June News
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Late Night Fire in the Tangles Damages Local Business
No one was harmed as the store was closed. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire. Some reports also indicate a gang fight had broken out in the same neighborhood around the time of the fire. It's unknown if these two events are linked.
Third Graveyard Desecrated In As Many Weeks
Police Find Grizzly Scene at Fish Market Warehouse
Responding to reports of gunfire in the vicinity of the Weston Shore Fish Market the police found a harrowing sight in an abandoned warehouse. Signs of a struggle were evident but the true horror came when the police found a room full of corpses. The police have not yet reviled the identities of any of the victims nor have they named a suspect but they currently suspect this was some kind of gang dispute as apparently several of the victims were members of various street gangs...
Special Effects Get Out of Hand at Local Concert
Panic erupted at the Gator Club, a local night club, on Saturday night when the special effects and pyrotechnics for the show got away from technicians. Fortunately there were only a few injuries. Most were bumps and bruises caused by the rush of people fleeing the club but a few burns were also reported. In addition, witnesses state that some kine of fight broke out during the ordeal...
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Do You Know SoDo?
If you haven’t yet heard of SoDo, you might want to pay attention. Briefly mentioned here in a previous article, SoDo is an up-and-coming community development in Easton that promises to rival East Orlando’s Waterford Lakes and the Winter Park Village. Myopinion: Winter Park Village should be on watch.
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Catalina Gas Station Burned Down in Gang Fight
Investigators are still on the scene of a tragic gas station fire that claimed the life of the on-duty attendant. Initial reports have it that a disute between rival gangs erupted into gunfire. Police quickly responded but...
Surprise Wind Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power
Meteorologists were surprised by the sudden gusts (in some cases topping 50 to 60 mph) that knocked out power in several Easton districts. Florida Power & Light have been working to get power restored but it's estimated that several hundred residents are still without power.
Giant Alligator Captured
A team consisting of local Park Services, Wildlife Services and experts from the Vibora Bay Zoo captured a rare giant alligator late Friday night. Initial reports estimate the gator's size at nearly 50 feet long, must longer than the 9-15 feet typical of Florida alligators. In fact, experts state that there hasn't been an alligator that size in North America since pre-historic times. Sadly, authorities only became aware of this beast after it had attacked and killed a local businessman who had been out on a camping trip...
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Fight Between Angels and Demons Starts Fire in Tangles
Secret Task Force Ends Ghoulish Grave Robbers Grizzly Menace
Special Forces? FBI? Homeland Security? No one knows who this team was that went into an abandoned warehouse in the Vibora Bay Fish Market but they saved us all from becoming part of the larder...
Giant Alligator From Hell Terrorizes Campers
Gremlins Sabatoge Rock Concert
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Catalina Gang Problem Worsens
Another gang fight in Catalina leaves nearly a dozen dead and more wounded. Most victims were members of the Sovereign Sons, a gang notorious in the drug trade...
Florida's Hurricane Simulator
A team of scientists has developed the world's most powerful portable hurricane simulator, a giant machine capable of reproducing winds in excess of 120mph and recreating rain.
Thunder Storm Causes Blackout
A thunder storm Thursday night has left hundreds without power in Far Weston, Catalina and Weston Shore.
Wane Archer
Wayne Archer, executive director of the Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies, was quoted in a June 27 New York Times story on how depreciated housing values might benefit retirees looking for new homes.
Man Attacked at Youth Shelter
Details are still sketchy but apparently a late night worker was attacked at the Vibora Bay Youth Shelter last night. The man hadapparently managed to pull the fire alarm before the attacker got to him. He is reportedly in serious condition. Fortunately, noother staff members and none of the children were harmed...
Major Evolutionary Study Rewrites Bird 'Tree of Life'
The flamingo looks like it should be closely related to the stork or crane, but its closest relative may actually be the diminutive, modest grebe.
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Local Office Worker Still Missing
Nigel Parker was reportedmissing by his wife on Thursday night. We were contacted by Mrs. Parker who fears that the police may not be doing enough to help find her husband. We interviewed her in her home where she tries to keep up a brave face for their two young children...
New Standards Needed for Elderly, Disabled To Remain In Homes
“Build it and they will stay” would be wise policy with today’s growing number of elderly and disabled people who want to remain in their own homes, a new University of Florida study finds.
Papua New Guinea yam exhibit opens July 8; Gallery Talk on July 13
Beginning July 8, the Vibora Bay Museum of Art will exhibit the artwork of Papua New Guinea in an exhibition entitled “Cultivating Spirits: The Art of Sepik River Yam Displays.” The exhibition focuses on the ritual display of yams that occurs around the time of harvest in Sepik River societies. For many Sepik peoples, yams ...
