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Hurricane Ian Victim Found
in Sailboat He Lived On

Jan 16, 2023 4:49 PM CST

Hurricane Ian Victim Found in Sailboat He Lived On

72-year-old had been missing since storm hit Fort Myers Beach

(Newser) - The body of James "Denny" Hurst, who went missing when Hurricane Ian struck Florida in September, has been located in a sailboat that sank near Fort Myers Beach. Salty Sam's Marina called the Lee County Sheriff's Office when a worker saw the wreckage of a boat in...

Dolphin Washes Up
After Eating
Plastic Hose

May 20, 2019 4:44 PM CDT

Dolphin Washes Up After Eating Plastic Hose

It's the second time in a month trash was found in a postmortem exam

(Newser) - A male bottlenose dolphin that stranded this month on a Florida beach had eaten a 2-foot plastic shower hose, including a nozzle and metal radiator clamp. The hose appears to be from a camping rig, the News-Press reports. A female rough-toothed dolphin calf that washed up last month in Fort...

Officer's Viral Beef With Burger King Not What It Seemed

Cop Complains Burger Was
Tainted. He Got It Wrong

Cop Complains Burger Was Tainted. He Got It Wrong

Tim McCormick thought dirt had been put on his burger

(Newser) - A Fort Myers police officer noticed something unusual on his Burger King receipt: The word "POLICE" appeared on the ticket, something Tim McCormick hadn't seen done before. And he suspected there was something nefarious going on: The News-Press reports he took to Facebook on Wednesday with a big...

Video Shows Suspected Killer
Chatting Up Her Lookalike

Apr 17, 2018 6:03 AM CDT

Video Shows Suspected Killer Chatting Up Her Lookalike

Police on the hunt for Lois Riess, who allegedly murdered her husband, woman who looked like her

(Newser) - "She may look like anyone's grandmother or mother but behind that smile is a cold-blooded murderer." So says Undersheriff Carmine Marceno of the Lee County Sheriff's Office in Florida of Lois Riess, the 56-year-old who is accused of murdering her husband in Blooming Prairie, Minn., last...

Cops: Murderer on the Run
Killed Lookalike to Steal ID

Apr 13, 2018 4:34 PM CDT

Cops: Murderer on the Run Killed Lookalike to Steal ID

Police hunting 56-year-old Lois Riess of Minnesota in two slayings

(Newser) - Police in two states are looking for a 56-year-old woman accused of a bizarre double slaying. Authorities say that Lois Riess first shot to death her husband in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, last month, reports WBBH . Riess than allegedly fled to Florida, where she was hiding out in Fort Myers Beach....

Porn Star's Hubby
Loses Town Manager Gig

Jul 23, 2009 9:38 AM CDT

Porn Star's Hubby Loses Town Manager Gig

Mayor acknowledges he did a good job, but could be distracting

(Newser) - Porn cost Scott Janke his job. He didn’t download it at work, but he did marry an adult video star. The Fort Myers Beach, Fla., town manager and Anabela Mota (stage name: Jazella Moore) wed last year, but the mayor and council members didn't hear about it until Tuesday,...