewis Bennett on a life raft between Florida and the Bahamas, he told rescuers that about three hours earlier he had been asleep inside the cabin of the catamaran he shared with his new bride, Isabella Hellmann, and was jolted awake when the craft hit something.

SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities in Florida say the heirs of a man who hid his wife's body in a freezer so he could continue collecting her Social Security benefits have repaid the government for the money he took.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- A federal judge has ordered that a cross that has stood in a Florida public park for nearly half a century can stay for now.

LITTLE TORCH KEY, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say two Florida men were caught with three endangered Key deer tied up in their car.

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man can add reptile wrangling to his resume after finding an iguana lounging in his toilet. The Miami Herald reports...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dairy farmers want U.S. regulators to banish the term "soy milk," but documents show even government agencies haven't always agreed on what to call such drinks.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida judge ordered a sheriff's office on Monday to release a critically ill woman from custody so her mother can visit her in the hospital.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A woman who was struck by lightning while she was pregnant remains in intensive care at a Florida hospital...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s office is blocking a woman from visiting her critically ill daughter in the hospital despite a judge’s order.