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Scantily clad Florida stuntman causes $10K in DUI damage
A 51-year-old Florida stuntman drunkenly crashed his pickup truck into three cars, light poles and a parking meter in downtown Orlando early Wednesday morning while wearing a white cropped top and short-shorts ensemble that left startlingly little to the imagination. According Central Florida’s WFTV Channel 9, Grady Bishop of Winter…
Mysterious giant eyeball washes up on Florida beach
A softball-sized eyeball from an unknown creature has washed up on a beach in Florida. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Gino Covacci was taking a morning walk along Pompano Beach when he spotted the blue orb bobbing in the tide. Placing it in a plastic bag, he walked home and…
Man given George Zimmerman’s old phone number gets threats
A man assigned the old phone number of a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murder for shooting dead an unarmed black teenager is seeking compensation, after a rash of threatening calls. Junior Alexander Guy, 49, got his first cell phone last month. Immediately he was besieged by callers angry at George Zimmerman. “You murderer!” “You deserve…
Forensic experts: Zimmerman was not crying for help on 911 tapes
Two forensic voice experts have told The Orlando Sentinel Saturday that neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman was not the voice crying for help in the 911 calls after he shot Trayvon Martin. Tom Owen, a forensic consultant for Owen Forensic Services LLC and a court-qualified expert witness, used software called Easy…
George Zimmerman expelled from Seminole State College
The accused gunman in the shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin has been asked not to return to Seminole State College, where he is currently enrolled, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel. The Sentinel quotes college officials as saying, “Due to the highly charged and high-profile controversy involving…
Fire destroys 3,500-year-old tree, arson suspected
Authorities in Florida suspect that an arsonist destroyed one of the oldest cypress trees in the world. The 3,500-year-old tree, known locally as “The Big Tree,” went up in flames early Monday morning, according to The Orlando Sentinel. It was officially named “The Senator” after former state Sen. Moses Oscar…
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