Judge: City officials must hand over home PCs
In an extraordinary move, a circuit judge ordered three City Council members to let a computer expert retrieve government-business e-mail from their home computers. Judge Robert Bennett did not specify how Mayor Richenda Barker and council members John Moore and John Simmonds must comply with his ruling, which came at the conclusion of an unusual one-and-a-half-hour emergency hearing involving Vibora Bay's top public officials. But he required the three council members to provide access to their private computers to ensure preservation of records that are at the heart of a suit over alleged violations of Florida's open government laws...
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Disabled-Ready Homes
New University of Florida research shows there’s about a 60% chance that your home could one day be home to someone with a disability and it could be you, but you might not be able to get through the doorway. Here’s UF researcher Stanley Smith.Weston Post
Computer Engineers: Virtual Patients Also Experience Racial Bias
For black people, it doesn’t matter whether their color shows up in pigments or pixels. Doctors may be less likely to heed their complaints either way.Midnight Moon Weekly
Real Skunk Ape Evidence That The Government Doesn't Want You To Know
"There were rumors in the 1960s of a Bigfoot or a really large skunk ape being held by the armed services at . . . Everglades National Park," wildlife biologist George Dalrymple said. The ape escaped by ramming itself through a concrete block wall. Some investigators made plaster casts of its prints, but those casts are top secret, locked away in federal vaults...
Local Man Abducted By Demons -- Why Aren't The Police Doing Anything?
America's Latest Illegal Immigrants -- Vampires
Judge Fires Bailiff For Using 'Moby Dick' Instead Of Bible To Swear Witnesses In!
Local Man Saves Children From Demon Attack
Had it not been for the power of his Faith allowing him to call up an angel to fight at his side, who knows how bad it would have gotten...
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Local Hero Busts Drug Runners
Our National Park Rangers don't get much recognition for the important job they do, but this past weekend, while off duty, a local Park Ranger, Julian Dumas, assisted authorities...
Iraqis Protest Looming Pact with US
In Iraq, popular outcry is growing over a looming agreement that would help cement the US occupation of Iraq. On Friday, tens of thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to protest ongoing talks between the US and Iraqi government...
Storms Knock Out Power In Waterfront Areas
You can tell it's the stormy season here in Florida. Another round of storms this past week knocked out power to the waterfront area, including our famous Fish Market...
Major Fire Downtown
Investigators are still trying to find the cause of a major down town fire that destroyed 3 businesses in a local strip mall. Fortunately no one was hurt as the fire occurred late Saturday night...
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'Sunshine' Suit May Extend To Advisory Board
The ongoing lawsuit over alleged Sunshine Law violations by city officials is casting a long shadow over volunteer board members, too. But for now, they will not have to submit their personal computers to a search for public records...
Local Gang Members Found Burned To Death
The fire department was called out to a small Catalina apartment complex this past Thursday due to reports of tennants smelling smoke. When the source of the smell was found, firemen came across 3 young men wearing the colors of the infamous Sovereign Sons street gangs, all burned to death. Investigators have been perplexed by the lack of fire damage to the rest of the apartment and no trace of accelerants were found on the bodies. Officials are asking that anyone who may have information on the case call them at...
Local Gang Fight Kills Innocent Bystander
Brittany Fields, a local university student, was caught in the crossfire betweeen rival gang members this past Friday. Police continue to deny that a major gang war, possibly caused by new drug dealers trying to into our fair city, is in progress but this reporter wonders...
The Caylee Marie Anthony Case
On June 15, Cindy Anthony called 9-1-1 to report that her daughter, Casey Anthony, had stolen a car and some money. She called back later to report that her granddaughter, Casey's daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony was missing and had been missing for more than a month...
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DNC Rules on Seating Florida, Michigan Delegates
Clinton's Puerto Rico victory is largely seen as symbolic following a Democratic National Committee ruling that will benefit Senator Barack Obama. On Saturday, the DNC rules committee agreed to recognize the primary results from Florida and Michigan but only seat a portion of their delegates...
Second Of Three Animal Attacks
For the second night this week, there has been a vicious animal attack on the very streets of our city. Police are baffled as this is far from normal behavior for the local wildlife...
A Holistic Approach to Saving the Sea
Eager to correct for errors that might arise when viewing pieces of a greater whole in isolation, scientists in recent years have been calling for a more holistic approach to resource management. They've dubbed this approach "ecosystem-based management"...
Florida's Summer Storms
We Floridians are all-to-familiar with the seasonal summer storms. We’re smack dab in the middle of them right now, actually. As I sit here typing this post, here's what's outside my apartment window...
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Alien Mummy Goes On Rampage
Psychic Park Ranger Takes On Cartels
Look out bad guys, Vibora Bay has its own superhero. Expert witnesses state that this courageous ranger uses his contacts with the spirit world to hunt down all kinds of nefareous plots...
Werewolves Terrorize City Gangs
The cops are saying its some kind of animal, but they won't say what. We have exclusive photoes of the man-wolf...
Vegan Vampire Attacks Trees
You won't believe what has been happening in our state's parks...
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Weekly Weather Forecast
Looks like another rainy week coming up, though there's a chance of a mid-week break in this pattern of wet and windy...